Live on top of the world at this Smithfield penthouse for €625k
The triplex penthouse, which is set over three floors, occupies an entire building side washed in eastern, southern and western light. It belongs to Ed Brady, one of the original developers of the Smithfield scheme. Fusano Properties, a consortium of boom-era developers comprising Brady, Paddy Kelly, Joseph Linders and John Flynn, spearheaded the 480-unit development, a €500 million project that came to the market in 2005. The development included the Light House Cinema and a gym with a 25ft swimming pool.
Balcony bliss and mountain views from Rathfarnham penthouse for €500k
Vendors Brian and Cathy can but hope that the sale of their spacious, light-filled Rathfarnham apartment is less tortured than its acquisition. After five life-filled years in 304 Mother Theresa House, the couple are moving to a house with a garden and are able, almost, to look back with nostalgia at the buying process.
Lofty views from roomy Stoneybatter apartment for €350K
When Cathal Comerford, a software engineer, ran into Niall Callan, a teacher, at PantiBar on Dublin’s Capel Street, Cupid’s arrow struck, and now the newly engaged couple are getting ready to settle down. Both property owners, they are selling up their bachelor pads and looking for a new middle ground where they can set up home together.
Joycean ties and the Portobello effect in Dublin 8 – Featuring 28 St Kevin’s Parade
28 St Kevin’s Parade, Portobello, Dublin 8 A two-bed redbrick off South Circular Road with a link to James Joyce’s Ulysses is a villa-style “upside down” house that was given a partial makeover before its current owner bought it in 2015. Number 28 St Kevin’s Parade – an L-shaped street that runs from Lombard St…
Irish Times | Fall in love by the gasworks wall townhouse terrace from €730k
Nine homes have been built on a strip that once housed a rope factory in Ringsend A small development of nine townhouses on South Lotts Road in Ringsend offers buyers in the Dublin 4 area an interesting alternative to the apartment schemes currently on offer. On a long narrow site, set between the towering Victorian…
Honeyed hues and a city garden – Featuring 7 Madison Road
Property retains an eye-catching Edwardian charm and extends to 1,250 sqft BY ROSE DOYLE Nicely settled into a quiet Kilmainham cul-de-sac, built in the early years of the 20th century, 7 Madison Road has a lot that will appeal to first-time buyers and downsizers. The asking price €590,000 through agent Owen Reilly, is pretty appealing…
Townhouse hits right notes – Featuring 21 Synge Street
Dublin 8 redbrick reworked as a two bed has a lavish bathroom and an attic for guests August 28th 2018 Alanna Gallagher Synge Street is a throughway of three parts. The best-known third, the middle and leafy part of the street, comprises the school, celebrated in 2016 film Sing Street by John Carney. The first third,…
The Irish Times | Clever Portobello turnaround for €575k – 41 Lennox Street, Portobello, Dublin 8
Agent: Owen Reilly (01) 475 1275 The Irish Times, July 26th 2018 When Rob and Ellen Meaney purchased number 41 Lennox Street in 2016 the plan was to refurbish the two bed property that had remained pretty much unchanged for the previous 50 years and stay in the Portobello district for five years. The full refurbishment took just two…