€350k for trio of Blackrock homes beside parish church 

While there are renovations needed, where else can you find a three-for-the-price-of-one deal in a location like this?

St Michael's Terrace Blackrock village Trish Stokes

Blackrock, Cork city
€350,000
Size	349 sq m (3,735 sq ft)
Bedrooms	6
Bathrooms	1
BER	Exempt

Three Blackrock Road houses for sale for €350,000? Surely some mistake? Typo? Misplaced decimal point, perhaps given the showing last month of one nearby home, detached high-end Rose Lodge, at a cool €3m?

The €350k AMV is for Numbers 1, 2 & 3 St Michael’s Terrace, a trio of boarded up small homes right next door to Blackrock’s parish church St Michael’s, long associated with the parish and back up for sale in one lot.

The three should quality for the vacant property grants of €50,000, as well as further SEAI energy upgrade grants, helping to fund the considerable works needed to reinstate them as three two-bed townhouses.

Selling agent Patricia Stokes says: “They present a great opportunity for anyone seeking a project in one of the more sought-after residential areas Cork has to offer. The location is second to none.”

There’s proximity to Blackrock village and pier, its bars, cafes and weekend farmer’s market as well as the 8km loop Blackrock walk, plus there’s proximity to fun and games at the reinvigorated Marina, a triumph of civic amenity delivery by the city council. The three streetside compact builds have south-aspected enclosed rear gardens, projecting into the next door church car park, while next door on the other side is the stylish McGonigle Walsh antique and fine art shop.

VERDICT: Full renovations needed: suit a small builder, or a buyer with a vision and a love of Blackrock?