Both are near parkland and surrounded by nature. Which one would you choose?
In the heart of Donnybrook village, where four lanes of traffic bisect it, it is still possible to live in perfect harmony with nature.
Whether it’s falling asleep to the sound of the Dodder river running over the weir at Clonskeagh bridge to the fountain bursts of Bloomfield Park, there is birdsong, and wildlife to behold, from kingfishers to urban foxes.
Here is a pair of similarly priced and similarly sized two-bedroom apartments to compare and contrast.
Falling water and river views
Address: 8 Errigal House, Eglinton Court, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, D04 DV22
Asking price: €625,000
Agent: Vincent Finnegan
Errigal House is a block of 20 apartments situated at the private end of Eglinton Court, a cul-de-sac accessed from Eglinton Road. The late 1970s building is set over three floors and has been upgraded, delivering a B3 Ber-rating to number 8, a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment on the first floor, which extends to 63 square metres.
The setting is what makes this property special. It sits above Ironworks Weir, also known as Smurfit Weir, for it runs along the bank of the former Smurfit Paper Mills site in Clonskeagh.
The accommodation is to the right of the entrance hall, where you can fall asleep to the sound of falling water.
The L-shaped living/dining cum kitchen is smartly appointed with strip lighting, giving ambient glows and task illumination where necessary. From here, you look across the River Dodder and the communal green space.
The property, which has been staged for sale, has a lift and communal parking.
The apartments are within a short stroll of the Dodder Walk, which you can take east all the way to Ringsend or west all the way to Templeogue, almost all of it off-road.
Birdsong and soothing fountain sounds
Address 74 Bloomfield Park, Bloomfield Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, D04 K6F4
Asking price: €620,000 (€9,394 per m²)
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Ballsbridge
Bloomfield Park remains one of Dublin 4’s finest apartment developments. Built by Jackson Homes in 2006 to a design by O’Mahony Pike, the scheme, situated just off busy Morehampton Road on Bloomfield Avenue, comprises a series of six-storey blocks of mainly one and two-bed units with floor-to-ceiling glazing, ceiling heights of 2.5m, and a concierge and crèche on site.
Despite being within a minute’s walk of bus stops and Donnybrook’s main drag, the location feels secluded and sits within lush grounds and water features.
Architects O’Mahony Pike’s signature style is all over this development, the units are bathed in light, and the layout and flow of number 74, a two-bedroom, two-bathroom ground floor unit, is first class. It has a broken plan kitchen cum living room with a dual aspect living area that opens out to a terrace that faces the front of the development.
The two bedrooms also open out to a terrace, and the principal bedroom is ensuite. Extending to 66 square metres, it has a C2 Ber-rating.
The grounds of the Royal Hospital, at the end of the avenue, are ideal for a walk in the brightening evenings, and the Aircoach airport service stops just a little way up Morehampton Road, less than a five-minute walk from the apartment.
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