THE unwritten code when buying a home is to have a contingency budget to deal with any unexpected nasties that might surface after you have signed the dotted line. However such prudence would seem needless in the case of No 58 An Radharc. Deftly and elegantly decorated and commendably energy efficient (B2, ergo, buyer is eligible for green mortgage rates) it genuinely fits that most desirable profile of “turnkey”.
A tall, terraced townhouse, at the back end of Maryborough Ridge, at the far end of Douglas golf course, and high above Douglas village, No 58 has been meticulously fitted and finished by its owner occupier.
High standards are obvious throughout, from the attractively tiled hallway, to the stair rods on the staircase, to the colonial shutters in the kitchen dining room at the front of the house.
To the rear is a roomy living room, with French doors to a sheltered outdoor area, where you can dine whatever the weather, thanks to a perspex canopy.
Bedrooms are over the top two floors: two on the middle floor and the largest – which has a large walk-in wardrobe and en suite – on the uppermost floor.
Selling this pristine home with a low-maintenance rear garden is Brian Olden of Cohalan Downing and he already has an offer at the asking price of €405,000.
“There’s good interest since we launched a week ago, and it’s predominantly first time buyers looking for a good location,” the agent says.
“There’s the advantage too of a home finished to very high standards,” Mr Olden says, adding that it has the space to cater for a family as it extends to over 1400 sq ft.
Douglas village is within walking distance of Maryborough Ridge and there are regular buses from outside the estate into Cork city centre. It’s convenient too to Carrigaline and Ringaskiddy.
As good as it looks.
