Interesting houses thread

MarkAnthony

Probably been done before but I saw the below today and I thought it was interesting. Having viewed a couple of houses there (potential dream houses for me with delusions of the Victorian gent living in the city centre) the area is as rough as a badgers backside but the house has been beautifully done up.

Probably a wee bit over priced? Difficult to say when the area (perception more than actual to be fair) is so bad and the house so nice.

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/18-summer-street-north-dublin-1/3076377

Susandublin

Location location location!

fannymagee

Open fire in the bedroom? I'm sold!

MarkAnthony

Susandublin wrote: »

Location location location!

Yeah, I wanted to come back on that. I have to admit I wouldn't want to walk around the intimidate area approaching it late at night, but asking around people seemed quite friendly and said there was no trouble in the area. Really nice community garden at the end of the street too. So although I'm not trying to back pedal on the bad area comment, I don't want to sound snobby about it either.

MarkAnthony

fannymagee wrote: »

Open fire in the bedroom? I'm sold!

The hat stand did it for me!

PixieOD

Beautifully decorated house, lovely and bright, my dream home too... BUT... I was in Art college around this area up until last term and it's dog rough..

Woshy

I like the little wooden deck just outside the back door - pity you can't see it better in photos. We're looking to knock our extremely shoddy conservatory down and put something like that decking in - I like how natural it is, no big reddy wood coloured monstrosity.

Fab house - I love seeing what people have done with houses for inspiration

MouseTail

Gorgeous, owner has very good taste.

Arbiter of Good Taste

Gorgeous house, but I would not spend the guts of half a million on somewhere that I would be nervous walking home in the dark. Bear in mind, for 3-4 months a year you will be coming home from work in the dark.

Marcusm

MouseTail wrote: »

Gorgeous, owner has very good taste.

To me it looks like the product of a staging company, it doesn't look lived in. I've recently used one to stage a property I was selling.

MarkAnthony

Marcusm wrote: »

To me it looks like the product of a staging company, it doesn't look lived in. I've recently used one to stage a property I was selling.

To be fair some touches do look photoshopped, the fire for example.

PixieOD

yes hmmm if we had smellavision, we'd probably be smelling freshly baked bread and filtered coffee too..

Moonbeam

I love the hobby horse.

It is done up beautifully but no kerb appeal at all.

MouseTail

Moonbeam wrote: »

I love the hobby horse.

It is done up beautifully but no kerb appeal at all.

Its an on-street inner city redbrick Georgian with sash windows (wouldn't take much to restore original fanlight). There is no pleasing some people!

handlemaster

was there not a story a few years back about a high rate of cancer in that area ?

Halfbaker

MarkAnthony wrote: »

To be fair some touches do look photoshopped, the fire for example.

Fires are almost always photoshopped in afterwards, as nobody would go to the bother of lighting a fire and waiting until it's just nice for being photographed.

MrMorooka

In fairness places like this are what might slowly help to gentrify these areas and make them less rough. Someone I worked with similarly did up a house in Rutland St. Obviously government intervention is needed too in these areas.

Calibos

handlemaster wrote: »

was there not a story a few years back about a high rate of cancer in that area ?

If its a dog rough area, that'd be due to demographics, lifestyle choices etc as opposed to a cell tower or pylon if thats what you're getting at. Funny how there are never cancer blackspots in more affluent areas surrounding pylons or cell towers or Garda station radio masts but there can be in dog rough areas surrounding same. ie in the rough areas its a sad fact that diets are worse, access to or use of healthcare worse, more smokers, more stress and depression for obvious reasons etc etc

The Spider

MrMorooka wrote: »

In fairness places like this are what might slowly help to gentrify these areas and make them less rough. Someone I worked with similarly did up a house in Rutland St. Obviously government intervention is needed too in these areas.

Lived in that area in 1995 when I was young and didn't know any better, it was rough then, rough through the boom, and gentrification is a century away.

Nice house, but my god I wouldn't live there, seriously dodgy area, always found the Northside funny like that, Clontarf which is a fantastic area is within walking distance.

You just don't get that on the southside, generally everywhere is ok if not fantastic.

MarkAnthony

My thoughts where about gentrification also but as above it's a long, long way off. The whole issue of problem areas being focused in Dublin CC would need to be addressed first. That said thing can and do get overstated.

Having said that I'm leaning more and more to that place being vastly overpriced. Probably worth more like c. 300K. Also some great points about staging and photo-shopping in this thread.

Does show though that if you're willing to live in the area, you can create a very nice pad.

MayoSalmon

The Spider wrote: »

Lived in that area in 1995 when I was young and didn't know any better, it was rough then, rough through the boom, and gentrification is a century away.

Nice house, but my god I wouldn't live there, seriously dodgy area, always found the Northside funny like that, Clontarf which is a fantastic area is within walking distance.

You just don't get that on the southside, generally everywhere is ok if not fantastic.

Tallaght??

MarkAnthony

MayoSalmon wrote: »

Tallaght??

Yeah I dont buy the southside comment either I'm afraid :pac:

Oliver Bond
Inchicore
Ballyfermot
Crumlin

All have good and bad. Reasonable comment about good areas being in walking distance of bad though. I thing that goes someway to showing the good areas get over hyped and the bad hyped as being bad.

I'm sure a west/east comment is coming from someone

The Spider

MayoSalmon wrote: »

Tallaght??

I was waiting for it, Tallaght is generally not in what is referred to as South Dublin, and even on that point, try walking from Tallaght to Dundrum not exactly a hop skip and a jump, Tallaght is basically cut off by the M50.

The Spider

MarkAnthony wrote: »

Yeah I dont buy the southside comment either I'm afraid :pac:

Oliver Bond
Inchicore
Ballyfermot
Crumlin

All have good and bad. Reasonable comment about good areas being in walking distance of bad though. I thing that goes someway to showing the good areas get over hyped and the bad hyped as being bad.

I'm sure a west/east comment is coming from someone

Ha I was about to, either way I don't think anyone who knows Dublin would dispute where the good and bad areas are, and where's safer and where isn't.

Good example I suppose is, that you could reasonably walk from the city centre to Dundrum safely enough, but if you had to walk from the city centre to Phibsbourough after a night out, lets just say you'd be much more aware of your surroundings.

The_Morrigan

I quite like the idea of this thread - put up an interesting property and discuss it.

That being said,I'm not liking that the discussion is going to the usual what is South Dublin debate, and general dissing of entire areas of Dublin.

If you've come across a unique or interesting property, please post, if you just want to re-hash the same arguments you have on every other thread in this forum, then don't.


/Mod.

Uno my Uno.

Its a lovely looking property and I don't think that area is as bad as its reputation would suggest (only based my own, relatively scant experience). However for that sort of money there would be comparable properties available in more "desirable" areas like D4 and D6 and for less money in D8. I suppose if a buyer had a connection to the area or wanted to buy on the northside it would be a good fit but I would still consider it over priced

farrerg

MarkAnthony wrote: »

My thoughts where about gentrification also but as above it's a long, long way off. The whole issue of problem areas being focused in Dublin CC would need to be addressed first. That said thing can and do get overstated.

Having said that I'm leaning more and more to that place being vastly overpriced. Probably worth more like c. 300K. Also some great points about staging and photo-shopping in this thread.

Does show though that if you're willing to live in the area, you can create a very nice pad.

I agree, it looks to have been well maintained and beautifully stage, but it still looks overpriced.
If I had any concerns about the area re security or safety, that would definitely be a deal breaker

hfallada

NCR definitely has some interesting houses. Although most have been sold or going to be sold as DCC basically outlawing bed sits has closed down a lot of the houses. You used to be drive down the street and see half of the houses with a for sale/sold sign on them

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/39-north-circular-road-north-circular-road-dublin-7/2991931

This is an unreal house. Its 2300 sq feet and a complete shell of a house. I would take a shell of a house over most "modern houses" of someone with horrific tastes,

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/125-north-circular-road-dublin-7/3070927

There one is also "interesting". It was rented for €12k an annum for a 9 bed sit house. I wonder how the LL thought that was a good rental price

The NCR has amazing value. You can buy 3400 sq foot houses split into 10 bed aparments (as in meeting DCC standards) for about 500k. You can extend them about put in a few more apartments. Or you can buy a horrific quality one bed apartment in a poor quality development in the Dublin City for €130-180k. Plus you are probably paying about €2-3k for management fees.

MayBea

This house caught my eye last week (I am unable to post a full link): daft.ie/sales/beaumont-6-montenotte-cork/1021847/
Beautiful architecture..

The Spider

MayBea wrote: »

This house caught my eye last week (I am unable to post a full link): daft.ie/sales/beaumont-6-montenotte-cork/1021847/
Beautiful architecture..

That's a top class house, almost worth moving to Cork...

MayBea

The Spider wrote: »

That's a top class house, almost worth moving to Cork...

Cork definitely has some gems to offer - rather impressive 2 Belgrave Place, Glenbrook, Monkstown, Cork, sold for 550K.
Some pictures can be found here: irishexaminer.com/property/coverstory/cover-story-dream-home-with-five-star-standard-inside-264337.html#

MarkAnthony

What a beauty!

Actually lets try and keep this going there was a great house down in Limerick there a few months back. Looking for c. 250K and seemed to come with an estate!

I've delusions of eventually being on circuit (if I ever qualify) and living in the mansion down the country! Bliss!

handlemaster

http://www.daft.ie/sales/7-shrewsbury-road-ballsbridge-dublin-4-ballsbridge-dublin/967730/

this place . nice size garden also

Addle

Don't think i'd like a graveyard as a garden, but I'd love to see the effect of sunshine through the windows onto white walls.
http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/liss-church-school-house-grogan-ballycumber-offaly/2779574

Beautifully finished example, with an amazing view, here
http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/the-vestry-templenoe-kenmare-co-kerry/409148

um7y1h83ge06nx

Apart from the bathroom that one in Kenmare is very cool.

matrim

http://www.daft.ie/sales/ballinacarra-castle-house-kileen-nenagh-tipperary/983298/

matrim

Addle wrote: »

Don't think i'd like a graveyard as a garden, but I'd love to see the effect of sunshine through the windows onto white walls.
http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/liss-church-school-house-grogan-ballycumber-offaly/2779574

Beautifully finished example, with an amazing view, here
http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/the-vestry-templenoe-kenmare-co-kerry/409148

The problem with one that isn't already converted is that getting planning permission for changes can be a pain. I had a friend look at one before and he pulled out because of constant roadblocks put in place about how he would do it.

NIMAN

Loving the converted church.

That Castle House in Post36 looks like a lot of house for the money.

ted1

matrim wrote: »

The problem with one that isn't already converted is that getting planning permission for changes can be a pain. I had a friend look at one before and he pulled out because of constant roadblocks put in place about how he would do it.

The tourist office on Suffolk street is a good example of a church conversion. All the interior is completely free standing and was built within the existing structure so planning wasn't to difficult

matrim

ted1 wrote: »

The tourist office on Suffolk street is a good example of a church conversion. All the interior is completely free standing and was built within the existing structure so planning wasn't to difficult

In the case of my friend one of the major problems was installation of a sewage system.

MarkAnthony

So many of these are poorly laid out.

While I'd convert it to a two bed 2 bath this is another I really like!

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/37-charleville-avenue-north-strand-dublin-3/3099349

Ush1

Tallaght isn't South Dublin? Interesting...

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/9-old-bawn-drive-tallaght-dublin-24/2990835

littleredspot

The original house in the thread is the number one rated b+b in Dublin. The guys that own it are afaik a photographer and a set designer, so the look is genuine. http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Hotel_Review-g186605-d3310413-Reviews-Two_Rooms_In_Dublin-Dublin_County_Dublin.html

Black_Knight

Ush1 wrote: »

Tallaght isn't South Dublin? Interesting...

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/9-old-bawn-drive-tallaght-dublin-24/2990835

My bed's a racecar!

by the seaside

600k Co Galway http://formerglory.ie/property-ballindooleycastle.html

MarkAnthony

MarkAnthony wrote: »

Probably been done before but I saw the below today and I thought it was interesting. Having viewed a couple of houses there (potential dream houses for me with delusions of the Victorian gent living in the city centre) the area is as rough as a badgers backside but the house has been beautifully done up.

Probably a wee bit over priced? Difficult to say when the area (perception more than actual to be fair) is so bad and the house so nice.

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/18-summer-street-north-dublin-1/3076377

Bloody hell! Went sale agreed!

MarkAnthony

Anyone got 300K (plus the God knows how much to do it up) they can lend me.

I don't even care there's no parking.

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/cambridge-house-41-monpelier-hill-arbour-hill-dublin-7/2877233

alastair

Okay, it's not the prettiest, and 67 bedrooms might be a tad excessive for most families, but handy if you're struggling to house your dozen horses and need a party gaff to go with: http://www.ganlywalters.ie/585612/Castlemacgarrett-Estate-Claremorris-Mayo

Marcusm

MarkAnthony wrote: »

Anyone got 300K (plus the God knows how much to do it up) they can lend me.

I don't even care there's no parking.

http://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/cambridge-house-41-monpelier-hill-arbour-hill-dublin-7/2877233

I think you'll need twice that considering the state of it seeing as it's a protected strcture (plus i think on the Pin it was subject to various orders as to habitation).

MarkAnthony

Marcusm wrote: »

I think you'll need twice that considering the state of it seeing as it's a protected strcture (plus i think on the Pin it was subject to various orders as to habitation).

I was guessing 500K seems I was at the lower end.

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/homes-and-property/video-a-georgian-pile-in-dublin-for-295-000-what-s-the-catch-1.1925268

lukesmom

This is nice love the garden

http://www.sherryfitz.ie/residential/for-sale/43037