Kensington class in Rochestown

DEVELOPER Sean Dunne might have boasted (in vain, so far) about bringing a Knightsbridge vibe to his Ballsbridge hotel sites in Dublin, but a 1970s Cork scheme has at least claimed a touch of London’s Kensington for Rochestown.

Houses in upper and lower Kensington on Coach Hill have been on the go now for a good few decades in the southern capital, holding their own in buyers’ regularly regarded as an upmarket and trading -up location.

If and when they come up for re-sale, they get made-over to the latest/current high specification, and now one of the development’s originals also has that doing-up future ahead of it.