The couple who own 72 Park Avenue in Sandymount, Dublin 4, have lived there for 30 years and have raised a large family there. Now they want to move to a smaller place.
Although they say they will be very sad to leave, at 345sq m (3,714sq ft) the house is a big commitment for two people.
Number 72 is one of the grand detached redbricks at the Sydney Parade Avenue end of this long leafy residential avenue and has numerous rooms over three levels and a 40m (132ft) back garden.
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Everything about this house is grand in scale, even the asking price which is €3.175 million – a reflection of the way prices are heading in some south Dublin suburbs.
From the front, the house cuts a dash with wisteria over the stained glass front door and cherry blossom trees either side of the entrance gate .
The interior is an interesting mix of formal and homely. The diningroom is one of the formal rooms and looks as though it awaits an important banquet, with striped wallpaper and dark wood antique furniture.
The look is classical – dated only slightly by the recessed arched shelves either side of the feature wall.
The drawingroom , overlooking the back garden, is the most impressive room in the house. It is a big stylish space with an ornate marble fireplace and a high ceiling with gold-leaf egg and dart cornicing.
Moreover, a striking feature about this room is the sense of space and elegance and the views through a large window out to the back garden.
There’s also a third smaller comfy sitting room that acts as a family room as opposed to the more formal reception rooms. The French doors at the end of the entrance hall are a nice feature that brighten up the space and provide an immediate view of the garden.
To the right of the hall there’s a step down to the kitchen, a space with an Aga and lots of built-in presses.
When the owners moved in it was a dark area with two small windows but they rectified this by replacing them with one window that’s almost the width of the wall. They also built a big utility room where there was once a coal shed and an outdoor toilet.
Upstairs there are five bedrooms and several bathrooms including en suites, which could do with updating. On the first return there’s a small double bedroom with an en suite with a pale yellow/green bathroom suite.
Off the main landing there are four very large bedrooms, including a twin room with an en suite bathroom that has royal blue sanitary ware, including a bidet.
There’s also a family bathroom with a green suite and a separate toilet.
The landing is kept bright by a glazed panel of ceiling with wrought iron detail,
At the top of the house there are two small rooms which could be used as an office and a study. Both have velux windows.
At this level there is yet another family bathroom with a blue sink and counter top and Iris-print wallpaper.
The back garden is a lovely peacful space with an old stone wall, well maintained lawn, blossom trees, a tall Eucalyptus and a Sephora tree. There’s an old greenhouse near the end of the garden and lots of flowerbeds and shrubbery.
A big garage, to the side of the house has a storage loft. The house is a protected structure .
