Blackrock: from €1.55m Three newly built houses in a mature location in Blackrock, Co Dublin will appeal to couples seeking to trade up in the area without having to pay a fortune in stamp duty.
Grove Paddock, Stillorgan Park is a small development of 10 homes, built in the late 1980s. Now an additional three larger and more luxurious homes are being added on a strip of undeveloped land along a small stream.
Sherry Fitzgerald New Homes is asking €1.55 million for numbers 12 and 13, which have four bedrooms and 177sq m (1,900sq ft) of living space.
A larger house, number 11, which has five bedrooms, an extra reception room, a stream in the back garden and 251sq m (2,700sq ft) is on the market at €2.2 million.
Stamp duty in each case will be paid on the site cost only, representing a saving of over €100,000 on similar secondhand houses.
Cary Construction, which has concentrated on the residential market in Kildare to date, is aiming to impress with the high-standard of finish in these houses.
The hall is well lit through a porthole window and glass panelled door. The sittingroom has a bay windows with old-style sash windows. There is also a granite and black marble fireplace with a brick back.
Double doors lead into the diningroom area of the kitchen.
The stylish Wenge wood kitchen, with an island unit, comes with a warm cream and brown flecked worktop, an integrated cappuccino maker and Neff appliances. A generous utility room has a door out to one of two side passages to the back garden.
Upstairs, the first floor has three or four bedrooms depending on house size. All have fitted wardrobes and one is en suite. In the five bedroom house the extra bedroom is en suite.
Access to a first floor balcony is through French doors on the landing.
On the top floor is the impressive main bedroom. It comes with a spacious dressing area, small balcony and a knockout en suite, which is lit by a skylight and porthole window and has an old-fashioned stand-alone bath, travertine Italian tiles and a walnut and granite press.
The three houses are equipped with an automated wiring system, which allows you to control your lighting, heating, security and entertainment from one system.
Other standard features include CCTV, alarms, recessed lighting and coving. The front garden is gravelled and landscaped. The rear garden has been planted with semi-mature shrubs, has an oval lawn, interesting mirror features on one of the walls and large Indian sandstone patio area.
