Harbouring thoughts of a house-in-a-million?

THE bottom half of the property market may be slackening, but that’s not evident at the upper end where buyers seem immune to swings in the ECB interest rate.

Those with a nice fat lump sum built up in their present properties — or equally, those with a nice fat lump sum will be the main cohort for a new, niche development in Rushbrooke, Cobh, Co Cork.

Under the stewardship of Dermot Lynch, James G Coughlan and Associates, and joint agents, Aveska Properties, these Cork harbour-side homes comes in at €950,000, just under the crucial €1 million mark.

The newly-named, Pebble Beach scheme is a niche development of just six, one-off houses in a choice of three house types.

The dormers range from 2,217 square feet to just under 2,400 square feet for the largest type, the A. This five bed has a stone-covered gable and facade and comes with three en-suite bedrooms. It’s followed by the B, a painted rendered property with feature portico. It is 2,260 square feet. This four-bed has all bedrooms en-suite.

The C, meanwhile, is also a stone-fronted dormer with 2,217 square feet and three of its four bedrooms en-suite.

Neatly divided into two of each type, the houses stand on a generous site, but also have water views.

Another selling point for the properties is the provision of a dock at the beach end, with access via a central roadway.

This scheme will be gated, says Dermot Lynch, with a high standard of fit-out inclusive of the asking price and PC sums of €25,000 for kitchens and a fireplace allowance of €3,000.

Located in Rushbrooke, Pebble Beach offers a new trading up option in a town that’s coming down with period properties.

Also, it’s well located for commuters with a rail, river and road connection to Cork city, giving a choice of approaches.

Fota Wildlife Park and the adjoining golf course and new five-star hotel are just down the road, while shopping at Douglas is available through the river ferry crossing at Glenbrook.