By adding just eight square metres, an end-terraced three-bedroom house has been overhauled.
In walk-in condition and seeking €595k, the B-rated D8 home also features a clever way to cool the kitchen.
What a difference eight months can make to a house in need of an upgrade. Last November, number 46 Tyrconnell Park sold for €425,000, according to the property price register.
Now light-filled, the house is marginally larger and presented in turn-key condition.
Previously, the G BER-rated three-bedroom house extended to 84 square metres. Now boasting a B BER-rating, the end-terrace extends to 92 square metres.
Address: 46 Tyrconnell Park, Dublin 8, Inchicore, Dublin 8, D08 YT5F
Asking price: €595,000
Agent: Berkeley & Associates
The refurbishment has included all the features home hunters at this price level are looking for.
It remains a three-bedroom property, but now there is the addition of a downstairs bathroom, where you can bathe young kids, an open-plan kitchen with a utility off it, and the principal bedroom is en suite.
It has also been given a very stylish glow-up.
The house is washed in warm neutrals both inside and out, starting with a smoky fog coloured render on the exterior.
Framed by a graphite black porch, the olive-green front door opens into the hall.
To the left is the living room. Painted a soft plum colour with a crisp white ceiling, the fireplace is also colour-drenched in the same tone so that you can see its outline.
A Chesterfield-style sofa fits perfectly under the window, and there is shelving in the alcoves along with an open bookcase for reading material and decorative items.
Sandwiched between the front room and the kitchen is a full-size downstairs bathroom.
Originally a separate scullery and kitchen, and now open-plan, the dual-aspect kitchen cum living room features mushroom-coloured cabinetry and an island.
Full-height sliding doors open into the garden.
There’s also a side door with a side light that you can open to create a cooling crosswind that will keep such a B-rated residence feeling fresh during this warm spell.
There is an internal utility room, accessed via a set of sliding doors.
The back garden has been tamed. Much of it is now paved, and the granite back wall is now a feature. There is a corner shed for storage.
Upstairs, the vendor has managed to fit an en suite shower room into the principal bedroom by hiving off equal amounts of space from both of its large double bedrooms.
It’s a clever move that doesn’t significantly diminish either.
The third bedroom is a single.
The property is now back on the market, seeking €170,000 more than it last sold for. Try finding a builder to deliver this pristine package to you for that sum of money.
The current market needs more of this type of small-developer expertise to turn around tired homes and get them back on the market in less than a year.
What you’re paying for is the luxury of a well-presented house that you can walk into, unpack and soak up the sunshine.
Agents Berkeley & Associates is seeking €595,000 for the property, which is ready to move into.
