Dublin 4: €3.75mLisney is offering a realistic AMV of €3.75 million for one of the large redbrick houses on Northumberland Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, prior to auction on October 10th.
A nine-bedroom house, number 66 was previously run as a B&B but, with many of its original features still intact, it would make an ideal family home for those who want to beat the traffic and be within walking distance of the city centre.
The spacious house has the benefit of rear access from Lansdowne Park, with space for up to five cars. The 311sq m (3,357sq ft) house has a fine entrance hall with an archway leading to an inner hall and elaborate ceiling cornices.
A superb high-ceilinged drawingroom at the front of the house has a wide bay window and its original marble fireplace. From here there is access to an original conservatory.
There are two en suite bedrooms at hall level, as well as an office.
The first floor has several bedrooms, most of them en suite, while the ground floor has three further bedrooms, a sittingroom, spacious kitchen and a study.
With Ballsbridge set to be developed as an upscale new neighbourhood with shops, restaurants and expensive apartments likely to cost from €1 million upwards, the more traditional redbrick residences of the area could prove a smart investment in the years to come.
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