Cornered off close to Merrion Square, by Rose Doyle
The Irish Times, Thursday, May 19th 2016 The neat terrace of smart-looking brick houses on Albert Place East was built as staff accommodation for the nearby and far grander Georgian squares. Albert Place East is off Grand Canal Street, a well-maintained cul-de-sac of Victorian houses with a benign air. Number 11 is in a corner,…
Having a glittering career, by Linda Daly for The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times, May 15th 2016 On June 23, 1871, Clare’s elite descended on Newhall House, a Queen Anne-style mansion, on Killone Lough in Ennis, for a scintillating ball. The owner, Major William MacDonnell, hosted 200 guests. A national newspaper reported that the 18th-century house “presented a most animated appearance”. Dancing began after 10pm, and…
BLOG Top tips for renters in competitive times
The rent increases in the private rental sector are well-documented. The Daft.ie Rental Report for Q1 2016, published on Tuesday, informed that rents rose for the fifteenth consecutive quarter with an average rent increase of 9.3% in the year to March.
4 of a kind… Period houses in Dublin 6 | Gorgeous Gulistan
The Sunday Independent, Sunday, May 1st 2016 Small and perfectly formed, this cute two-bedroom cottage was refurbished and extended in 2014. Gulistan Cottages is a quiet cul de sac just off Mountpleasant Avenue between Ranelagh and Rathmines. No 53 has high ceilings, skylights, a wood-burning stove with restored brick surround, stainless steel kitchen, fully-tiled wet…
4 of a kind… North Docklands Apartments | Looking south from on high
The Sunday Independent, Sunday, April 24th 2016 Perched high on the eighth floor of Block K in Castleforbes Square, is a two-bedroom apartment boasting views worthy of any master or mistress of the universe. It sits in a well-managed development at the Point Village end of the north quays in the heart of the Dublin…
Penthouse with your own pool? Spencer Dock luxury apartments go to market
The Sunday Independent, April 24th 2016 It is not often that describing something as a vestige of the bygone Celtic Tiger era would be seen as a positive, but in the case of the penthouses at Spencer Dock, which went on the market for the first time this week, this is the case. Originally built by…
Stunning Spencer Dock penthouses still have it, by Tina-Marie O’Neill
The Sunday Business Post, Sunday, April 24th 2016 “Penthouses priced from €900,000 to €1.45 million Five-star duplex penthouses with heated rooftop pools, floor-to-ceiling windows, balconies, terraces, remote-controlled curtains, luxurious bathrooms, limestone and solid oak floors and designer kitchens . . . all in all, it sounds like a pad one would expect to find in…
Nice moves | An urban cottage in Rathmines revamp
The Sunday Times, April 24th 2016 Dublin 6, €380,000 The current owner of No 53 Gulistan Cottages in Rathmines has transformed the small, dark two-bedroom Victorian cottage into an altogether brighter space. She extended the bathroom, putting in a roof window, and opened up the eaves in the main living/kitchen space, further brightening up the…
4 of a kind… North Docklands Apartments | Riverstown Residence
The Sunday Independent, Sunday, April 22nd 2016 This top-floor, south-facing, two-bedroom apartment with parking is located in the heart of the Dublin Docklands, in Riverstown House, Spencer Dock, which was designed by award-winning architects, Scott Tallon Walker. The apartment’s features include a contemporary fully equipped kitchen, luxurious bathrooms and a generous south-facing terrace, plus 24-hour…