When the current owners first purchased Dun Roman, a behemoth of a property standing at 550sq m (5,920sq ft), in 2010, the house was simply a shell. Three years after completing the property, the couple say it is too large for their needs and it is now for sale through estate agent Savills with an asking price of €1.6m.
Situated on private grounds accessed through electric gates on the sleepy Streamstown Lane in Malahide, it sits alongside other properties built during the Tiger days. The entrance hall is vast and has a bespoke wrought-iron sweeping staircase leading to the first floor. The windows in the property are all De Carlo and cost the same as an average three-bedroom family home. Everything about Dun Roman screams opulence. The vast kitchen/living/diningroom is fitted out in a glossy steel grey with Neff appliances and Corian countertops designed by Kube in Balbriggan.
The fire hearth in the living area houses a double suspended Wanders stove and the entire ground floor has Crema Marfil marble warmed by under floor heating. A window seat and five sets of French doors all look out on to a wraparound sandstone patio set in the one-acre garden which is hungry for plants.
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A second livingroom, with a cocktail bar in glistening black Silestone with art deco-style bar shelving, and a vintage jukebox, is an entertainer’s dream. It has a corner stove and garden access for balmy summer evenings.
Further along the hall, a room running the width of the house, with dual-aspect full- height windows, is currently used as a games room but would make a great formal dining area.
Off this room, a fully equipped gymnasium has a false floor which conceals a swimming pool beneath. New owners can simply remove the floor and make use of the pool if they so desire. An office and a marble bathroom complete the ground level.
Double Jacuzzi
Upstairs, the wide corridors are reminiscent of a five-star hotel and act as a mezzanine, currently used as a reading area.
The master bedroom, which is more akin to a suite, is the size of a standard city apartment, with a large marble bathroom housing a double Jacuzzi, a dressingroom, sleeping zone and a large vestibule overlooking the garden.
A laundry chute to a downstairs utility ensures new owners won’t have to lug linen too far. Four more en-suite bedrooms and a linen room, which is large enough to work as an additional bedroom, complete the upstairs.
Dun Roman will attract buyers who enjoy lots of space for entertaining or who have a large family.
