Cork Street, Dublin 8.

It looks like they may be knocking through from Eugene St to the new developments at St Teresa's Gardens - there's a gap in the cottages and the building on the other side seems to leave a gap as well.
Those cottages on fingal/eugene st are tiny, I remember looking at one 4-5 years ago when they were 100k. They weren't worth that then, and are not worth the huge markup since.

I was looking at this property to be exact. I'm searching for a place for myself and thought this place had lots of character and amnt inclined to apartment living, but not familiar with the cork street area. It's 47 m Square. I wouldnt be there for most of the day since at work. Just looking for a decent starter home. Overpriced is a given anywhere really in this market.

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/terraced-house-2-cameron-street-cork-street-dublin-8/2761984

You are right, they are opening up Eugene Street and making Cameron Street an access road into the new social housing there. It would drastically increase the footfall on this street. Looking at the broader picture of the whole Theresa Gardens development, it's great to hear it's regenerating the area. Here is an interesting YouTube video on the buildings site on donore. It's a huge development should transform scr.

https://youtu.be/2B6Xcb9aQkY

Michael_Res1 wrote: »

Haha decluttering is good for the home regardless.

It is but sometimes when you start off with a small place with no proper storage to begin with you can outgrow it very quickly because there is nowhere to put stuff away. Dont get me wrong its a lovely cute little house but its also important to think of the practicalities of living with very limited space.

It all depends on how much possessions you have though, some people can live a very minimal life. But for others like myself I need space for a bicycle, snowboard and all associated winter gear, both winter and summer motorbike gear, wetsuit for summer, etc. Im not even a big hoarder or anything but I couldnt live in a house without decent storage for what I do have. Apartments are even worse, Ive seen plenty that only have a hot press that cant even fit a normal vacuum cleaner inside it so people have to store it behind the door going into their living room along with a mop and mop bucket. That kind of stuff can be frustrating when you've to live with it for a long time.

Michael_Res1 wrote: »

You are right, they are opening up Eugene Street and making Cameron Street an access road into the new social housing there. It would drastically increase the footfall on this street. Looking at the broader picture of the whole Theresa Gardens development, it's great to hear it's regenerating the area. Here is an interesting YouTube video on the buildings site on donore. It's a huge development should transform scr.

https://youtu.be/2B6Xcb9aQkY

Thanks for that, hadn't see that video! Teresa's Gardens is just one part of the whole development ongoing on Donore Ave - the Bailey Gibson/Player Willis site will be huge.

outland1985 wrote: »

Would that area have much anti social issues? , Cork Street and dolphins barn usual get a bad name for this, I don't know the area well enough to say.

I was looking at properties in around meath street/Christchurch area D8 and also around Old kilmainham near kilmainham lane/Bow Bridge, would anyone live there have any advice.
My main concern is safety walking at night time both for commuting and dog walking
Many thanks

They'd be a bit of anti-social behaviour but nothing major tbh. Dolphins Barn can be a bit dodgier. Odd bit of crap around but no more than most areas in Dublin. Bow Bridge/Old Kilmainham would be grand, Christchurch too. Most of area Meath St is fine on the Pimlico side of it.

Just on the SCR regeneration idea, I foresee crippling traffic issues.

Bad enough already.

L1011 wrote: »

There's virtually no parking provided with new apartment developments within a certain distance of the city; and if an apartment is built after some date - 80s possibly - you can't apply for on-street residents permits either.

So there won't be that many car owners living in them to add to the traffic. If you want a car within the canals anymore you need to buy a house or older apartment; or get in really early on a new apartment development and you might be able to buy a space.

Not sure if there's going to be much of a public transport improvement either other than some more buses.

It's one lane each way on the SCR. Already massive jams on normal mornings.

L1011 wrote: »

There's virtually no parking provided with new apartment developments within a certain distance of the city; and if an apartment is built after some date - 80s possibly - you can't apply for on-street residents permits either.

So there won't be that many car owners living in them to add to the traffic. If you want a car within the canals anymore you need to buy a house or older apartment; or get in really early on a new apartment development and you might be able to buy a space.

Not sure if there's going to be much of a public transport improvement either other than some more buses.

The new social apts going up at weaver park have 5 parking spots for -40 apts. I'd guess that the currently free street parking around there will be gone shortly as well.