That portobello one has a small garden on the front (south), and opens directly on to the canal.
Its nice, but not 1.2m nice.
It sold for €630,000 back in 2015.
Also 'front garden' is a parking spot. Beside a restaurant, busy area.
The house next door sold for €640,000 in Jan 2016. Then for €823,000 in Jan 2020. No idea if anything was done to them.
Slum landlord investment opportunity anyone?
That is grim. No cookers, only a hot plate in one, two microwaves in the first one. Only pics of one of the 4 bathrooms as well...I wonder why.
It says a lot about this country that it is legal to exploit fellow humans like that and they are actually proudly advertising it as well.
The first one wasn't too bad, but they get steadily grimmer from there.
I think the cooking facilities are provided by something like this https://www.vikingdirect.ie/en/igenix-mini-oven-with-electric-grill-and-double-hotplates-ig7130-p-1012486
Given how little clearance is left above them, you wouldn't fit much more than a shallow pan on there.
Especially as the 8% yield is pushed as the USP. Also has a BER F just to add to the misery.
The property has been well maintained over the years and has had upgrades to electrical fire safety systems
i.e. whacked in half a dozen new smoke detectors as required under law.
Its just depressing that this a very real example of one of the outcomes of a housing crisis on those who can least afford it.
Pretty shocking - 4 bedsits squeezed into a small house. I actually thought these were illegal - maybe they get around the law though by each unit having their own bathroom.
Here's another house that similar to the one in Portobello has 2 ensuite bathrooms but no 'guest' or main bathroom. It's slightly less pricey (😁) as it's in East Wall and not on the canal in Portobello!
Trying to work out what that front room was in a previous life. First thought was garage..
If you look at the streetview, and set it back to 2009, there was a separate door into that area. Possibly the downstairs was an office?
I'm guessing small shop with what was a wide door window bricked into just a wide window.
That really isn't a bad price or layout. Could rent it out for 2k a month easily. It is a really well serviced location and East Wall is slowly being gentrified.
300k for 43 square metres, that's not good Ray. Not for the average buyer at least.
It is affordable and really close to the city centre. Houses around the corner from it that are about twice the size go for €650k. It is all realtive but that house is going to be worth a lot more in the terms of a mortgage.
If I was single and a first time buyer Id much prefer that than some dogbox in Maynooth
Yeah I was surprised with the inside of it, it's small enough but looks bigger - not sure if that is the layout or the way the photos are taken ☺️ it definitely beats a pokey apartment for a similar price.
At 43 sq m, it's absolutely tiny!! Some clever photography going on there for sure.
But clever use of the teeny footage to get two ensuite bedrooms and what looks like a fairly reasonable amount of storage (you wouldn't want to be a hoarder though!), and good height in the living area giving an illusion of space.
As others have said, though, I'd take that over suburbia any day.
Not sure I would call Maynooth suburbia it is in a different county. It is a commuter town not the suburbs. Even Swords would be a commuter town not the suburbs to me. Could be to do with age and knowing these places before they got more built up. East Wall isn't considered the city centre because it is before the canal.
Hi so I'm away on holiday next week so the heating will be off, try not to freeze to death while I'm away.
Yes...its a front door. So?
A front door to a railway carriage, with a horrid thin mattress to sleep on. "This is a small space and so caters to a conscientious tidy individual." Too right.
Nice layout and done well, but for €300k, even in the current market seems expensive. But the mezzanine level could be a great way to ground kids...
I had a place like this in Cork for a couple of years when in University there. it was grand for what it was, a step up from most student house shares. At that market it's fine, for anything more longterm it's truly grim.
The information appears to be incorrect. Its the guest bedroom that has access to the patio area, and in order to get outside to the back you have to go through the guest bedroom. Both bedrooms have flat (not vaulted) ceilings and the velux opens into the mezzanine, not the master bedroom as stated.
Check out the mad optical illusion the window placement on the front of this one creates, makes it look like the door is barely big enough for a child to get in.
https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/roslyn-17-tyrconnell-street-inchicore-dublin-8/4567307
It actually looks like that in real life. Check out street view. They are old worker cottages for railway employees
I tried to buy that over a year ago, but was outbid. It's gone sale agreed a couple of times. Also tried to buy the one next door when it was up for sale.
That's a strange effect right enough. Those windows are first floor windows, even though the lower sill is below the top of the door. The hall must be very strange?
There is a drop down to the river at the back, which makes it two storey at the back and one and a bit at the front.
The entrance is mid way up the stairs, with steps leading up to the bedrooms or down to main living area.
The style of house is common enough in the area, but not usually so extreme.
Talking of optical illusions... have a look at picture number 8
