Drop anchor at a seaside house with a lift to all its three floors, which has two kitchens and expansive sea views behind its modest facade.
Address: Sea Beach House, Sandymount, Blackrock, Co. Louth, A91N274
Asking price: €1,750,000
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Carroll
Blackrock, Co. Louth, is well known to those in the Dundalk area as being like a mini Sandymount, Dublin 4. It offers a similarly long stretch of seafront, with much of it visible to all, the majority of the housing being on the landside of the R 172.
There are a few exceptions. At 384 square metres, the A3 Ber-rated Sea Beach House is one of the largest and most future-proofed.
Set on the seaside of the road, the two-storey house looks relatively modest as you drive past.
But once you step inside, you will see that the property is set over three floors and has lift access to all.
It overlooks Dundalk Bay and a wildlife sanctuary with views from almost every room.
The four-bedroom, five-bathroom, detached property has inverted its layout to put the living and kitchens, yes, plural, there are two, on the upper floors, to take advantage of the views.
At entrance level, there are three large bedrooms, all of which are en suite and have acres of wardrobe space. You can fall asleep to the sound of the sea in the two to the rear.
From the principal, there is direct access to a large terrace via its walk-through wardrobe.
The sea is literally over the wall. You go for a run along the beach, maybe even a dip.
The first floor is an expansive, interconnecting space. From the serpentine-shaped kitchen island, the large porthole-shaped window is a nod to the nautical, and large picture windows frame the east-facing vista.
A slim, seductive set of smoked-glass sliding doors separates it from the living room.
Off these rooms is a large glass-bottomed balcony that appears as if made of sea glass, like it had been left at the tidemark to let the body of water patinate it.
The second kitchen is on the second floor.
Also at this level is a triangular-shaped sitting room and a playroom that can double as a fourth bedroom. This set-up will accommodate multi-generation living very well.
Agent Sherry FitzGerald Carroll is seeking €1.75 million for the four-bedroom, five-bathroom detached property
