Cleve Hill property will need some work

CLEVE HILL is set to come out from its self-imposed slumberland in 2007 and beyond.

The enclave estate just in off the city end of the Blackrock Road in Cork has trundled along at its own gentle pace for several decades, with a steady selling-on of the mid-1900s houses here, many of which were retained by the Murphy family, relatives of the original builder.

Last summer a six acre plot at the foot of Cleve Hill was put up for sale by other members of the Murphy family: it made a hefty 10.7 million, bought by Howard Holdings, who are expected to build very high-end homes here.