Greystones/from €675,000: Six houses in a Cosgrave Developments' shopping and residential complex in the centre of Greystones, Co Wicklow, come onto the market today.
If Cosgrave's experience with 32 apartments in the same development is anything to go by, the houses will be gone by the weekend - all of the two and three-bedroom apartments were sold off the plans without any sales promotion.
With a record of such high interest and just six houses on offer in the complex, demand for the four-bedroom homes is likely to be high.
The houses are part of what the developers have christened Burnaby Mews. They are directly behind Church Road in the centre of Greystones and within walking distance of the shops, restaurants and the DART station.
The complex includes two blocks of apartments and the Meridianpoint Shopping Centre. Two of the six houses are to the rear of the complex, while four more - each very nearly finished - are at the Burnaby Lane entrance to the residential part of the development. The shopping centre is self-contained and accessed from Church Road.
Selling agent Hooke & MacDonald is quoting €675,000 as the starting price for the houses, which range from 125-139 sq m (1,344-1,500 sq ft). The four nearly-finished homesare bright, light and airy, and have a modern, minimalist feel to them. The hallway - which has a generous-sized understairs toilet that could double as a cloakroom - leads to a front-facing livingroom as well as to the kitchen/breakfastroom, which opens into a sunroom. The diningroom is off the kitchen.
The downstairs floors are cherrywood, as are the internal doors and kitchen units. There is a spacious utility room off the kitchen, with an extra sink, freezer and fridge, washer and dryer.
What really makes the downstairs is the sunroom: large windows and French doors (also in the diningroom) open to a cleverly-constructed rear garden creating a conservatory feel.
The garden - all decking and pebbles, bamboo, topiary box hedging in planters and a camellia - is ideal for the passive horticulturalist. The most active-looking bit is the dining table beside the barbeque. A small but well-finished garden shed is wired and could easily be used as an office. Upstairs, two of the four double bedrooms take full advantage of the southerly aspect. The main bedroom (which includes a shower room) has French doors opening onto a good-sized balcony. The two rear-facing bedrooms are also bright.
