Realistic price for corner house

THERE’S a corner of the Maryborough Estate that’s quiet, leafy and overlooks a large green.

And at 58 Lime Trees Road East, in Cork’s Douglas suburb, you get all that plus a south-facing garden that’s bounded by ancient trees of The Orchards, a high-end scheme on the grounds of the Maryborough Hotel.

A new entrant with Malcolm Tyrrell of Cohalan Downing, it addresses market realities with its guide price of €390,000, lower than today’s standard guide for the estate.

But that reflects the work/investment that will be needed in the four-bed semi, says Tyrrell and it’s also an inducement to get a sale moving quickly.

The property is in good condition, but will need to be made over and perhaps, new owners may reconfigure the ground floor, which includes an attached garage, presently under-utilised.

The main living and family room interconnect, and the kitchen extends across the back and into a large, utility/potting room on the south-facing side, which could be assumed into a greater kitchen area.

A large, walk-in panty is also included in the kitchen and a guest bathroom is off the main hallway. Overhead, there are four bedrooms, three of which are doubles with built-ins.

The gardens are lovely at 58, from the low-maintenance front garden, which gets westerly light, to the rear garden.