BLACKROCK: €1.6MTHREE DECADES after it was built, Brooklawn remains one of the most strikingly modern housing developments in Blackrock, Co Dublin. The 22 bold white house, varying in size from 3 to five bedrooms, are laid out in a curving sweep, with open front lawns, off Mount Merrion Avenue.
The location has copperfastened the appeal of the houses. Not only are they within short walking distance of Blackrock village, but their cul-de-sac setting means they are spared the traffic noise and general hubbub which affects many other roads nearby.
Number 7 Brooklawn, one of the larger five-bedroom detached houses in the scheme, is for sale through Sherry FitzGerald's Dún Laoghaire office at €1.6 million. It is almost at the innermost end of the cul-de-sac, well away from busy Mount Merrion Avenue. It has a substantial back garden - laid out in lawn, shrubberies and patio area - plus an external utility room and two sheds. The garden is very private.
The owners are downsizing after living in the house since it was built in 1977. The next occupants will inherit an 171.8sq m (1,850sq ft) house in excellent order. The kitchen has been recently refitted with attractive cherrywood units.
Downstairs, a spacious entrance hallway opens into a very large drawingroom - there are three sofas in the room without any hint of clutter. Sliding doors open into a diningroom, which links to the large eat-in kitchen. Glass doors open onto the patio and garden.
Upstairs, there are four double bedrooms and a single bedroom; the main bedroom has an en suite, and there is a separate family bathroom plus downstairs lavatory.
To the front there is a covered car port for two cars.
7 Brooklawn, Mt Merrion Ave, Blackrock, Co Dublin
Five-bedroom detached house in cul-de-sac within walking distance of Blackrock village
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald
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