Modernised terrace oozes style

LAST in the number stakes, but the first on the terrace of 10 homes when coming out of Cork city to Blackrock, 10 Ardfoyle Place has kerb appeal from without, and stylish charm inside.

In the heart of Ballintemple, with a short strike of the city and of Blackrock village, it has amenities like the Marina and Atlantic Pond to hand, and the prospect of major docklands renewal development almost on its back door.

Dating to the 1930s, the terrace is one of the many visually appealing residential stretches along the Blackrock Road, and local shops and pubs are well-regarded, while Mahon Point and Douglas main shopping centres are near.

No 10 has been crisply modernised, hence its €485,000 asking price via Malcolm Tyrrell of Cohalan Downing.

Earlier this year, he put No 6 on the same terrace up for sale at a guide price of €390,000 and it sold nicely past the €400,000 mark.

In contrast, no 10 is a turnkey sort of home, with three first floor bedrooms. It has a vaulted ceiling in the master bedroom’s en suite, and there’s a couple of cast iron fireplaces as well upstairs in the sleeping quarters.

Underneath, this neat as a pin home with subtle contemporary twists has a living room with bay window to the front, hall with stone floor and a large, L-shaped 22’ by 18’ kitchen/dining room with long, linear and smart Shaker units with a white painted finish. The kitchen has lots of worktop space, Zanussi appliances and a quality marmoleum floor.

Handily, there’s a rear entrance off Park Avenue, a narrow road off the Blackrock road which frees up rear access for the rest of this terrace of 10, and yields a rear vehicle entrance here with car port.