Three-bed duplex in prime spot

ROCHELLE COURT, on Cork’s Old Blackrock Road, had a long and protracted gestation.

Developers, O’Callaghan Properties went all the way to the High Court to gain planning permission for the scheme and back in 2002 they paid the record-breaking sum of €1.5 million an acre for the three and a half acre site, just off the city centre.

The scheme was completed in time for the take-off of the boom and there were queues of viewings, strong waiting lists and a fast uptake for this apartment and duplex development. Resales have been rare and this month, Brian Olden of Cohalan Downing is selling a three-bed duplex for a record price of €330,000, down €100,000 for the last sale there. No 13 Rochelle Court is a generous, bright three-bed unit, he says, with a spacious balcony and plenty of parking.