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Height of style on Wellington Road
A smartly modernised redbrick in D4 - with period features - has an AMV of €5.5 million, writes Bernice Harrison.

Close to medics, modern art and the tram
An Edwardian house on Mount Shannon Road in Dublin 8, right beside the Luas, near to St James's Hospital and the Irish Museum of Modern Art, is selling for €890,000.

New to Market

Villa-style house on Waltham is pale and interesting
BLACKROCK €2.9M: NUMBER 18 Waltham Terrace, a semi-detached villa-style house on one of Blackrock's most popular roads, has an AMV of €2.9 million prior to auction by Lisney on April 24th.
Bungalow bliss in Dublin 14
CHURCHTOWN €1.25M: WELL-LOCATED bungalows like The Willows, at Woodlawn Crescent in Churchtown, don't come on the market very often, and when they do, they are usually snapped up by downsizers who want a house that's easily managed, but with more space than a new home and a decent garden
Portobello house for €870,000
A HOUSE BY the Grand Canal, number 29 Portobello Road, is across the road from Locks, one of the city's best neighbourhood restaurants. As well as elegant eateries there is a canal walkway literally on your front door.
Liberties redbrick for €650,000
ACTRESS-TURNED-WRITER Kate Thompson and actor Malcolm Douglas are selling the end-of-terrace Liberties redbrick they have lived in for 20 years to move to the west of Ireland.
Crampton showhouse price bucks the market trends
BALLSBRIDGE €13.5M: IT IS ONLY three years since Milverton, an Edwardian five-bedroom detached house on a third of an acre at 34 Herbert Park in Ballsbridge last came on the market.
Refurbished house a fair deal in fashionable Foxrock
DUBLIN 18 €4.25M: While many home prices are moving back towards 2005 levels, the owners of this house are asking €5.5 million more than they paid for it that year.
PITCH US YOUR HOUSE
Kilkenny farmhouse with a pub inside for €;675,000
IN . . . TALLAGHT Standing room only as growth goes on
In the first of a new series, Paul O'Doherty gets out and about in Tallaght, where soaring apartments and shopping plazas form a new centre.
Classical meets ultra-modern in €3.25m Rathmines home
NUMBER 26 Castlewood Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6 is an interesting blend of classical, ultra modern and eco-friendly. The two-storey over garden level double-fronted house has a price tag of €3.25 million and is being sold through joint agents ERA Alva Gunne estate agents and Savills HOK.
L-shaped extension adds room in D4
DUBLIN 4/€1.25M: A TERRACED HOUSE on redbrick Victoria Avenue in Dublin 4 has a price tag of €1.25 million. Harper O'Grady is handling the sale of 28 Victoria Avenue, a smart three-bedroom house in walk-in condition.
Home Truths
A house-swap is not as easy as it sounds, says Edel Morgan

The Market

Period-style house with many extras
DUBLIN 6/€1.7M: A MODERN redbrick house on fashionable Cowper Road in Dublin 6 is priced to sell at €1.7 million through agent Sherry Fitz-Gerald.
Carrickmines five-bed sells for over €2 million
A round-up of sales results.
Grattan Bridge kiosks gone
AROUND THE BLOCK: THEY'VE GONE! The bunker-like kiosks that were supposed to give Grattan Bridge a touch of the Left Bank have been quietly taken away, having never really worked as bookstalls.
Two-bed apartments find favour with first-timers
FIRST-TIME BUYERS were out in force in Lucan last weekend where Savills HOK took deposits on 30 apartments at the quirkily named Fforster Square.
Party mood a bit flat for Punchestown
ONE LOSER OF the slowdown could be Punchestown which in recent years has been a major beneficiary of the property boom, with builders and agents throwing lavish parties for clients and supporters.
Demand for up-to-date valuations has some agents run off their feet
Irish Life's High Court case yesterday against Galway developer John Lally could signal a bad patch ahead for many developers. The rumour mill has been working overtime for months because of the heavy borrowings of by a range of developers, and the sudden cut off of finance by banks already heavily exposed on property.
Mulryan clears planning hurdle at racecourse lands
AN BORD PLEANÁLA has told Seán Mulryan's Helsingor that it can go ahead with a development of around 400 new homes in Baldoyle, Co Dublin on the former racecourse lands.

New Homes

Spacious starter homes in growing commuter town
DUNDALK FROM €279,950: Spacious suburban houses in a scheme that is to include a 3.5-acre park are aimed firmly at the first-time buyer market.
Houses on elevated Rathdrum site
CO WICKLOW FROM €299,995: MCINERNEY HOMES is launching a new scheme of houses in Rathdrum, Co Wicklow this weekend with a chance for people viewing the scheme to win a house.
Keen prices in Celbridge scheme
CO KILDARE FROM €295,000: NEW HOMES IN Celbridge, Co Kildare come to the market this weekend with prices starting at €295,000.
Try for rugby final tickets in Shannonside scheme
LIMERICK/FROM €295,000: There are 24 homes for sale in a new phase of a waterfront development near Limerick city centre.
30% price cut in Terenure
DUBLIN 6W/€1.95M: TWO LARGE family homes in a great 6W location come to the market this week. Numbers 28 and 30 Fortfield Grove are in a small upscale scheme at Fortfield Grove, adjacent to Fortfield Square off Fortfield Road in Terenure.
Apartments off South Circular by Luas and hospital
DUBLIN 8/€245,000: SHOW UNITS open today for the first time at a large apartment scheme off the South Circular Road. Herberton is a mixed-use scheme developed by Maplewood and Elliott JV on St James's Walk, Dublin 8.

Architecture

Extending homes into a new world of design
While many experienced architects steer clear of designing extensions, one practice has dedicated itself to small domestic jobs

Take Five

Take Five for ¬600,000
Gunne is asking €600,000 for 34 Shandon Crescent, a three-bedroom terraced house in Phibsboro, Dublin 7. Fiona Tyrrell finds properties at a similar price in Croatia, Sweden, the UK and France

Mortgages

WORTH THE INVESTMENT
The address: 4 Portobello Dock, Portobello, Dublin 8.

Q&A

Q&A
Your property queries answered

Planning

Locals appeal Liam Carroll's Google extension
RESIDENTS OF THE Gasworks apartment development on Barrow Street, Dublin 2 have appealed developer Liam Carroll's proposal to extend Google headquarters at the nearby Gordon House.
Rival developers appeal Balbriggan shopping centre
TWO DEVELOPERS looking to build large mixed-use developments in Balbriggan, Co Dublin have appealed planning permission for the first phase of a Liffey Valley-style scheme for the town by another developer, Parkway Partnership.
WATCH THIS SPACE
UCD plans large student centre: UCD HAS applied for planning permission for an 11,100sq m (119,479sq ft) student learning, leisure and sports complex on a 4.67-acre site currently used as a games pitch and landscaped space near the National Hockey Stadium and Sports Centre building at its Belfield campus in Dublin 4.

Interiors & Exteriors

Black and white and wet all over
OR ANYONE who likes their bathrooms beige, the stark monochrome bathroom of 26 Castlewood Avenue might be a bit of a shock.
Pales and greys with added drama
The livingroom at 57 Wellington Road has a profusion of understated greys and off-whites with a few touches of high drama.
Hansel and Gretel styling brings a fairytale feel
The kitchen of Fairholme is uncompromisingly cream. The hand-painted bespoke kitchen has - guess what? - a reconditioned cream Aga.
Stark and Starck with antique touches
The diningroom of Milverton is a dazzling white space - painted in Farrow & Ball's Slipper Satin - where a few stunning antiques get the limelight.

International Property

Where to buy in Nice, sunny capital of Cote d'Azur
FRANCE: The market in Nice has slowed down - so now may be a good time to look for one of the apartments there with sea views and sunny terraces
GETTING READY TO RENT
YOU'RE SITTING outside Carrefour waiting for a taxi, minding two shopping trolleys full of - well, everything. Corkscrews. Duvets. A self-assembly TV unit. Four chairs. A casserole dish. Three bins. A wall light fitting. A hairdryer. Lamps. Vase . . .
Hamptons holiday homes feel cool breeze of property slowdown
The US housing slump has arrived at the summer playground of wealthy Manhattanites and properties there are now a tad difficult to let, writes Daniel Pimlott

London Property

Strong yields tempting in scheme near Canary Wharf
DOCKLANDS: FROM £275,000: INVESTORS LOOKING for a London bolthole with good rental prospects will be interested in apartments being built by Ray Grehan's Glenkerrin Homes near Canary Wharf in the London Docklands.
In a sour market Candy & Candy enjoy sweet property deals
LONDON CALLING: Superluxe property developers Nick and Christian Candy are carrying on business as usual

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