DUBLIN 6: €2.95M:A HOUSE that was put up for sale in 2006, but failed to sell at €6.75million, is back on the market through Sherry FitzGerald asking €2.95 million.
Number 15 Temple Villas is a smart, double-fronted Victorian house on the sunny side of Palmerston Road, one of the best addresses in Dublin 6.
The five-bedroom family home has beautifully proportioned, interconnecting reception rooms with matching marble fireplaces. The drawing room is to the back and the dining room to the front of the house. On the right is a sitting room with another marble fireplace.
To the rear is a very sympathetically designed, open-plan kitchen by architect Derek Tynan. Redbrick detailing really works in the context of the house, and it feels more part of the original house than a glass box extension might have done.
The Siematic kitchen has a Gaggenau hob and a large double larder big enough to hide a clutch of children.
Three sets of French doors open onto a south-west-facing garden. Designed by Bloom gold medal-winner Paul Doyle it is stocked with a wealth of old-fashioned and on-trend plants and gives a very established feel to the outdoor space.
The 297sq m (3,197sq ft) property has five bedrooms, four on the first floor and one on the return. The master suite comprises three bedrooms, which have been opened up to create one ultra-spacious sleeping chamber, complete with walk-in closet space and hotel-standard ensuite bathroom.
No 15 ticks the design, aspect and amenities boxes for a family home. The property is a stone’s throw from Palmerston Park (one of the best small scale parks in the city), and is adjacent to numerous schools and to Ranelagh and Rathmines villages. Cowper Luas stop is a short walk away.
While number 15 may appear less grand than the typical two-storey-over-basement homes on Palmerston, the layout is easier for families.
No 15, Temple Villas, Palmerston Road, Dublin 6
Five-bedroom Victorian house with garden designed by Bloom gold medal-winner Paul Doyle.
Agent: Sherry Fitzgerald
