Starter home: St Luke’s Cork €180,000
A buyer willing to give Twohoots a chance, will be charmed by its Victorian features and its potential.
Going though the front door of the mid-terraced property in St Luke’s, they will find a hallway which doesn’t appear to have changed hugely since it was built in 1850.
It has a high ceiling, dado rails, ceiling cornicing, an arch, terrazzo flooring and there’s even a stained glass window at the back, which the owners believe was originally intended for St Patrick’s Church.
Called Twohoots by its most recent owners, the one and a half storey house is also identified as 2 Hillview Villas.
In need of upgrading, modernisation and redecoration now, it has 990 sq ft of living space.
Seeking offers of €180,000, James G Coughlan auctioneers note it had 17 viewings in the first few days: “a buyer with imagination could turn it into a wonderful home,’’ says Jim Coughlan.
At the front there’s a sitting room with a 9ft high ceiling with a picture rail and cornicing. Beyond this is a dining room and, in a single storey section at the rear, there is also a kitchen and a bathroom.
The property also has two bedrooms at ground floor and two attic bedrooms with 6ft 6” ceilings and skylights.
Fitted with gas heating, the house has a mix of double-glazed aluminium and single glazed sash windows.
Set back from Ballyhooley Road at the front by a sloping garden, with two sets of steps, it also has a garden at the back
: Viewers will appreciate the original features and the fact that it’s within a 15 minute walk from the city centre.
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