The villa-style houses on Newbridge Avenue are something of a landmark in a part of Sandymount that runs alongside a couple of other city landmarks: the Dodder River and Aviva stadium. Number 27 Newbridge Avenue was built in 1860 and its quiet style has been appreciated through the years; it certainly was in 1904 when a "splendid house" in Newbridge Avenue was advertised in The Irish Times for a yearly rental of £60. The best a similar house in Rathmines could raise was £40, one in Fairview £36.
For 30 years No 27 has been a family home to the vendors, who are keeping a toe-hold by retaining part of the long rear garden to build a mews for family use. With a long, railed front garden keeping it well back from the road and a smaller garden, two patios and a decking to the rear this should not effect the outdoor space needs of a new owner.
High ceilings allied to original cornicing, sash windows and marble fireplaces give what is a light-filled house a strong sense of its time. White painted walls, doors and woodwork, together with polished floorboards, give a stylish simplicity. Over a 154sq m (1,659sq ft) floor area and two floors there are three bedrooms (one en suite), adjoining reception rooms, kitchen/breakfastroom and family bathroom. Agent Hunters are asking €875,000 for a private treaty sale.
The bedrooms are at garden level, the reception rooms at hall level and the galley-style kitchen/breakfastroom on a return mid-way between both. The graceful reception rooms have original timber flooring, cornicing and a pair of similar white marble fireplaces with black marble insets. Their sash windows have working shutters, the front-facing sittingroom has a picture rail.
All three bedrooms have patio/garden views. The main has an en-suite wet room, separate toilet and door to the garden.
