THERE HAS BEEN a hefty price drop of €1.6 million since 3 Harcourt Terrace first went on the market in February 2010 for nearly €3 million. It is now for sale at €1.35 million through Sherry FitzGerald.
It is part of a terrace of 10 houses in Dublin’s only formally planned block of houses from the Regency period. It was built by John Jasper Joly, whose family hailed from France.
Some of the houses on the terrace, which is effectively a cul-de-sac, are now in commercial use, some are residential and this house, a fine-looking Palladian three-storey over basement Regency property, is a mixture of both.
A big, white, handsome house, it features the original decorative stucco frieze on the façade. Inside there are impressive examples of plasterwork of the period including ceiling roses and cornicing. The main part of the house is in offices while the basement is a two-bedroom apartment. At 366sq m (3,940sq ft), it contains two offices on each of the upper floors and a small kitchen on the first floor return. The self-contained basement apartment is a cheerful, surprisingly bright space with white walls and timber floors and a big modern livingroom with a cast- iron stove. The 72ft back garden has been paved over and is used as a car park. To the front, there is off street parking.
3 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2
A 366sq m house that is currently a mix of offices and living accommodation
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald
