Castlepoint Court a cut above the rest
EVERY so often there’s a property that breaks with the orthodox, and Number 14 Castlepoint Court, Crosshaven in Cork harbour is such a one.
It might be stretching it a bit to say that this three-storey row is Crosshaven’s Ardbrack Heights, the Kinsale scheme that more than any other has begged the question: ‘how did they get planning for those’?
Castlepoint Court, however isn’t as brash or prominent as Ardbrack Heights, (now with a close contender in the Cumnor, Kinsale Convent development?) but it does occupy a prominent site looking over the sheltered harbour that is Crosshaven.
Go inside and it’s a different story — the views are sublime.
Facing west over Currabinny with a bird’s eye perspective up as far as Drake’s Pool, and with the eastern harbour in the distance, this is a superb vantage point.
Put into perspective — if it were Dalkey, Kinsale or even at a long stretch, Cap Ferrat, the price tag would also be superlative.
But here in cosy Crosser, this spacious four-bed end terrace in Castlepoint Court is down to €390,000, when local averages are in the mid-€400s.
And you’re not looking at the off-loading of a long-term rental, or a house with ‘potential’ here — quite the opposite.
Number 14 offers magazine-quality finish with a grown-up, open plan layout and a lot of space — over 2,000 square feet. This is spread across three floors, with the main entrance at first floor level and bedrooms at top and bottom.
The vendors were in at the build stage and reconfigured the living room to their requirements, so there are no walls through the middle, living room floor. Instead, you come through the front door and are hit immediately by that view through a window wall at the rear.
The kitchen is to the front and overlooks the landscaped, communal car park and has a simple, clean functionality.
There’s a big island, with sink and dishwasher underneath and a bank of tall units behind, with lower shelves and more wooden worktops.
The island is a sit-to, breakfast/ snack area and is followed by a formal dining table, in white melamine with blond bentwood chairs and a wall of blue glass block on the neighbour’s side.
Flooring is in maple and ceilings are extra high, with most of the wall surface in white, save for soft lime on the firebreast.
This, too, is off-standard, with its high opening finished in fire brick, cast iron basket and room for log storage beneath.
The furniture is aqua marine and there are sleek shelving units in white and beech with a large collection of LPs and CDs.
At the viewing end, there’s a small terrace and from here a flight of galvanised steps lead down to a manicured, communal lawn.
This is a house of many aspects, the garden area has another patio, with dining furniture and at the front, in the basement area, is another breakfast/coffee courtyard that’s sheltered from the road and surround by climbing wisteria, roses and herbaceous perennials all fitted into galvanised compost bins. Floral and funky.
The lower level has two double bedrooms with shower rooms attached, (both rooms share a separate, guest bathroom) and in between is a TV/ cine room with the same glass block feature as above stairs.
The largest bedroom, at 16’ by 15’ has French doors onto the deck and garden and faces west, while the second bedroom overlooks the courtyard.
Clever storage and hidden shelving is fitted off the hallway and at the eastern end there’s a fully equipped utility with access to the courtyard and behind it, a fully fitted office with broadband.
On the second floor there’s an impressive master suite with windows on three sides and a high, vaulted ceiling. Space is excellent: it comes with built-in wardrobes and there’s an extra large en suite to one side.
The land has attic access for storage and across a spacious landing is a second and also large, en suite bedroom.
In all, no 14 Castlepoint Court is in a safe, quiet location, a walk from the village.
This property is a one-off, in terms of style, size and location and at the guide price of €390,000 is well worth a look — and the commute from Cork city.
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