A Regency terraced house overlooking the canal at 37 Mespil Road, Dublin 4, is likely to make well over £1 million at a Lisney auction later this month. Situated near the junction with Baggot Street, the three-storey, four-bedroom house has been refurbished and decorated to an exceptionally high standard. Only two or three Mespil Road houses have come on the market in recent years, so it will be interesting to see how this property performs under the hammer on April 29th.
Selling agent Tom Day describes it as one of the finest houses of its type, and, given its central location, it will appeal to business people who need to be close to town and who like to entertain on a lavish scale. Number 37 has a long front garden that is mostly given over to landscaped parking for several cars. To the rear, the south-facing garden has been gravelled and landscaped.
Inside, the house, which belongs to a prominent Dublin businessman, has the feel of a luxurious gentleman's club. There are four fine reception rooms: at hall level, there are the traditional interconnecting rooms, in this case decorated in a smart shade of smokey blue with fine period fireplaces and decorative plaster cornices.
The ground floor has a large sitting-room that opens directly into a dining-room. There is another informal dining-room opening from the SieMatic kitchen at the back of the house. Double doors open on to the back garden, which has granite walls topped in expensive trellising, and heavy planter tubs furnishing the patio.
Upstairs, there is a double bedroom in each of the two returns and both rooms have elegant fitted wardrobes and en suite shower rooms. The top floor has two bedrooms, with the main bedroom taking up the entire front of the house. This is a stunning midnight blue room with exquisite curtains, a large walk-in dressing-room and an en suite bathroom.
