8 Sandycove House Newtownsmith Co. Dublin
Overview
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First Floor
2 Bedrooms
3 Bathrooms
105 sqm
Sandycove House is a small development of luxury apartments built approximately 20 years ago, within striking distance of Glasthule Village. The development is ideally positioned on Newtownsmith in Sandycove overlooking the promenade, Scotsmans Bay, and Rachel Joynts iconic sculpture The Mothership. The property further benefits from one designated parking space, a visitors space, a self-contained lockup store and a shared south facing terrace.
Sandycove House is a small development of luxury apartments built approximately 20 years ago, within striking distance of Glasthule Village. The development is ideally positioned on Newtownsmith in Sandycove overlooking the promenade, Scotsmans Bay, and Rachel Joynts iconic sculpture The Mothership. The property further benefits from one designated parking space, a visitors space, a self-contained lockup store and a shared south facing terrace. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a beautifully presented light filled first floor duplex apartment with stunning sea views.
Internally the accommodation generously extends to approximately 105sq.m (1,130sq. ft) and briefly comprises of a welcoming entrance hall with intercom system. Off the hall there is a well-proportioned guest w.c. and a spacious utility room. Steps lead up from the hall into a stunning sitting room with solid oak flooring, a vaulted ceiling, feature fireplace with gas coal effect inset and panoramic views over Sandycove Promenade from the large bay window. Off the sitting room there is a kitchen fitted with Shaker style units and integrated appliances and to the rear there is a large bedroom with a fitted wardrobe, desk with an en suite bathroom. Upstairs there is a wonderful master suite with a bespoke Kelly Design wardrobe. This room is light filled and benefits from a sunny southerly orientation with a view over to Glasthule Church. Off the bedroom there is a large dressing room with a luxurious en suite with underfloor heating completing the internal accommodation.
Sandycove is one of South County Dublins most scenic coastal suburbs, with an abundance of natural beauty on its doorstep. There are many other buildings of architectural interest to include the James Joyce Tower and Geragh, the iconic Michael Scott home built in 1937. Sandycove and Glasthule villages offer a huge array of services and shops to include Cavistons, 64 Wine, Hatch Coffee and The Punnet together with many excellent restaurants and pubs including Fitzgeralds. Sandycove and the surrounding coastline is an area of great natural beauty with many scenic walks along the Promenade and two piers, swimming in The Forty Foot and the recently restored Dun Laoghaire Baths. There is an excellent selection of public transport links to include the DART, a bus route and the Aircoach, providing a direct link with Dublin Airport. This area is very popular with families, artists, musicians, and writers because of everything it offers.
BER: C1
BER No. 100537711
Energy Performance Indicator: 163.33
- Entrance Hall (5.00m x 1.60m )front door opening in, L-shaped with tiled floor, intercom system, fuse board and steps leading up to a lobby
- Sitting Room (5.50m x 5.05m )with glazed double doors opening in, solid oak flooring, two windows looking out to the front, one a bay, bespoke Kelly Design bookshelf, gas coal effect fire with back boiler, recessed lighting, and steps down into the
- Kitchen (4.05m x 2.50m )with tiled floor, a range of Shaker style units, mosaic tiled splashback, Britannia six ring gas hob, Elica stainless steel chimney extractor, integrated Hotpoint dishwasher, Siemens oven, grill above, integrated microwave, integrated De Dietrich larder fridge/freezer, stainless steel sink and drainer
- Guest W.C. tiled floor, fully tiled walls, w.c., wash hand basin, mirror, and light above, extractor fan, recessed lighting
- Utility Room (2.43m x 1.20m )with tiled floor, Bosch washing machine, Thor half freezer, cupboards above, and recessed lighting
- Bedroom 2 (5.00m x 3.15m )with two windows looking out to the rear, fitted desk with cupboard above, fitted wardrobes and door to
- En Suite Bathroom with tiled floor, fully tiled walls, w.c., wash hand basin, mirror above, bath with shower over, recessed lighting, extractor, and chrome heated towel rail
- Upstairs oak staircase
- Landing hot press with ventilated shelving and hot water tank, Velux skylight and recessed lighting
- Master Bedroom (5.05m x 3.55m )with bespoke Kelly Design wardrobe, two windows looking out to the rear, two Velux skylights overhead, recessed lighting, door into the
- Dressing Room (2.60m x 2.10m )with mirrored sliderobes to one side, his & hers wardrobes opposite and door to
- En Suite Bathroom with tiled floor, underfloor heating, fully tiled walls, corner bath, corner shower, wash hand basin set into a vanity, mirrored medicine cabinet above, chrome heated towel rail, w.c., and three Velux skylights overhead
To the side of the property there are secure electric gates opening into a private car park where there is one designated parking space and one visitor space. There is also a lockup store, bin storage and steps lead up to a shared south facing terrace with mature planting and views over to Glasthule Church.
The neighbourhood
The neighbourhood
Sandycove is one of South County Dublin’s best loved suburbs. Just southeast of Dun Laoghaire and Glasthule, this popular seaside resort is world famous for The Forty Foot bathing place, featured in the opening episode of James Joyce’s Ulysses and now a must-visit for any Dublin sea swimmer.
Sandycove is one of South County Dublin’s best loved suburbs. Just southeast of Dun Laoghaire and Glasthule, this popular seaside resort is world famous for The Forty Foot bathing place, featured in the opening episode of James Joyce’s Ulysses and now a must-visit for any Dublin sea swimmer.
The majority of houses and apartments in the area are highly sought after and tend to command strong prices, due to Sandycove’s desirable location and the world-class facilities and amenities that surround the area. These include an excellent selection of primary and secondary schools such as Castle Park, Harold Boys National School, Loreto Abbey Dalkey, Rathdown Girls Schools and The Harold.
Residents enjoy Sandycove’s abundance of leisure and recreational facilities, such as coastal walks, and seaside cycles direct to Blackrock, the Sandycove Promenade along with Sandycove Tennis Club and Cuala GAA. Dun Laoghaire Harbour with its four yacht clubs and extensive marina is very popular with the marine and sailing enthusiasts and is only a couple of kilometres away.
As Sandycove is positioned in between Dalkey town centre and Glasthule, it has access to two DART stations and a number of bus routes that service Dublin city centre on a regular basis.
There is good access to local and boutique shopping in Dalkey and Glasthule, with more extensive shopping available in Dun Laoghaire town centre, where there is also a wide selection of cafés, hostelries and excellent restaurants.
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