Time to take your turn at The Helm

By Tommy Barker

The conversion job, done by local developer Frank Lane in the late 1990s, put a high-quality finish on an older-style hotel block.

The Helm is at the end of Weaver’s Point, overlooking Roches Point across Cork Harbour and has a sweep of Atlantic views to the south.

This two-storey maisonette or apartment is large, with 1,400 sq ft of space and its living quarters at the upper level.

Although apartment-like in terms of being part of a block of similar properties, the duplex, no 7, also has an individual garage and direct access to a landscaped garden with cobble lock patios, seating area and a communal gazebo.

This home, being sold by an English woman moving back to Britain, is very well finished inside and out.

Internal joinery, including the stairs, is in ash, the glazing is special K-glass which reduces over-heating and has high insulation values and the first floor bay windows slide back for an unobstructed, full-air view of the sea.

No 7 The Helm is on the market with Roy Dennehy, who says viewers to date have been hugely impressed by the quality of the property. He quotes a price guide of €380,000.

The upper level has a 23ft by 17ft living room/dining room with ash wood fireplace and kitchen, with a glazed service hatch allowing service and views to pass through.

The two lower floor bedrooms are very large, the main one weighing in at 19ft by 18ft with a bank of built-in wardrobes and a decent-sized en suite.

The second bedroom also has capacious built-ins and there’s a shower room, utility and courtyard access.