Imagine calling Dartmouth Square home for six decades? One of the owners of number 32 first lived across the square at number 63 as a child and moved into number 32 in 1985.
Dartmouth Square is one of Dublin 6’s loveliest green spaces. After some controversy the public space is back in the hands of the council, with additional contributions from the residents.
Situated between Leeson Street Upper and Ranelagh village, number 32 is on the north side of the quadrant.
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It has pedestrian access to the rear that leads out to the Grand Canal.
Built in 1890 the Victorian redbrick has decorative ceiling roses and cornicing.
The top two floors of this two-storey over basement building is a family home that has retained all its period charm.
At garden level there is a self-contained, two-bedroom flat, a potential revenue stream or a separate space for elderly parents or grown-up children.
In 1999 the property was reroofed. It has solar panels that give the owners free hot water during the summer months.
The two interconnecting reception rooms have 4m ceilings with twin windows to the front letting light pour into the sittingroom where there is an open fire with a white marble fireplace.
The diningroom fireplace is painted wood. Both have lovely tile inserts.
A toilet has been installed under the stairs where originally steps leading down to garden level would have been.
The kitchen is to the rear of the hall and it feels small compared to the scale of the good rooms.
It has vanilla painted units and black polished granite worktops installed in 2006. There is a small teak deck to the rear.
Wooden steps lead down to the long lawn and eucalyptus trees screening one side of its granite boundary walls.
The northerly aspect garden has two raised beds one of which yields up to 12 different kinds of vegetable. Leeks, turnips and spinach are currently in the ground.
There is a patio area, a shed to the rear and a a greenhouse that is set into concrete. There could be scope to build a mews here, subject to planning.
Several neighbours have successfully built substantial three-bedroom properties.
Basement flat
The two-bedroom flat is accessed via a separate door under the property’s granite front steps.
The flat has an open-plan kitchen living room with the U-shaped kitchen boxed into one corner.
The bedrooms are to the back with a northerly aspect and feel dark. A fresh coat of light-reflecting paint would improve this. The flat was rewired in 2011.
Parking is on street. A privet hedge shelters the south-facing front garden from the street.
A second hedge planted parallel to the original cleverly shields the bins from view.
Number 34 Dartmouth Square sold in August 2013 for €1.25 million. In April 2014 number 35 sold for €1.4 million through agent Owen Reilly.
In total, including the two-bedroom flat, the house measures 235sq m (2521sq ft). The flat is about 82sq m (890 sq ft).
The asking price is €1.55 million through agent SherryFitzGerald.
