From Blackrock to Ratoath, there are period houses and new homes on view this weekend
AN 1840s mid-terrace four-bedroom period home at 25 Mount Merrion Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin, is for sale by private treaty through Lisney for €1.25 million. The 238sq m (2,565sq ft) two-storey over garden-level house is at the Blackrock village end of Mount Merrion Avenue. Number 25 is set well back from the road and has a sheltered back garden.
The house is in need of updating but has original details like sash windows and marble and cast-iron fireplaces. The house comes with a self-contained garden-level apartment. It also has a garage.
On view Saturday, 2pm-3.30pm
ALSO on Mount Merrion Avenue in Blackrock is The Elms, an apartment development built around 24 years ago about a third of the way down the avenue from the N11. Apartment 79 is a 93sq m (1,000sq ft) three-bedroom ground floor apartment with a big livingroom, two bathrooms and a kitchen with a window overlooking the rear of the development. There is plenty of parking and individually-controlled heating. The annual service charge is €2,024. It needs updating but has been well-maintained according to agent Pembroke McDonnell which is quoting a price of €450,000.
On view Saturday, noon-1pm
THERE are 46 new homes left for sale in the Steeplechase development in Ratoath, Co Meath. Prices for the mix of apartments, townhouses and detached homes in this 370-unit scheme have been cut by up to 53 per cent since it was launched in 2004. They now range from €125,000 for 52-53sq m (560-580sq ft) one-bed apartments up to €430,000 for detached five-bedroom houses. Agents are Sherry FitzGerald New Homes and Property Partners Brady FitzGerald.
On view Saturday and Sunday, 2pm-5pm
A 1960s three-bed semi at 49 Mapas Road near Dalkey village in Co Dublin is a good family home, well-maintained by its current owners, according to agent Sherry FitzGerald, which is selling it by private treaty for €565,000. Accommodation in the 103sq m (1,136sq ft) house includes a livingroom, diningroom, kitchen-cum-breakfastroom, two double bedrooms and one single, bathroom and separate toilet. Outside is a sheltered back garden, a garage and off-street parking.
On view Saturday, 11.30am - 12.30pm
A DETACHED house in Carrickmines, Dublin 18, is so big it has two livingrooms as well as an open-plan living/dining/kitchen area, and five double bedrooms (two en suite). Oakwood, Claremont Pines is a 285sq m (3,068sq ft) family home built in an upmarket housing development in 2006. It has electronic gates and a granite boundary wall. It is for sale for €1.45m through Guardian Property.
On view Saturday, 11am-noon
NUMBER 44 Fosterbrook, Stillorgan Road, Blackrock, Co Dublin, is a four-bed semi in a cul-de-sac just off the Stillorgan dual carriageway which would be handy for a family with children going to UCD – it’s very close to Belfield. The 130sq m (1,400sq ft) house – for sale through DNG for €595,000 – has four bedrooms and a converted attic currently used as a home study.
The bathrooms throughout the house – upstairs and down and an en suite with the main bedroom – have recently been upgraded. Downstairs, there are interconnecting living and diningrooms, plus a large kitchen/breakfastroom. Outside there’s room for off-street parking.
On view Saturday, 11am-noon
