Exceptional decor, lovely home
With these big old Victorians on the northern heights of Cork city you can see the good, the bad and the ugly, but this is one of the beautiful ones.
You’d never thinks it’s over 100 years old as it feels new. Smooth walls, replacement, but salvaged floors, perfect plasterwork and soft, muted colours all combine to give the visitor that aaah feeling. Relaxing and comfortable - and impressive.
You won’t be driven demented by bad mitreing, shoddy wiring, sloppy paintwork: there’s none of that here at 3, Westview, Military Hill, it’s perfect at its €650,000-plus asking price.
Peter Cave of Hamiliton Osborne King is selling this three-storey, five bedroomed property and he says the decor is exceptional. “There’s a move to nice houses like this that are within walking distance to town and as this property is just fives minutes away, it’s a big bonus.”
The neigbourhood is on the way up, and proof of that was last year’s sale of another period property, Sunville, by Woodward Auctioneers, which was one of the highest sales of 2004 at €2.2 million.
Across the road St Patrick’s Hospital is set to move to pastures green at Curraheen, and the existing hospice and convent will be a target for developers who will, no doubt, go for high-end schemes on the valuable, six-acre site.
Which makes No 3, Westview, a good investment for buyers looking for a property with character.
Facing east at the back, the sun travels around the house all day, which ensures light to the interconnecting ground floor living rooms, all day long.
At the back, there’s a landscaped yard, which is a sun trap, say the owners, and also very private.
High walls and a big old gate give privacy to the front garden.
