Spacious properties in city suburbs have room for expansion

THEY built them big in Bishopstown.

Two of the those iconic brick and cedar houses that mark the Cork suburb are on the market and both offer good space.

First on the list is no 2 Bishopscourt Avenue which is a large, detached house, but it also comes with development potential because of its large, one-sixth of an acre site.

The Denis McCarthy-built property is a whopper and doesn’t come cheap at €900,000 plus, but it does have location in spades.

Close to Spriod Naomh and a hop-skip and a jump from CUH, the property is on the market with John Barry of Keane Mahony Smith. Offering 158 sq ms of space, it has four bedrooms, a range of living rooms, a walk-in attic and an integrated garage.

Meanwhile, and further out of the suburb at Melbourn, no 13, Fremont Drive is another detached, four-bed on the market with Ann O’Mahony of Sherry FitzGerald.

This house is on offer at €635,000 and also comes with an attached garage/utility room.

With just under 1,900 sq ft, there could also be attic potential here.

It comes with two reception rooms, a lounge and four bedrooms with a large back garden.