On the fringes of Googletown, the Victorian Pearse Square is an oasis of green. Contemporarised, this period house boasts an unusually long, west-facing back garden where there is scope to build a mews house, subject to planning.
The 57 houses that line Pearse Square, just off Pearse Street in Dublin 2 and one of Dublin’s early Victorian quads, are surrounded on almost all sides by sleek tech offices.
Number 3, a three-bedroom, two-storey-over-garden level terraced house, is on its western side. Extending to 173 square metres, the large BER-exempt property has a well-balanced layout across its three floors.
Address: 3 Pearse Square, Dublin 2, D02 K798
Asking price: €1.17 million
Agent: Lisney Sotheby’s International Realty
A short flight of granite steps leads to the front entrance, where there is a satsuma orange painted door,r adding zest to its kerb appeal.
At hall level, there is a generous reception hall which opens into two bright interconnecting reception rooms.
The drawing room to the front enjoys views over the formal gardens of the square, where a 3.5-metre-high bronze by sculptor Sandra Bell holds court.
The study cum dining room to the rear overlooks the unusually long, west-facing back garden that extends to 21metres. It has vehicular access onto Byrnes Lane. There is scope to build a mews house here, subject to planning permission. Permission had been granted for a two-bedroom mews with a roof garden, but it has lapsed.
The house, which had many original features, including much of the joinery, floors and cornicings.
On the hall return is a very well-appointed family bathroom. On the first floor, there are three double bedrooms and a shower room.
Down a floor at garden level is where a spacious kitchen opens to the family room, via double doors.
From here, French doors open onto the garden patio.
There is a utility room off the kitchen that has its own separate access to the front of the property.
Number 3, last sold for €928,000 in 2018, according to the property price register.
The property is within walking distance of the Grand Canal Dock's cafes, bars, restaurants, shops and theatre, yet is an oasis of calm and feels very much at a remove from the vibrant waterside quarter.
