On View This Weekend

From Blackrock to Ratoath, there are period houses and new homes on view this weekend

From Blackrock to Ratoath, there are period houses and new homes on view this weekend

AN 1840s mid-terrace four-bedroom period home at 25 Mount Merrion Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin, is for sale by private treaty through Lisney for €1.25 million. The 238sq m (2,565sq ft) two-storey over garden-level house is at the Blackrock village end of Mount Merrion Avenue. Number 25 is set well back from the road and has a sheltered back garden.

The house is in need of updating but has original details like sash windows and marble and cast-iron fireplaces. The house comes with a self-contained garden-level apartment. It also has a garage.

On view Saturday, 2pm-3.30pm

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ALSO on Mount Merrion Avenue in Blackrock is The Elms, an apartment development built around 24 years ago about a third of the way down the avenue from the N11. Apartment 79 is a 93sq m (1,000sq ft) three-bedroom ground floor apartment with a big livingroom, two bathrooms and a kitchen with a window overlooking the rear of the development. There is plenty of parking and individually-controlled heating. The annual service charge is €2,024. It needs updating but has been well-maintained according to agent Pembroke McDonnell which is quoting a price of €450,000.

On view Saturday, noon-1pm

THERE are 46 new homes left for sale in the Steeplechase development in Ratoath, Co Meath. Prices for the mix of apartments, townhouses and detached homes in this 370-unit scheme have been cut by up to 53 per cent since it was launched in 2004. They now range from €125,000 for 52-53sq m (560-580sq ft) one-bed apartments up to €430,000 for detached five-bedroom houses. Agents are Sherry FitzGerald New Homes and Property Partners Brady FitzGerald.

On view Saturday and Sunday, 2pm-5pm

A 1960s three-bed semi at 49 Mapas Road near Dalkey village in Co Dublin is a good family home, well-maintained by its current owners, according to agent Sherry FitzGerald, which is selling it by private treaty for €565,000. Accommodation in the 103sq m (1,136sq ft) house includes a livingroom, diningroom, kitchen-cum-breakfastroom, two double bedrooms and one single, bathroom and separate toilet. Outside is a sheltered back garden, a garage and off-street parking.

On view Saturday, 11.30am - 12.30pm

A DETACHED house in Carrickmines, Dublin 18, is so big it has two livingrooms as well as an open-plan living/dining/kitchen area, and five double bedrooms (two en suite). Oakwood, Claremont Pines is a 285sq m (3,068sq ft) family home built in an upmarket housing development in 2006. It has electronic gates and a granite boundary wall. It is for sale for €1.45m through Guardian Property.

On view Saturday, 11am-noon

NUMBER 44 Fosterbrook, Stillorgan Road, Blackrock, Co Dublin, is a four-bed semi in a cul-de-sac just off the Stillorgan dual carriageway which would be handy for a family with children going to UCD – it’s very close to Belfield. The 130sq m (1,400sq ft) house – for sale through DNG for €595,000 – has four bedrooms and a converted attic currently used as a home study.

The bathrooms throughout the house – upstairs and down and an en suite with the main bedroom – have recently been upgraded. Downstairs, there are interconnecting living and diningrooms, plus a large kitchen/breakfastroom. Outside there’s room for off-street parking.

On view Saturday, 11am-noon

Frances O'Rourke

Frances O'Rourke

Frances O'Rourke, a contributor to The Irish Times, writes about homes and property