House in Annamoe Park - am I missing something?!

Wasn't there something in the news where there was houses siezed by the Criminal Assets Bureau a couple of years ago. I'd say there wouldn't be a mad rush to buy any of these.

If its this one, probably the size as its only 56SQM, that's a comfortable size for a one bed apartment.

Aside from that Hamilton Gardens (500 apartments 5 mins drive away) opens in April which could cause capacity issues considering its already difficult to find a dentist/GP

A friend lived on Annamoe Terrace and had no issues at all.

Sometimes it just does be like that, OP. When we bought not too far away in Cabra in 2019, we were the only ones at the viewing, and managed to buy for 40k under the asking. Still to this day don't understand why, it was a motivated probate sale and there was remediation work needed, but I still feel like we got great value (for Dublin concepts of "great value" of course!).

Some pretty funny stuff in these replies:

• some lad who last visited Cabra in 2006 advising you to look out for joyriders... ok
• usual NIMBYism. Truth is posh new developments like Hamilton Gardens lead to better services over time, there's a lot of issues with gentrification but "not being able to see a doctor" is not one of them. Also, Annamoe Park is right adjacent to Grangegorman campus, the site of probably the most intensive rejuvenation in Dublin outside of Poolbeg
• Concerns about extension costs - 3k per sqm is not a problem when 2nd hand properties in the area are currently selling for 5k per sqm.

and as usual, people who cant distinguish between the vast, admittedly bleak hinterlands of West Cabra/Broombridge, vs East Cabra which is now essentially sandwiched and integrated between Grangegorman and Phibsborough.

As I say, I own a gaff around there so I obviously have my own motivated reasoning, but a lot of posters on this dying forum are fairly detached from reality.

e: OTOH, looking at the state of that wiring job in the living room you're probably going to be shelling out 5-6k for rewiring, maybe a few K for replumbing at the same time if it's gun-barrel pipework, maybe asbestos removal for another couple K, so if you do go ahead get a good survey done and may God smile upon you

St Attracta is arguably rough, although 2 of my mates had a house there for 5 years and had no complaints, but there was a driveby on the road in that same time period so fair enough. Wouldn't live there myself but I'd still rate it above the bit by Broombridge or the mazelike estates past the Bogie Park, nothing there but bored young fellas roaming around.

I've actually signed up and used both medical and dental services locally recently, so yep, it's fine.

And yeah I think plenty of young professionals will happily go halves on a 2200 pm new build flat tbh, that doesnt remotely surprise me. I also don't think people on HAP are Uruk-hai being airdopped in to pillage and destroy, they're almost all just regular people trying to get by. And I think that "Phibsborough exodus" is completely imaginary, and again, NIMBYism in its purest form.

I can think of 2 h*tmen that live in Cabra East off the top of my head lol, everyone knows who they are, well maybe not blow ins but everyone else. The driveby your referring to is the least of it, literally tip of the iceberg.

Anyways call me a nimby all you like but as you've said

" I own a gaff around there so I obviously have my own motivated reasoning"

I dont own a gaf but lived here my whole life and know the place inside out and don't really have any vested interest, i personally wont/wouldn't want to live in either East/West when I choose to buy. But as i've mentioned above for the money the value is very good in today's market.

Lol :D very good :)

Overpriced. Low energy rating, significant work required. Bathroom in 119 for two bedrooms is downstairs, so only shower may be in the ensuite.

Bought earlier this year on the road and the area / road has been grand so far. I wouldn't be paying €400k for one though.

In saying that, we've sunk about €80k into modernising ours since we got keys though (roof, electrics, gas, plumbing, etc..) so they do need quite a bit of work if it hasn't been done recently.