From a grand Victorian terrace to an elegant Georgian home, as well as a pretty coastal retreat …
This week’s standout listings in Dalkey, Blackrock and Sandycove offer a glimpse into some of Dublin’s most sought-after addresses. Each property from MyHome.ie combines character, space and prime location, making them as impressive as they are desirable.
Summerville, the pretty pink detached Georgian home, is both picturesque and stately with serious curb appeal. Now on sale through Sherry FitzGerald Blackrock, Summerville boasts classical proportions, a decorative facade and standout entryway.
This covetable home is spacious for family life at 515 sq m (5,543 sq ft), and contains six bedrooms and four bathrooms, a large, solid wood kitchen, four reception rooms and an expansive back garden. The garden can be accessed from the kitchen or drawing room, thanks to a large wrap-around wrought iron balcony at the back of the house.
The garden is well-maintained, filled with mature trees and a large lawn, offering a real sense of privacy and seclusion.
The house is perfect for those who love to entertain. The drawing room, for example, has a knock-out plaster ceiling decorated with an ornate shell and vine motif, as well as beautiful dual aspect windows and the original white marble mantlepiece, ready to impress guests.
Summerville has been owned by the same family for the past 32 years, so this really is a chance to buy into a great location, as well as the sort of home that very rarely comes to market. The house, given its age, is BER-exempt, but with brilliant bones all a new owner will need to do is move in and enjoy.
Fully renovated Victorian homes don’t often come to the market and that’s just one of the reasons why this one is special. Presented by Lisney Sotheby’s International Realty Dalkey, 1 Breffni Terrace is a BER-exempt beauty extending to 316 sq m (3,400 sq ft), arranged across four levels.
The facade, with its classic red brick and stacked bay windows, has sweeping stone steps up to the front door. It’s a grand entrance into the high-ceilinged hall, off which you’ll find separate living and drawing rooms, a bathroom and bedroom.
With six bedrooms and six baths, one of the biggest advantages of the renovation is that three of the bedrooms now have an ensuite, with another bathroom down on the kitchen level.
You’ll never be stuck for space in a home like this, perfect as it is for both family life and entertaining. The generous proportions and high ceilings do half the work, and there are three large reception rooms and a good-sized kitchen that interconnects into the dining room. A utility and store round out the offer on the basement level.
The garden is off the basement level, with a balcony attached to the fifth bedroom also offering access. It’s a mature and private south-west facing space, and out the front there’s a gravelled forecourt offering secure off-street parking for three cars.
For lovers of period detail, this home has it all: very high ceilings and wooden sliding sash windows offering lots of light, decorative fireplaces, wrought iron railings, beautiful ceiling mouldings and roses, as well as picture rails, doors and architraves. It also offers something of a blank canvas to a new owner who can build on its period foundation, layering in a new interior design.
Location is a huge draw. Breffni Terrace itself is highly sought-after, and the house is located between Bullock Harbour and the Forty Foot, as well as near to Dun Laoghaire and surrounding areas. A welcome bonus is a panoramic sea view from the upper floor.
Sorrento Road is one of the city’s most sought-after addresses. The deceptively spacious Clara is sure to be no different. From the front, it appears to be a pretty double-fronted cottage, but the house is a split level design and offers 170 sq m (1,829 sq ft) of accommodation across three levels.
Period in style, it was actually built in the 1990s, so it benefits from more modern building technology and has a BER rating of C as a result. Set back from the road in nicely planted and hard landscaped gardens, with steps up to the front door, the master bedroom is located on the entry level, along with the large living room. There are three more bedrooms and two baths in the house, along with an office and good storage.
Maximising outdoor access, the kitchen is on the garden level, with large doors leading to a large patio from the adjoining dining and family room.
Clever design details in this home include a hidden en suite in the main bedroom, and a good-sized utility room offers laundry facilities and takes clutter out of the kitchen. Plus, it has outside access, meaning it can also double up as a boot room. The house is offered through Lisney Sotheby’s International Realty Dalkey.
