A keen seller puts The Gables within reach

A MOVE Down Under has brought The Gables, in Cork’s Glanmire, to the market, where a buyer might make profitable use of the summer lull.

The property was sale-agreed around its €595,000 price guide at the start of summer, but the deal didn’t close; now agent ERA Downey McCarthy Murphy has dropped the guide to offers over €550,000, firmly fitting the ‘keen seller’ mould. ’

Built in 1975 on more than half-an-acre in super-popular Castlejane, a two-minute walk from Glanmire’s heart, this is a split-level and detached five-bedroom home which is highly adaptable.

Most of the home’s living space is on the upper, or entry, level but the sloping site opens a lower level which is ready-made for a granny flat, teenager’s den or home office thanks to its separate access via a wide side entrance.

The occupants have hugely upgraded the home in the past few years; they returned to Ireland after years in Australia and are now prepared to turn their backs on the southwest, despite the sun-fest of the last week.

Agent Michael Downey says lesser-sized sites nearby are making up to €350,000, and new e1 million-plus homes are shortly expected in a forthcoming Church Hill development.

The Gables, with a secure and private half-acre behind, has 2,200sq ft of living space, including a living room with a bay window retreat and a large fireplace.

A newly-fitted kitchen/dining room overlooks the back gardens which are crying out for a cantilevered deck.

There are three/four upper level bedrooms (one is currently a dressing room) and the main bathroom has a large double shower.

Downstairs is yet another bedroom, a kitchenette, sunroom, storage room and garage.