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CHUNKY redbricks dominate at Bishopstown’s Kenley Crescent, with a few notable exceptions: No 6 underwent a significant refresh/extension after changing hands 10 years ago and looks nothing like its more sedate neighbours, and No 2, featured here, has been unique from the get-go, with its noticeably long catslide roof, designed to accommodate a third storey.
Built 30-odd years ago with the help of the owner’s father and based on a design by architect John McNamara, No 2 is a quirkily asymmetrical home that packs quite a lot across its 3,595sq ft of living space.
In addition to a kitchen, dining room, and living room on the ground floor, there’s a sitting room and sunroom.
Doubles doors open from the sunroom to the rear patio and garden. A pantry adjoins the kitchen. There’s access from the ground floor to a large, incorporated garage. If any more living space was required,the garage is the obvious choice.
Bedrooms are across the top two floors, of which the middle floor is concrete. The main bedroom has an en suite and a small balcony.
The two top floor bedrooms could also be home offices.
Selling No 2 is Sam Kingston Senior of Casey & Kingston and he says it’s “a rare opportunity for a family to purchase a dream home”.
Family-friendly amenities are prolific locally: Bishopstown GAA Club and pitches are over No 2’s garden wall; Bishopstown Community School is on the doorstep and there are several large green areas, while the house itself is on 0.14 acres.
The location is ideal for those working in the western city suburbs or heading further west to work, as access to the South Ring road network is almost instant. No 2 is within a short drive of universities and a couple of major hospitals.
The guide price for the property is €850,000.
Eye-catching home with stacks of accommodation. Ideal family trade-up in a proven location