Fabra is a nickname for the old part of Cabra, an inner suburb of Dublin 7 that has large family homes, including this detached B-rated residence.
Cabra is a large suburb with many villages within it. The Phibsborough-adjacent part is known as old Cabra and offers a wide range of housing stock styles and sizes.
Its Fabra nickname has its origins in the early noughts when a new generation of buyers started putting down roots here, priced out of similarly city-proximate suburbs on the southern side of the river, such as Portobello. It was an expression of surprise at the variety of homes available.
Address: 9a Glenard Avenue, North Circular Road, Dublin 7
Asking price: €750,000 (€5,000 per m²)
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Phibsborough
At the very top of a cul-de-sac off Ellesmere Avenue is number 9a Glenard Avenue, a sizeable detached four-to-five-bedroom, five-bathroom property.
Built in 2008 to the rear of number 9 Glenard Avenue, the double-fronted house shares a driveway with that property, and it also has a large, converted attic, a nursery and a home office.
This is a very private corner of the city, suburban in feel but with really good bus connectivity as well as easy access to the green line Luas at Phibsborough, which journeys south all the way to Bridesglen.
The Phoenix Park is a short bus ride up the North Circular. You could be there on a bike in about 10 minutes.
The property has a flexible layout. The ground floor comprises four rooms, the first of which is to the left of the hall. This could also be a playroom for small kids.
Across the hall is a sitting room, and adjacent to it is a space listed as a family room on the listing’s floorplan. This could be a sizeable utility cum shower room with loads of space to hang clothes out of sight.
Running the width of the house to the rear is the large eat-in kitchen cum lounge area that opens out to the back garden.
The stairs splits dividing the accommodation. The family bathroom is on the return. Up a few steps to the left is a double bedroom and office. These share a shower room. On the other side of the stairs and up a few steps to the right are two more doubles, both of which are ensuite. There is a nursery also at this level.
Another flight of stairs takes you up to the sizeable attic, which comprises two spaces and a shower room.
The property, which has a B3 Ber-rating and extends to 150 square metres, has been staged for sale by Sarah Evers Interiors and is seeking €750,000 through agents Sherry FitzGerald Phibsborough.
Outside, the rear garden has a westerly aspect, it is laid in lawn and partially wraps around the property. There is gated pedestrian access to the front garden, which is laid in gravel and has off-street parking for two cars.
