Smartly configured two-bedroom, one-bathroom terraced house in trending Portobello, €675k. Judge it for yourself at open viewings this Wednesday and Saturday.
Spencer Street South is the most westerly arterial road off the South Circular before you reach Leonard’s Corner.
It is still in the bona fide quarter that is called Portobello, a district that is within easy walking distance of the city centre and that has multiple bus routes on the doorstep.
These aspects have transformed it from flatland to a chichi neighbourhood with few multi-unit residences remaining.
Noted residents included George Bernard Shaw, whose birthplace at 33 Synge Street was once a museum.
On the same street at number 11, the late broadcaster Eamonn Andrews, the first of the big Irish names to become household names in the UK – Terry Wogan and Graham Norton have him to thank for paving the way for their careers.
Address: 7 Spencer Street South, Dublin 8, Portobello, Dublin 8, D08 EW89
Asking price: €675,000
Agent: Borgman Earls Letting & Management
Number seven Spencer Street South is set on a west-east axis and is within minutes of Clanbrassil Street and the eateries and hostelries of Leonard’s Corner, including Bastible and The Libertine.
The two-bedroom, one-bathroom single-storey residence has been upgraded and extended to optimise every square centimetre and is presented in show house condition, thanks to the staging work by Diana Molohan of My Kind of Design.
The front door is on the street and opens into a hall from where you can see all the way through the house to the back garden.
The living space is broken plan, starting with the use of an L-shaped bookcase in the hall to conceal a full view of the kitchen.
These shelves are filled with objects and decorative items.
In the kitchen, full use has been made of the volume in the attic above to create a pitched ceiling that has a roof light to the front and back of the ridge, flooding this internal space with light.
It is cleverly done and allows you to make full use of the wall space.
One whole wall comprises kitchen cabinetry, a mix of above- and below-counter and full-height units, finished in a dirty pink colour that could be Farrow & Ball’s Sulking Room Pink. It’s on trend and also adds warmth.
The tiled splashback has also been finished in the same shade. This gives room to include a dining table in the eat-in room.
This leads through to the living room, which overlooks the east-facing back garden. Its focal point is a corner stove which is set atop a slate hearth.
Double glass doors open out to the small but private outdoor space, which features slab paving and masonry and timber walls all painted a soft dove grey colour.
Both bedrooms have built-in wardrobes. Set to the right of the hall and sandwiching the family bathroom.
The primary bedroom is at the front.
Agents Borgman Earls Letting & Management is seeking €675,000 for the 60 square metre property, which has a C1 BER rating.
Open viewings are on Wednesday, September 2nd, between 5.45 pm and 6.15 pm, and on Saturday, September 5th, from 12 midday to 12.30 pm.
