Surrounded by extensive landscaped grounds, this two-bedroom penthouse apartment is set across the first and second floors of a former school in Blackrock.
Rockbrook Manor is a former school that was converted into apartments by developers Sorohan Brothers in 2002.
Accessed through electronic gates, the properties are set within seven acres of landscaped gardens with their own private woodland area.
Address: 99 Rockford Manor, Stradbrook Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94VY02
Asking price: €775,000
Agent: Allen & Jacobs
Sorohan made a name for itself with high-spec developments in South Dublin and paid particular attention to the existing features in this heritage property.
This 125 square metre residence is situated in The Oaks, the west wing of this cut-stone property, and is accessed via steps.
The entrance hall, stairs, and balustrades all feature the honey coloured oak floors and panelling that were once a feature of convents and ecclesiastical education institutions across the land.
The red runner on the shallow stairs also leans into this classic gothic look.
But once you cross the threshold of number 99, a two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit, set over two floors, there is a transition to a much more Scandinavian mood.
It’s less wimple and more wow factor.
In the open plan, dual aspect living room, there is a box bay window whose architraving has been painted a soft off-white.
It is home to an equally pale dining table, an oval shape inspired by Eero Saarinen’s 1958 Pedestal Collection.
The pale-on-pale set-up also features matching dining chairs with pops of colour brought in through the seat cushions.
The lounge area features a sizeable L-shaped sofa.
The room has good ceiling heights, and the gable walls feature decorative plaster coving.
The ceilings slope, as is typical of floors set under eaves.
This room opens through to the eat-in kitchen, where smoked oak units line one wall, and there is room for a table for two by its window.
The principal bedroom is also at this level, has plenty of wardrobe storage and includes an ensuite bathroom.
A flight of stairs takes you up a floor to where there are two interconnecting rooms.
One is currently set up as the second bedroom, with steps leading down to a second space, one that is dual aspect space that functions as a light-filled home office.
There is a very sleek shower room off the bedroom.
The layout offers flexibility.
It would suit a couple where one or both parties work from home, so you can cohabit without feeling on top of each other.
It would also suit a small family.
The upstairs floor has plenty of room for toys as well as a dedicated homework station.
An older child would have a great degree of autonomy if this were their space.
The property doesn’t have any private outdoor space but is set within extensive grounds.
Agents Allen & Jacobs is seeking €775,000 for the Ber-exempt property, which last sold for €655,000 in March 2022, according to the property price register.
