Mount Merrion, where Limerick developer Kenny and his business partner John du Moulin bought land in the 1920s and 1930s to build modern houses, was among Dublin’s first suburbs. Kenny houses were all-electric and designed for convenience.
It’s clear that number 5 Greygates – a road of houses at the very front of Mount Merrion – is a Kenny-built house: it has the signature white stippled exterior with bow windows on one side and a roof sloping down at the other, over what would have originally been a garage. It’s for sale through Lisney Sotheby’s International Realty for €1.55 million. It has a C2 Ber rating.
The vendors bought number 5 in 2006 and extended it at the back, creating a large L-shaped open-plan dining, living and kitchen area. A stained-glass front door opens into a small front hall with what looks like an original, somewhat scuffed, parquet floor. On the left, a door opens into a study that’s also accessed from the kitchen area.
A door on the right opens into a sittingroom where the wide, six-paned bow window looks on to the front garden. It has a coal-effect gas fire, a painted timber fireplace and a wide plank walnut floor.
Glazed French doors open from the end of the front hall and more French doors from the sittingroom into the open-plan space. This has a high (about 10.5ft) ceiling and is very bright, with walls and built-in units coloured mostly cream/white. Two very wide floor-to-ceiling glazed sliding doors open directly on to the back patio.
Built-in cabinets and shelves line the wall on both sides of a log-effect gas fireplace. The whole open-plan space is floored with a wide-plank walnut floor, a little scuffed in the kitchen area. The kitchen has glossy cream units, and a unit that’s more isthmus than island separates the kitchen from the living area. Like the counter, it’s topped with pale Silkstone, a porcelain-like, hard-wearing material.
A utility room and a downstairs shower room open off the kitchen, with a door in a hallway to an outside side passage. A sliding pocket door opens into the downstairs study, with its pretty arched window at the front of the house.
At the back of the house is a sandstone patio and a long lawn bordered with mature shrubs. A path at the side leads to two garden sheds, one used as a home gym. There’s lots of room to park in the front garden.
Greygates is a cul-de-sac at the very front of Mount Merrion, running parallel to the N11: it’s a sharp turn left at the very beginning off The Rise, the suburb’s central road. It’s part-shielded from the N11 by a bank of tall trees and a low stone wall, and it’s only a cul-de-sac for vehicles – it’s a few minutes’ walk from Greygates to a pavement and a bus stop on the N11, which leads into Dublin city centre.
Frances O'Rourke, a contributor to The Irish Times, writes about homes and property
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Evern comes with full planning permission to create a 328 square metre mansion in one of the city’s most desirable suburbs
Questions raised about governance at Mount Merrion Youths FC amid resignations
Mount Merrion Youths Football Club is within the grounds of Deer Park in Dublin
More than 300 people have signed a petition protesting an alleged lack of transparency in one of the country’s largest amateur football clubs where a Fine Gael councillor has played a leading role for almost 15 years
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It was the fried chicken that got us. Six little two-bite-sized pieces. Knobbly and gnarly from its flour coating and dive-bombing into the fryer, crevasses dusted in a deliriously delicious combination of spice and salinity, which makes our tongues dance immediately, like the DJ dropping a floor-filler at a wedding reception.
Teeth sinking beyond the shattering crunch then find supremely juicy thigh meat, tender from brine, which also seasons from the inside out. Dotted atop is a kosho aioli, which is a Japanese yuzu, chilli and citrus condiment, the flavour of which we could do without but we’re not entirely mad at its presence.
Derek Kelly, the owner and head of Esther’s, prepares red prawn fregola as the sous chef Myles Behan looks onBRYAN MEADE FOR THE SUNDAY TIMESWe want to come back to Esther’s solely to order five plates
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Home renovations often run behind schedule but not usually by almost two decades. The owners of this semidetached house in Mount Merrion, Dublin
bought it in 2000 and moved abroad for what they expected would be a short stint
baby paraphernalia and furniture in the attic and rented out the house
planning to renovate it when they returned
But by the time they came back 18 years later
their children were adults and the house needed considerable work to suit their needs
the rooms were small and the kitchen was poky
with the help of architect and interior designer Rachel Carmody
the home has been transformed into a bright and warm house that is flooded with light thanks to the judiciously placed windows
One of the homeowners’ favourite features is the waterfall window that runs across the sloped sunroom roof and down the back of the house
They’ve had many opportunities to appreciate that feature this summer
The floor-to-ceiling doors give the feeling of space
as does the decision to drop the level of the sunroom a few steps lower than the kitchen and dining area
And the floor-to-ceiling sliding doors in the sunroom provide a seamless transition to the garden
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Book lovers will appreciate the generous bookcase covering an entire wall in the sunroom
while the hidden wine bar in the dining area will be the envy of anyone who enjoys entertaining at home
the pocket doors of the wine bar slide into the wall when opened
Storage space is maximised everywhere with cupboards that reach to the ceiling
When you push the panels at the side of the two windows in the room
while the window seats have spacious drawers underneath
slat wood panels in the hallway conceal a bathroom
complete with a Murphy bed for overnight visitors
The homeowners say they wanted to use every inch of space in the house and ensure that there was no “good room” that would sit unused for most of the year
The fluted glass sliding doors in the south-facing sittingroom ensure the sunlight streams in from the front of the house in the morning
while later in the day the large roof lights and windows in the kitchen draw the sun to the heart of the house
the sunroom is bathed in light before the sun sets
“That was the main challenge to the architect
to find light and open up the place,” they say
It’s a very different house now.” They found architect Rachel Carmody by chance
They stopped to see the architect’s name and photographs of her work and immediately got in touch with her
Carmody says she designed the home around light while aiming for a calm
contemporary living and entertaining environment
The dining area was in one of the darker parts of the house but is now flooded with light from all sides
“The large stairwell window was designed to draw light into the dining space,” she says
Light also enters the dining space through the timber fin wall of the sunroom
“So even though the dining space has no direct access to natural light
throughout the day it is illuminated by different qualities of light.”
The movie Parasite was the unexpected inspiration for one feature in the house
the couple noticed the floating light over the dining table and thought a similar one would be perfect over their dining table
“At night time it provides a really lovely glow
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After living with several small kitchens, they love the space in their new kitchen. “We all like to cook, and you can have a team of people cooking here and you don’t get in each other’s way.” They deliberately placed the sink on one side of the island to maximise space for socialising, and to ensure that it faces the garden.
They switched to a night-saving electricity plan as they have an electric car and put the dishwasher and washing machine on timers so they could avail of the cheaper electricity rate at night.
The timing of the project, which began in July 2021, meant that they found themselves in the middle of a perfect storm of Brexit, Covid and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Everything took longer, a number of the subcontractor quotes expired, and the requotes were higher. The cost of materials went up dramatically and of course we added things along the way,” they say.
“We didn’t have hard and fast budgets but I can tell you the final costs were considerably more than we had originally expected. Some people are natural project managers, but we are not, and we had never done anything on this scale before. If we were doing it again, perhaps we would use a QS [quantity surveyor] or project manager.”
It was stressful at times. They say their builder Jegors Jegorovs, of JJ Building Services, couldn’t have been more helpful. “He’s a really good craftsman and everyone who came into our house during construction said he was the cleanest builder they had ever come across.”
Their original plan was to renovate the house to make it habitable for a few years while they decided what to do with it. As the project went on, they realised that they were creating their forever home. The couple have moved home numerous times and lived in several countries, but they agree that this house marks an end to their transitory lifestyle.
“We love this house. We have packed and unpacked so many boxes over the years,” they say. “We definitely don’t plan to move again.”
in the loving care of all the staff of Newtown Park Nursing Home
Margaret (Peggy) beloved wife of the late Kevin
Removal Monday (December 23rd) from Quinn’s of Glasthule to the Church of St Thérèse, Mount Merrion arriving for 10am Funeral Mass which can be viewed on https://churchmedia.tv/coming-soon followed by burial in Deans Grange Cemetery. No flowers please. Donations, if desired, to St Vincent de Paul.
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The former Union Cafe in Mount Merrion, Dublin
An Oakmount subsidiary had received planning permission for a development of 50 apartments on the Union site
The site on the corner of Deerpark Road and North Avenue in Mount Merrion, Dublin
Donal BuckleyWed 10 Jul 2024 at 03:30Paddy McKillen Jr’s Oakmount development business is selling the former Union Cafe site in Mount Merrion, Dublin, and sales agent Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) is guiding €5.75m for it.
The offer for sale is the latest in a series of moves over the last two years by Mr McKillen Jr to dispose of his interests in hotels, hospitality venues and development sites.
An Oakmount subsidiary had received planning permission for a development of 50 apartments on the Union site across two four-storey blocks and a 1,164 sqm three-storey commercial block, along with 2,985 sqm of basement parking.
The drinks licence for the Union will also be available to a purchaser as an additional option.
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Ollie Lyons of JLL says that while this planning permission has since lapsed, there is potential for “a more optimised residential offering, making it an even more attractive proposition for developers”.
Union Café is located on the corner of Deerpark Road and North Avenue across from the local church, national school, community centre and Deerpark itself, as well as a parade of shops and restaurants. It is also located next to The Pinnacle development where Oakmount is building 100 apartments. After building work at The Pinnacle was interrupted due to an issue with the contractor, the first phase of these units is believed to be due for completion this year.
Aimed at the upmarket sector, including empty nesters trading down in the mature Mount Merrion area, when originally sold off the plans prices for The Pinnacle apartments had started at €550,000. The remainder of the 100 apartments will be sold when the scheme is completed this autumn. Prices have yet to be announced.
Last November, Press Up Hospitality Group, the restaurant and pubs division of Mr McKillen Jr’s group which operated Union Cafe, closed the premises so the building could be demolished to make way for the new apartment block.
Mr McKillen Jr originally launched the Union Cafe brand in the Mount Merrion premises and opened two others in Sandyford and Churchtown in south Dublin. Then after he acquired Elephant & Castle restaurant he rebranded the latter two as Elephant & Castle while leaving Mount Merrion as Union.
Meanwhile, JLL is progressing the sale of another McKillen development site in Sandyford, Dublin 18, which had been guiding €2.75m. Mr McKillen Jr has applied for planning permission for 14 three- and four-bedroom terraced houses rising to three storeys on this 0.97-acre elevated site at the foothills of the Dublin mountains. Its sale does not include the drinks licence for the landmark former Lamb Doyle’s licensed premises which occupies the site.
Other group disposals saw a majority stake in its Dean Hotel Group sold in February to the London-headquartered Lifestyle Hospitality Capital, backed by funds advised by Elliott Investment Management, in a transaction that valued the hotel chain at a reported €355m.
In recent weeks it has also been reported that Cheyne Capital is moving to take control of the Press Up Hospitality Group. Cheyne has been the main financier of the group for the past two years and is believed to be owed close to €40m.
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Just over three months after it engaged CBRE to dispose of three of its best-known Dublin pubs, Oakmount, the company headed up by developer Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan, has instructed JLL to find a buyer for the former Union Cafe site in Mount Merrion.
Situated immediately adjacent to the Pinnacle, the high-end residential scheme which is in the process of being developed on the site of the landmark 1,000-seater Stella Cinema, the subject site comes for sale with a positive planning history at a guide price of €5.75 million.
The property’s potential to accommodate a prime residential scheme is firmly evidenced by the planning permission secured by the vendors from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council on November 30th, 2018. While this approval (Planning ref: DLRCOCO 301502) has since lapsed, it allowed for the construction of 50 apartments across two four-storey blocks and a 1,164sq m, three-storey commercial block along with 2,985sq m of basement parking.
The site is zoned NC ‘Neighbourhood Centre’ under the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Development Plan 2022 – 2028, with objectives to protect, provide for and improve mixed-use neighbourhood centre facilities. Permitted uses under this zoning include residential, restaurant, neighbourhood shop, public house and several other possibilities.
The site is well located in the heart of Mount Merrion village and is just 500m from the N11 quality bus corridor. The M50, Luas green line and Dart are all located within a short drive of the property.
Ollie Lyons of JLL says: “While south Dublin has seen high levels of apartment development geared towards the build-to-rent (BTR) sector, this site represents an opportunity to create much-needed homes in a much sought-after neighbourhood that are available for purchase by owner occupiers.”
Ronald Quinlan is Property Editor of The Irish Times
suddenly on holiday in Spain on 17th October 2024
Predeceased by her parents Laurence and Margaret
Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday 30th October at 10am in the Church of St
Dublin (A94 YW74) followed by Cremation service at 1pm in the Victorian Chapel
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17th November 2024 (after a long and challenging illness) formerly Greygates
She joins her mother Margaret Patricia McGuinness (née O’Farrell) and father Owen McGuinness who have predeceased her
Sadly missed by her grieving brothers and sister
Fondly remembered by her loving nieces and nephews
on Friday 22nd November from 5.30pm to 7pm
Requiem Mass will take place on Saturday 23rd November
Merrion at 10am followed by burial in Shanganagh Cemetery
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The seafood restaurant had built a loyal following over the years and was considered by many to be one of Dublin’s best restaurants
with its famous seafood platters being possibly the most photographed city restaurant dish on social media
Smith opened Big Mike’s in Blackrock in 2022 and staff of the original restaurant will take up positions in the bigger Blackrock location.
Smith said the decision to close the doors was “very emotional”.
He went on to say “It’s bittersweet that we announce to all our local regular guests and to all the visitors who have travelled from afar to dine with us over the years, that the lease has expired at Michael’s in Mount Merrion”.
“For now, we’ll be focusing on wrapping up all the wonderful Michael’s magic and bringing the whole experience under one roof at Big Mike’s in Blackrock. I’m thinking fondly of all the memories created in this restaurant, the “little room that could”.
Smith says gift vouchers for Michael’s will be honoured in Big Mike’s Blackrock and they have a “super flexible” policy.
Smith has become a familiar face on the Dublin restaurant scene. He published his first cookbook, And For Mains, with butcher Rick Higgins in 2021. He also ran Little Mikes, next to Michael’s, for a number of years.
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Dublin) November 18th 2024 (peacefully) in the wonderful care of all the staff of St Vincent’s Hospital
Reposing Thursday (November 21st) in Quinn’s of Glasthule A96EW88 from 4pm to 6pm. Removal Friday (November 22nd) to the Church of St Thérèse, Mount Merrion arriving for 10am Funeral Mass which can be viewed on https://www.mountmerrionparish.ie/webcam/ followed by burial in Shanganagh Cemetery. No flowers please.
Sadly missed by her adoring daughters Emer
“The saddest word mankind knows will always be goodbye”
Funeral Mass will be held in the Church of St
Mount Merrion on Thursday 16th January at 10am followed by cremation at Mount Jerome
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under the care of St Vincent's University Hospital
He will be dearly missed by his brother Seán and sister-in-law Mary
Áine and Aoife and all his extended family and many friends and neighbours
Removal on Friday morning (21st June) to the Church of St. Thérèse, Mount Merrion, arriving for Funeral Mass at 10am which can be viewed live on https://www.mountmerrionparish.ie/webcam/. Burial afterwards at Mount Jerome Cemetery, Harold's Cross
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Peacefully, in her 98th year at Glebe House Nursing Home, Kilternan.
Beloved wife of the late David and dearly loved mother of Peter, Linda and Caroline.
She will be sadly missed by her sons-in-law Trevor and Martin, daughter-in-law Brigitte, grandchildren Louise, Sam, Michelle, Lorraine, Helen, Colin, great-grandchildren Jamie, Liam and Goldie, sister Marian, extended family and friends.
Funeral Service on Friday, 21st February at 12 noon in St. Brigid’s Church of Ireland, Stillorgan, A94 HK82 followed by burial in the adjoining churchyard.
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A SEARCH for a woman who went missing over a month ago has been stood down after her body was sadly discovered
Gardai confirmed today that the body of Margaret Barber
Margaret had been missing from her home in Mount Merrion, Dublin since Thursday
Gardai had asked the public's assistance in locating Margaret as they were concerned for her wellbeing
Margaret was described as being approximately four foot 11 inches in height and of a medium build
They said she had shoulder length brown hair and green eyes
It was believed that she was also wearing either white or navy trousers at the time of her disappearance.
Officers confirmed today that their search has been stood down following the tragic discovery.
Gardai also thanked the public and media for their assistance.
the missing person appeal in respect of Margaret Barber
who was reported missing since 8th August 2024
"An Garda Siochana would like to thank the media and public for their assistance in this matter."
Earlier this year a similar tragic case of an elderly woman being found deceased occurred in Galway
Teresa Tannian, 84, had vanished from her home in Gort, Co Galway on May 25
She was sadly found dead a few weeks later on June 9
A joint search operation by the Gardai and the public had taken place over several days to find her
She had been last seen leaving her home in Killina at around 7pm on Saturday evening
Her family were concerned for her welfare and believed that she may be confused about her whereabouts before her tragic passing
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Irish property investment group Tetrarch Residential has been given the go-ahead to build an “age-friendly” assisted living development on land owned by the Society of Sacred Heart order of nuns at Mount Anville in Goatstown, south Dublin, after the only appeal against the plan was withdrawn.
The large-scale residential scheme will see the construction of 114 units for assisted living, comprising 100 apartments and 14 houses. The units will be built on a 2.9 acre site known as the “old farm” on the grounds of Mount Anville beside the girls schools.
There will be seven apartment blocks, two of which will be five-storeys high, while the others will have either two or three storeys.
It is understood the developers have addressed the privacy concerns of a couple living nearby who were concerned that the development “would have a significant overbearing and overshadowing effect” on their rear garden. The couple’s appeal to An Bord Pleanála was withdrawn last month, documents show.
Permission for the scheme was first granted by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in April this year. Under the plans, the units will be available for both sale and rent to people aged 65 and over, and for the provision of social housing for older people on the local authority housing list. About 12 of the units will be allocated to members of the Society.
Tetrarch, which is led by chief executive Dominic Trainor, was not available for comment. The group plans to become Ireland’s largest provider of assisted living communities and housing for older people with its current pipeline of sites said to have the potential for development of more than 600 homes in the Greater Dublin Area, aimed at the rapidly expanding 65-plus demographic.
The Mount Anville scheme is designed to provide local residents with “the option to right-size to a very high-quality alternative to their current dwellings”, it said when it first sought planning permission in 2023. The first units are expected to become available in 2026.
It will overlook a two-acre landscaped walled garden that will be open to the public during the day. The plans for the garden include the refurbishment and maintenance of an existing historic glasshouse, which is a protected structure. There are also plans to open a cafe.
In addition, there will be 76 car parking and 147 bicycle spaces, a gym area, a library and reading room, a small cinema and medical and wellness areas on the site.
The project will not affect the educational facilities associated with the Mount Anville Schools, including the extensive sports facilities. The pedestrian access from Lower Kilmacud Road will be preserved for students and access for Sophie Barat Residences will also be preserved.
The land is owned by the Irish/Scottish Province of the Society of the Sacred Heart. The order was founded in France in 1800 and came to Ireland in 1842, first establishing a convent and schools at Mount Anville in 1865. Today, the province is made up of fewer than 40 sisters with an average age of 83 years, all of whom are retired.
The Society, with the assistance of its property and planning advises, explored “a range of options” for the lands before choosing Tetrarch Residential as its development partner.
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THE ENTIRE INTERIOR of a famous Dublin pub is going under the hammer in a huge bar memorabilia auction
Regulars who have missed Kennedy’s of Mount Merrion since its closure last October now have the chance to snap up their favourite watering hole
Completely dismantled and reconstructed in Oldcastle
it goes up for online auction next Tuesday and Wednesday
accounting for almost half of the 800 lots up for grabs
Buyers can give the bar a new home – along with the contents of the adjoining Union Cafe – for an estimated €100,000
Arsenal fans will have a chance to secure a Gunners shirt signed by Arsene Wenger’s unbeaten 2003-04 Invincibles team
it was bought directly from Highbury for a fan in Ballyjamesduff
in 2004 and has a guide price of between €1,000 to €1,500
was a traditional suburban pub and a mainstay in Mount Merrion
owned by developer Paddy McKillen Junior’s Press Up hospitality group
closed last year to make way for a proposed mixed-use development
has been removed and rebuilt for public viewing ahead of the auction
facilitated by antiques dealer Niall Mullen and auctioneer Aidan Foley
the 800 lots include the original contents of Maureen’s Bar from the Olympia Theatre – formerly staffed by the legendary Maureen Grant
“This sale represents an interesting time in the life of pubs and Irish memorabilia in general,” said Mullen
“Many of the items are attributed to family-run businesses where the new generation did not want to take up the mantle
“The attraction for buyers here is that you cannot fake authenticity
and no matter where in the world these pieces end up
and are ready to kit out the next generation of pub.”
Two lifetime collections of original road signs
enamel advertising signs and sports memorabilia will also feature
pre-dating the company’s switch to the Irish spelling of whiskey in the 1960s
is available in the Castle Cinema in Oldcastle from Saturday to Monday
The auction runs online only on Tuesday and Wednesday at 5pm via Aidan Foley at easyliveauction.com
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South Dublin restaurant Michael’s has announced it will close “with immediate effect” following the expiry of its lease in Mount Merrion
The popular seafood restaurant is owned by well-known chef and restaurateur Gareth ‘Gaz’ Smith
who admitted it was a “very emotional” decision to make following the success of his other restaurant Big Mike’s in Blackrock
which now needs his “entire Champions League squad there every day”
He thanked all guests and visitors for “everything” as he announced the closure on social media on Thursday evening
“It’s bittersweet we announce to all our local regular guests and to all the visitors who have travelled from afar to dine with us over the years
that the lease has expired at Michael’s in Mount Merrion,” the post read
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we’ll be focusing on wrapping up all the wonderful Michael’s magic and bringing the whole experience under one roof at Big Mike’s in Blackrock
I’m thinking fondly of all the memories created in this restaurant
It added: “Big Mike’s in Blackrock is entering phase (two)
and it has become so successful that it needs my entire Champions League squad there every day
enhancing the guest experience and overseeing its thriving growth
"Big Mike’s guests will soon see many familiar staff faces relocating from Mount Merrion
and even a few OGs coming out of retirement
I’ll be spending much more time in the kitchen rattling the pots ‘n’ pans
"When we celebrate our second birthday at Big Mike’s
we will throw open the doors and invite all our Mount Merrion guests to stroll down the hill and raise a glass with us
The restaurant confirmed that vouchers are “super flexible” and can be used at Big Mike’s
But I must put the business head firmly on
harness the giddy energy we all have and equip Big Mike’s to reach its true potential in Blackrock
"We’ll be finishing up in Mount Merrion with immediate effect
leaving on very good terms with everybody and will be in touch with all existing reservations to provide an opportunity to come along for the ride with us in Big Mike’s
and of course the beautiful and brilliant Esther’s is still buzzing away on Deerpark Road if you need your seafood fix in Mount Merrion.”
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Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 66-year-old Margaret Barber who is missing from her home in Mount Merrion
Margaret is described as being approximately 4 foot 11 inches in height with a medium build
She has brown shoulder length hair and green eyes
Margaret was wearing a light pink rain jacket
It is believed she was wearing white or navy trousers
Gardaí and Margaret's family are concerned for her wellbeing
Anyone with any information on Margaret's whereabouts is asked to contact Blackrock Garda Station on 01 666 5200
the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111
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GARDAI have issued an urgent appeal for information in regards to the whereabouts of a missing woman from Dublin
has been missing from her home in Mount Merrion
Gardaí are asking for the public's assistance in locating Margaret and are concerned for her wellbeing
Margaret is described as being approximately four foot 11 inches in height and of a medium build
She also has shoulder length brown hair and green eyes
She was last seen wearing a light pink rain jacket
A garda spokesperson said: "Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 66-year-old Margaret Barber who is missing from her home in Mount Merrion, Dublin since early on Thursday morning 8th August 2024.
"Margaret is described as being approximately 4 foot 11 inches in height with a medium build. She has brown shoulder length hair and green eyes.
"Margaret was wearing a light pink rain jacket, white top and runners. It is believed she was wearing white or navy trousers.
"Anyone with any information on Margaret's whereabouts is asked to contact Blackrock Garda Station on 01 666 5200
Gardai have issued a public appeal to help located a man in his 40s who has been missing from Dublin since July
Damien Downes, 43, was last seen in the Whitechurch area of Dublin 16 on July 22
Damien is described as being approximately 5 foot 11 inches with a stocky build
He has brown hair and brown eyes and has tattoos on both arms
When last seen he was wearing an orange and grey jumper with jeans
Gardai have advised Damien may be travelling in a white Vauxhall Insignia with a 131 registration
Gardai said both they and the man's family are "concerned for his welfare"
Having met in Dublin in 2010, the couple moved to Melbourne at the beginning of the following year and married in 2017. Shortly after this they began looking for a house back in Dublin with a view to renting it out for a while and ultimately returning home to raise their family.
“We were able to save a lot more there than we ever would have been able to here,” says Wallace, who’s in
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Providing a separate space for elderly family members and long-staying guests gives them independence and privacy throughout their stay
If you’re looking to make a little extra income
They certainly add flexibility and potential to a home
we’ve found four large houses across the country that come complete with their own self-contained apartments
White Oaks is a spacious, detached family home with a self-contained one-bedroom apartment
This 252 m² home sits on a quiet corner and has beautifully maintained gardens
The ground floor includes a large kitchen and living area
three double bedrooms (one with en suite bathroom and a walk-in wardrobe) and a family bathroom
there are three more bedrooms and a shower room
The self-contained apartment was built in 2014 and it has its own entrance
The property offers excellent access to top schools
Deerpark and the QBC on the N11 are just a short walk away
This is a great opportunity for a family looking in a popular location that’s close to Dublin city centre
This four-bed family home stands on a one acre site just ten minutes from the busy town of Swords
The house features a spacious layout with the front section comprising the bedrooms that includes a large main bedroom and a shared family bathroom
The section at the back is home to a large open plan kitchen
dining and family space and then a separate living and dining room
A self-contained one-bed apartment with its own bathroom along with a large detached garage add extra functionality and storage
The home has a bespoke timber kitchen with vaulted ceilings
oil-fired central heating and upgraded triple-glazed windows
It also includes a Biocycle wastewater system
Located near excellent schools and within easy reach of Swords
this property offers potential for further development
This beautifully maintained four-bed Edwardian home dates to 1912
It’s located in the heart of Kiltimagh town and is in move-in condition
it offers spacious living areas and bedrooms
Original period features such as ornate entrance hall tiles have been retained
A portion of the ground floor has been converted into a self-contained one-bed flat with separate access making it ideal for AirBnB or simply for guests who want a bit more privacy
well-landscaped site with a tarmac driveway providing plenty of parking
Mature trees and shrubbery surround the house
with a raised deck at the back perfect for relaxing or entertaining
There are also large sheds in good condition that offer extra storage space
Highlights include bright living rooms with fireplaces
Some of the bedrooms also have en suite bathrooms
Upstairs, there are four bright bedrooms, two with en suite bathrooms along with a main bathroom. Extra storage is available in the attic and there is already a Stira staircase in place. The standout feature is the self-contained, one-bed apartment with its own kitchen, living room and en suite bathroom. The home is close to local schools, shopping and parks and it has great access to major roads.
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Real IS AG has made its sixth investment in Ireland’s residential property market with the acquisition of 48 apartments in the south Dublin suburb of Mount Merrion from developer Pat Crean’s Marlet Property Group.
While the parties have agreed not to disclose the price of the transaction, The Irish Times understands that the sale of the Oatlands Manor apartments secured about €35 million.
The German investor has acquired the portfolio for its open-ended retail real estate fund Real Invest Europa and stands to secure a yield of 3.65 per cent on its investment.
Located to the rear of Oatlands College CBS in Stillorgan, the apartments form part of the wider Oatlands Manor residential scheme being developed by Marlet on the site of the well-known secondary school’s former monastery at Cherrygarth. The 48 units acquired by Real IS AG comprise a mix of 30 apartments and 18 duplexes, along with 82 car-parking spaces.
News of the deal comes 11 months on from the German investor’s last purchase in the Irish market. In July of last year, the fund paid the Gem Group €42 million for 93 apartments on Dublin’s Malahide Road.
In January 2022, another of its funds paid €40 million for 72 high-end homes developed by US-owned Bain Capital and its partners Regency Homes at the exclusive Knockrabo scheme on Mount Anville Road in south Dublin.
In early 2021, it paid Glenveagh Properties about €60 million to secure ownership of more than 100 apartments at the publicly listed builder’s Marina Village scheme in Greystones, Co Wicklow, while in November 2019 it paid more than €55 million to secure ownership of 87 high-end apartments Glenveagh was developing at its Herbert Hill scheme next to Dundrum Town Centre in south Dublin.
Listen | 56:54Real IS AG’s first acquisition in Dublin took place in October 2019. On that occasion, it paid €46 million for 56 private rented sector apartments developed by Marlet at its Ropemaker Place scheme in Dublin’s south docklands.
Commenting on his fund’s purchase of the apartments at Oatlands Manor, Real IS AG’s global head of investment management, Axel Schulz said: “In the last two years, residential real estate has proven to be particularly resilient to economic downturns. Taking also into account Dublin’s population growth rate and solid economic situation, the acquisition of the Oatlands complex is a perfect addition to the Real Invest Europa’s portfolio of fund assets.”
William Fry and KPMG advised Real IS on tax and legal matters relating to the transaction while Watts provided technical consulting. Savills and Cortland Consult acted as the company’s commercial consultants on the deal. Marlet Property Group was assisted by Ronan Daly Jermyn LLP as legal consultant and by Cushman & Wakefield as broker.
Developer Paddy McKillen Jnr’s Press Up hospitality group has closed its Union Cafe premises in Mount Merrion to make way for the development of a mixed-use scheme for which his Oakmount property vehicle received planning permission in 2018
is at the corner of Deerpark Road and North Avenue in the south Dublin suburb
It was permanently shuttered on October 30th
a sign posted in the window of the premises stated
The Irish Times understands that Mr McKillen Jnr and his business partner Matt Ryan intend to progress plans for a mixed-use scheme on the site for which an Oakmount company received planning permission in 2018
The cafe is adjacent to the former Flanagans furniture shop site
where Oakmount is separately in the process of delivering 100 luxury apartments
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council at the time gave the green light for the demolition of the existing four-storey structure on the Union Cafe site and its replacement by a three-storey pub and restaurant to be operated by Mr McKillen Jnr and Mr Ryan’s Press Up group as well 50 apartments
That application was a scaled-down version of Oakmount’s previous plans
for a much larger mixed-use development on the site
permission for which was refused by the local authority and subsequently
The original proposal faced stiff opposition from residents
with nearly 340 objections lodged against the plans
Some 80 objections were also lodged against the scaled-down proposal but permission was ultimately granted by the council and An Bord Pleanála subsequently refused an appeal against the scheme lodged by a local resident
a Fine Gael councillor on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
said there was still some “unhappiness” within the community about the scale of the development but that there has been expectation in recent times that it would go ahead
Last week Press Up agreed to sell a majority stake in the Dean Hotel Group to British property group Lifestyle Hospitality Capital and Elliott Investment Management, the New York alternative investment giant founded by billionaire activist investor Paul Singer.
The new investors are acquiring more than 70 per cent of the business in a deal that values it at more than €350 million, well above the €250 million estimate by market experts when it was put up for sale earlier this year, sources have said.
Ian Curran is a Business reporter with The Irish Times
The locale has its own supermarket, shops, thriving neighbourhood restaurants, schools and even a bar.
These amenities have attracted the attention of several developers who are fast filling in any gaps with new schemes, such as Oakview Property Development’s Thornhill Oaks development on Cherrygarth Road and Marlet’s Oatlands Manor, which are both house and apartment schemes. Meanwhile on Deerpark Road, Oakmount has launched the The Pinnacle, an apartment and penthouse block.
The existing housing stock consists of mainly sizeable semis dating from the early to mid-century, all with decent gardens. Many of these have been aggrandised and modernised to suit the needs of contemporary family life.
El Remo, number 9 Trees Avenue, is a large, double-fronted residence that will garner a lot of attention for the fact that it is a rare example of a detached house. It belonged to a builder when the street was being developed in the 1950s and it’s not hard to see why. The siting is impeccable. There are sea views from every rear window and it has an enormous two-tiered garden that extends to 130m (427ft) – longer than a rugby union pitch – and 48m (157ft) wide.
In its current iteration, the two-storey house, which has a Ber G rating, has five bedrooms, plenty of accommodation for most families and extends to 215sq m (2,320 sq ft).
The house has a roomy hall, a good-sized sittingroom to the left with a large broken-plan room to the back, which comprises a dining-living room and opens through to the kitchen. All have decent ceiling heights too.
From its elevated position, both living room and kitchen have stellar views of Dublin Bay and its shipping channels, with a door leading out to an east-facing terrace that overlooks both garden and sea.
The sheer scale of the garden is a luxury in itself. East-facing, it is bounded by a 300-year-old stone wall from the Deer Park Demense.
While already offering plenty of bedroom space, buyers at this level of the market look for a similar balanced proportion of living space. While the current configuration also includes a play room, small office and large utility, would-be buyers looking for a more considered layout will be interested in the fact that the property has planning permission to install an additional floor at garden level with plans drafted by Noel O’Dwyer of Node Architecture.
These plans move the kitchen down a floor where it would open directly out to the exterior and also include a family room, utility, storage and a windowed stairwell with sea views, as well as a larger terrace on the level above.
It’s a lovely idea that would give an additional 102sq m (1,098sq ft) of space, but given the property’s elevated position, consideration should also be given to the idea of flipping the layout so that the living space is at the top of the house with accommodation at garden level. The installation of a lift would help future-proof the property for later life stages.
Asking €1.625 million through agent SherryFitzGerald, the house has a pair of mature magnolia trees in the front garden where there is off-street parking for several cars.
The property is within a 30-second dash of Scoil San Treasa – you can hear the kids in the yard from the house. Mount Anville Montessori Junior School, Mount Anville Secondary School and Oatlands Primary School are all a short walk or cycle.
Alanna Gallagher is a property journalist with The Irish Times
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the location is in high demand with houses selling for well over a million
300 years ago it was a combination of forest and pastureland where the Fitzwilliam family; the prosperous Anglo Normans who owned most of the land in southeast Dublin
Housing in the area began in earnest in 1928 when five bungalows were erected
Despite the promise of a brook with miniature cascades and a bathing pool fed with spring water
Then Limerick native John Kenny of Irish Homes Ltd developed much of the suburb after he purchased the remainder of the Mount Merrion Estate for IR£18,000 from Guardian Assurance Co in 1933
He then engaged distinguished English architect Rupert Jones to design houses the likes of which had never been seen before
These Kenny built homes were aimed to be a “Garden City” – where wide roads and low walls gave a sense of spaciousness
When marketed they had the theme of “space to breathe” with fitted baths
running hot and cold water plus the all-important electricity
which had just arrived in Dublin – though spare a thought for the people in Ballycroy in Co Mayo who didn’t have their light-bulb moment until 1964
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Labour-saving kitchens (as these properties had no space for staff) and the latest in modern conveniences were really a game changer for these dream homes.
Today, they remain dream homes for many Dubliners, as they will set you back more than €1 million, and stand on large sites: Kenny had permission to construct 20 houses per acre, but reduced this density significantly to just six – so large gardens are one of the real selling points of Kenny-built homes in the locality.
Lisney Sotheby’s International Realty has just launched 25 Greygates, an appealing detached Kenny-built house. Positioned on a corner site on the junction of Stillorgan and Greenfield Roads, the property has significant wraparound gardens that extend to a third of an acre. Its design appears to be that of C8 priced at £1,150 in the original brochure for Irish Homes from the 1930s.
With 222sq m (2,390sq ft) of floor space and set behind tall electric gates with excellent off-street parking, it will need some work to address the F Ber. As it is a receiver sale, there is no furniture so it looks a bit grim at present.
What it does offer, though, is a super location at the end of Greenfield Road adjacent to shops and The Rise, substantial accommodation with three bedrooms and a converted attic. There are three reception rooms, a large kitchen that opens to the rear garden along with a study and a garage for extra storage.
Features such as Kenny’s signature bay windows and a sylvan setting that enjoys both afternoon and evening sun, add to the attraction of the property, which is now on the market seeking €1.2 million.
Elizabeth Birdthistle, a contributor to The Irish Times, writes about property, fine arts, antiques and collectables
The lands at that time belonged to Richard, the fifth Viscount Fitzwilliam, an ambitious type who rescinded the family’s enduring Catholic faith and joined the Anglican church in order to take his seat in the House of Lords. He then set his sights on refurbishing Merrion Castle to build a residence worthy of a peer of the realm on 120 hilltop hectares. (That’s 300 acres.)
But, beyond the stately main entrance, on Stillorgan Road, and an impressive tree-lined avenue, the grand house never materialised. Instead, just two wings of the proposed manor were built, one of which is currently occupied by Mount Merrion Community Centre.
Now the developers Mark Leonard, a Mount Merrion native, and Noel Barry of Centurion Homes have transformed the stables courtyard. This weekend sees the launch of the scheme of 10 bespoke two- and three-bed houses. Seven of the homes have been built within the original stables structure following a conservation process of more than two years – significantly longer than Leonard had envisaged.
“A listed building is like opening an envelope: once you peel it open there’s a problem, then another, then another. All of it can be addressed, but getting the skilled expertise is so difficult. The specs have soared, but the result is a showcase, not just another copy-and-paste new house,” says Leonard.
This weekend three new 132sq m (1,420sq ft) two-beds enclosing the Stables site on its east side are launching. The stable houses are only nearing completion, but prospective buyers will get a feel for what’s on offer via the showhouse located in the new wing.
Engineered parquet floors, flush-fit staircases, simple hardwood archways and marble countertops with side edging running to the floor create a luxurious first impression. The downstairs accommodation comprises two bedrooms (main en suite) opening on to a small courtyard light well, a roomy bathroom and carefully considered understairs storage. Upstairs opens into the bright kitchen and dining area, complete with De Dietrich appliances, and a generous pantry/utility accessed via an archway.
Floor-to-ceiling windows offer views on to the central courtyard, and there’s access to a small balcony with a wood-slatted screen for privacy. Off the kitchen-diner is the livingroom. The A3 rating means there’s no fireplace to create a focal point; instead the eye is drawn to the windowed wall on to the courtyard.
With just two or three bedrooms on offer, and priced from €870,000 through the Savills agency, the buyers here are likely to be locals looking to downsize from larger neighbouring properties. Leonard says three units have already sold.
The units in the original stable block are a somewhat different proposition. Each one is different because the layouts had to be incorporated within the original framework.
The lime-render exterior (four coats) and side-hung conservation windows are in keeping with the original style, and passed the approval of the council architect.
Here there will be five three-beds ranging in price from €875,000 for a 157sq m (1,690sq ft) unit up to €1.075m for 181sq m (1,945sq ft).
Of the two two-beds, one is the central stable unit, with three tall arched windows on to the courtyard. This extends to 126sq m (1,355sq ft), is priced at €900,000, and comes with a vast floored attic space where the selling agent David Browne says a buyer could install a Velux window and incorporate additional accommodation.
Serious viewers of the as-yet-unfinished stables will need a good design eye to visualise what they will be like on completion, but there’s a fine bone structure in place, and the AB Design promise is a good one.
A small courtyard garden is the extent of the outdoor space – rear gardens will be hardwood-fitted, and parking will be in the courtyard. The bell-tower dome of the Church of St Thérèse looms atmospherically above the rooftops, and Deer Park is just a two-minute walk.
Viewing is on Saturday from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.
Centurion Homes is also completing a 75-unit scheme of timber-frame homes in Ballintemple, in Cork. “As a smaller player the biggest challenge for us is constantly competing with the larger building firms to attract and retain contractors,” Leonard says.
Madeleine Lyons is Food & Drink Editor of The Irish Times
Houses here tend to be homes for life, only changing hands when a family with an empty nest are downsizing, making room for another brood to call the place home, and number 5 Sycamore Road is a prime example.
Houses such as this do not stay on the market long. “Sycamore Road is one of the most sought-after roads in Mount Merrion as it is a quiet, wide, tree-lined road adjacent to the shops on the Rise, which are a focal point for Mount Merrion,” says selling agent Robert Lawson of Lisney Sotheby’s International Realty.
When John Kenny developed homes here, decent-sized gardens were one of the real selling points and almost 100 years later this still holds true. At number 5 the back garden stretches to a considerable 34m (111ft) with the bonus of a west-facing aspect. This allows scope to extend the 141sq m (1,517sq ft) property as many neighbours have done – subject to the usual planning requirements.
The classic double-fronted house – complete with its signature bay window – standing on a 0.2 acre site, is close to some of the country’s best-known schools and is a short walk to the quality bus corridor on the N11, and Booterstown Dart station, so is accessible no matter where you are off to.
It has the usual layout you would expect: a large dual-aspect livingroom lies on one side of the hallway, opposite a good-sized diningroom. Both rooms are bathed in light thanks to the property’s aspect and have open fireplaces contemporaneous with the house.
To the rear is a kitchen/breakfastroom which, thanks to lots of floor-to-ceiling glazing, is incredibly bright and has great views of the mature rear garden.
Upstairs are four bedrooms, the principal of which has a lovely bay window to match the diningroom downstairs. A loo and a family bathroom complete this floor.
While it has been very well maintained by current owners, new occupants will more than likely want to put their own stamp on the place. The Ber of E1 will also need to be addressed – and there are SEAI grants available to do this.
The fact that it is a level site (which not all houses out here are) will be of interest to those who would like to extend to the rear.
Number 5 Sycamore Road, a classic Kenny home, is now on the market seeking €1.25 million through Lisney Sotheby’s International Realty.
This first phase will comprise 48 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and penthouses with additional apartments planned for the adjoining Union Café site.
The Deerpark Road scheme, designed by FKL and Box architects, is on the site of the now-demolished Stella cinema, a landmark mid-century deco building. It was designed by the architect RH Dowling and built for the O’Grady family, who also owned the sister Stella cinema in Rathmines.
The circle of life saw that latter cinema reopened in 2017 with lights, camera and action fanfare by the Press Up Group – aka Paddy McKillen jnr and Matt Ryan – which has built up a stable of pubs, restaurants and hotels over more than a decade.
It is the pair’s development company Oakmount that purchased this premier 0.84 acre south Co Dublin site in 2018 for about €7 million.
The Deerpark cinema opened to great fanfare in 1955, showing the circus drama Ring of Fire, but its projector faded to black for the last time in 1976. It then became a furniture store and auction house while retaining many of the original features such as the ticket office.
The new-build is clad in Jura limestone and render, its stepped exterior punctuated by Malaysian hardwood privacy screens that divide the glass-balustraded balconies.
It fits well into the mature locality. Extending to just three storeys on the Deerpark Road side it rises to five storeys as it backs on to Wilson Road. Still in situ for now are Union Café and Kennedy’s public house where a smorgasbord of food trucks can supply you with a delectable menu from the Press Up group’s string of eateries.
The site is still under construction and shrouded by scaffolding so for now there is no show unit to visit. Instead a marketing suite has been set up across the road in a former fruit and veg shop where you can see examples of the fit-out, designed by Bushell Interiors. These include espresso-coloured German designed Allmilmo kitchens with polished arabescato marble worktops, splashbacks and island breakfast bars.
Similarly, sleek Italian Zalf wardrobes are part of the bedroom package and the marble-clad bathrooms have fashionable matte black hardware and frameless glass shower stalls.
The scheme has attracted lots of local attention with planning updates relayed to readers via the local residents’ association website, along with every other planning application in the area.
And while this might seem like prime Ross O’Carroll Kelly territory,this select slice of SoCoDu – originally designed as a dormitory suburb – is pretty self-contained.
While each unit comes to market with one parking space it is possible to have your hair done, seek medical attention, eat out at cafes or food trucks, watch the game in the neighbourhood bar, a walk in the park and do the weekly shop, all without ever having to get into a car. The whole set-up is a good example of the 15-minute city, designed decades before the idea became a planning buzzword.
Phase two will see Union Café and Kennedy’s bar close temporarily but reopen as integral parts of a later phase.
These days the place feels anything but sleepy, with locals hoping to trade down from the surrounding Kenny-built homes popping into the shop to see what’s on offer. But people with kids of schoolgoing age may also be tempted, for the location is within walking and safe cycling distance of several schools. So far six have been quietly sale agreed through selling agents Knight Frank.
This first phase comprises nine two-bedroom apartments, two three-bedroom apartments and one three-bedroom penthouse.
Of the two-beds, those on the first floor range in size from 81sq m (872sq ft) to 96sq m (1,033sq ft) and in price from €760,000 to €810,000. Up a level, all homes boast stellar sea views.
Prices for the 81 to 83sq m homes here are from €835,000 while on the third floor the two-beds range in price from €875,000 to €965,000 and measure from 78 to 97sq m (840 to 1,044sq ft). Two-beds on the fourth floor are from 78 to 82sq m (840 to 883sq ft) in size with prices from €920,000 to €940,000.
The three-bedroom apartments are located on the second and third floors. Extending to 107sq m (1,152sq ft), each is asking €995,000.
The cherry on top is the blockbuster three-bedroom penthouse on the fifth floor, from where there are compelling vistas across the city from the sea to the mountains. Extending to 157sq m (1,690sq ft), this unit is seeking €1.8 million.
All have Raynaers aluminium double-glazed windows and some are dual aspect, giving both east and western light. In addition to sizeable footprints these units come to market with additional storage in the basement.
At ground level there will be four small retail units as well as some accommodation with common green spaces, one east-facing the other west-facing.
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has approved an application from Roadstone on behalf of Transport Infrastructure Ireland to temporarily close Mount Merrion Avenue from the junction with Rock Road to the junction with Cross Avenue
Mount Merrion Avenue will be closed from the junction with Rock Road to the junction with Cross Avenue between 7:30 pm and 5:30 am from Tuesday 23rd November 2021 to Sunday 5th December 2021
These works will take place at night because of high traffic volumes during the day
A Traffic Management Plan will be in operation and local access will always be maintained
Diversion routes will be clearly signposted
Report a problem with the Council
E-mail: info@dlrcoco.ie
Developers and investors involved in the delivery of residential accommodation at the upper end of Dublin’s private rented sector and owner-occupier market will be interested in the sale of a high-profile site in the south-city suburb of Mount Merrion.
Located at the corner of Callary Road and Foster’s Avenue, and within a short walk of both UCD and Goatstown village, the subject property is being offered to the market by agent Bannon at a guide price of €2.75 million.
Extending to a total area of 0.28 hectares (0.7 acres), the site is zoned ‘Objective A – Residential’ under the terms of the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Development Plan 2022-2028. The land is currently occupied by a detached dwelling known as ‘Clonbeg’, a 1930s-built five-bedroom detached house extending to 250sq m (2,691sq ft).
This high-profile corner site offers fantastic scope for redevelopment, subject to planning permission
The site has road frontage of 60 metres and 50 metres to Callary Road and Foster’s Avenue respectively. A feasibility study prepared by Terry O’Flanagan Architects suggests the plot has the potential to accommodate a residential scheme of up to 36 apartment units. The existing Roebuck Hill apartment scheme on the opposite side of Foster’s Avenue provides a direct precedent for a multi-storey residential development.
Niall Brereton, who is handling the sale on behalf of Bannon, says: “This high-profile corner site offers fantastic scope for redevelopment (subject to planning permission) across a range of potential platforms including multi-family, elder-living or student accommodation.
“It is rare that a property with such potential becomes available in a location like Mount Merrion.”