Gate Lodge could be one for you
In at the very start of the 1990s O’Brien and O’Flynn development off the Castle Road near Blackrock Castle, No 1 has a lot of extra selling points in its favour, says Ann O’Mahony of Sherry FitzGerald, who seeks offers around €315,000.
For starters, she notes, there aren’t a lot of semis in the scheme, which is largely made up of short terraces of three and four-bed homes — though there isn’t a whole lot of practical difference between an end-of-terrace and a ‘proper’ semi-d.
But, these semis are a bit larger than their terraced cousins, rooms are a little bit bigger, and their master bedrooms are en suite to boot. Floor area here at No 1 Gate Lodge is put at 1,200 sq ft, and thanks to its front of site setting, there are views to the River Lee estuary/Cork harbour by Blackrock Castle as well.
A relatively recent high quality amenity walk done by Cork City Council, from Blackrock Castle and adjacent car parks, skirts around the water’s edge from here for several miles around Mahon/Blackrock toward and beyond Rochestown — and it is right on the doorstep of Gate Lodge residents.
Turn left from the entrance, and the cafe and observatory at the Castle are a two minute walk, while Blackrock village and its weekend markets are less than 10 minutes away.
Accommodation back inside No 1 Gate Lodge includes hall with guest loo off, a front sitting room with oak floor, rear kitchen dining plus separate dining room, utility, and four bedrooms, one en suite, plus main bathroom.
At or around the €315k mark, No 1 is a manageable buy for even the slightly better off or bankable first time buyers, or could be a trading up option with favourable aspect, cul de sac setting, and scope for future extension to the side and/or rear.
