First Time Buyer Townhouse – St Luke’s, Dublin – €375k
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- * Village Feel: the area is described as having a strong "village feel." * Convenient Location: It's a 10-minute walk to the town centre.
- * Purchase Date: Colette and Carlo bought the house a decade ago (around 2014/2015).
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About the Location (St. Luke’s/Mount Vernon Terrace):
* Village Feel: the area is described as having a strong “village feel.”
* Convenient Location: It’s a 10-minute walk to the town centre.
* Local Amenities: Includes a grocery store, butcher shop, coffee shop, and restaurant.
* Social Scene: A former church has been repurposed into a live music venue, and Henchy’s pub is a long-standing local landmark (dating back to the 1880s tollhouse).
About the house (No. 12 Mount vernon Terrace):
* Purchase Date: Colette and Carlo bought the house a decade ago (around 2014/2015).
* Original Condition: It was “dark and dingy” and had lost much of its original character when they purchased it.
* Build Date: The house was built in 1925.
* Period Features: it has a pretty bay window and decorative ironwork along the garden wall.
* Renovations (2015 onwards):
* Windows: Single-glazed aluminum windows replaced with double-glazed PVC sash windows.
* Heating: New gas boiler installed in 2019.
* roof: Flat roof on the kitchen replaced in 2022.
* Insulation: Internal walls insulated.
* Chimney: Recapped and flashing repaired.
* Exterior: New PVC facias and soffits fitted.
* Kitchen: New kitchen installed in 2023.
* Layout: Two small downstairs rooms were combined into one larger,brighter living room with a bay window and a large sash window.
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