DUBLIN 14:FROM €1.6M Super sophisticated four-bedroom homes in a secluded Clonskeagh location are pitched at trendy young things, writes Fiona Tyrrell.
Wynnsward Park is a leafy cul-de-sac backing on to the UCD campus, just beyond Richview Office Park. The houses are large, suburban and, for the most part, unremarkable.
At the bottom of the street, however, a new scheme of 13 homes sets a different tone.
Longwood is a development of 13 houses - 10 terraced and three detached - with a sharp contemporary feel.
The infill development is built on the site of a larger home and part of a carpark once owned by UCD.
Designed by John Rodgers, the houses have eye-catching limestone and black granite exteriors.
Inside they are kitted out with up-to-date gizmos and top-end fittings.
Sherry FitzGerald New Homes is releasing the terraced homes this weekend. Prices are from €1.6 million to €2.1 million. The houses range in size from 174-200sq m (1,870-2,150sq ft).
Developer Abbey Building Contractors plans to release the three larger detached homes in the autumn.
Laid out over three floors, the homes have a modern layout with a main reception room running the length of the house and kitchens either to the side or to the front and living areas to the rear.
Kitchens feature Scavolini kitchen units, solid quartz worktops and Miele integrated appliances.
Bathrooms are particularly attractive with porcelain floor and wall tiling, unusual glass mosaic tiling around the basins and Jacuzzi baths in a number of the bathrooms.
A strong contemporary tone is set by a striking walnut timber throughout the houses, in doors, staircases and flooring in the living areas.
The houses are fitted with a Sonos whole-house audio systems which are controlled from a touch-screen remote control.
The end-of-terrace houses have generous balconies on the top floor.
Back gardens are not the largest, but are beautifully landscaped with granite paving and planted beds.
The terraced houses have a low-maintenance back gardens with trendy water features. All have extra touches such as outdoor gas fitting for a barbecue and taps for garden hoses.
Car parking is underground, with private stairs to the rear garden of each house.
Wynnsward Park, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14Scheme of 13 houses, both terraced and detached. Terraced houses range from €1.6 million to €2.1 million, detached houses will be for sale in the autumn
Agent:Sherry FitzGerald New Homes
