FOXROCK: €3.15MHAWTHORN IS A newly-built detached house set on the site of a previous house on Mart Lane in Foxrock. The property reflects the street's new personality as old housing stock goes under the refurbishment knife to become bigger and better versions of their original selves.
Hawthorn is one of several new builds on the road. The four-bedroom, five-bathroom property will suit families trading up who want a swish home styled in a traditional fashion. The asking price is €3.15 million through joint agents Knight Frank and Charles Smith, Navan.
There are two formal reception rooms to the front, one on either side of the spacious hall. The grander room has a triptych of windows and this glazing is mirrored on its back wall to also take advantage of the courtyard views.
The second room, which is smaller, has twin windows to its front and side. Both have open fireplaces. A third reception room could become a playroom or television room. There are solid oak floors throughout and sash windows.
The 65sq m (700sq ft) kitchen to the rear is enormous. It has a red glazed tile floor and a Mark Wilkinson fitted kitchen, in maple, separate pantry and utility room.
An open fire at the other end offers a cosy family area with room for a dining table at the centre of the space.
French doors lead out to the south-west facing courtyard with another set of French doors opening onto the landscaped back garden.
A geo-thermal underfloor heating system - fast becoming a characteristic of many Foxrock properties - is in operation on both floors and gives the property a building energy rating in the region of A3, says the installer.
Dormer windows and sloping roofs are a feature of the first floor. Each of the four bedrooms has its own en suite bathroom.
The main bedroom has a fitted dressingroom and an en suite with two sinks, a shower and separate bath. A large walk-in linen cupboard is a very practical addition upstairs.
Remote control gates keep the property ultra private and there is forecourt parking for four to five cars - the school run will be done on shanks mare though as the national school is shamefully close, about 50m down the street.
Hawthorn, Mart Lane, Foxrock, Dublin 18
Four-bedroom, five-bathroom property with two reception rooms and a large kitchen. There is geo-thermal underfloor heating
Agent: Knight Frank
