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Kensington Lodge, Rochestown Avenue, Dun Laoghaire

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  • 07-05-2012 9:13pm
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    Artur.PL
    Registered Users Posts: 274 ✭✭


    Does anybody know about that place? We are looking for the apartment to buy and found it on daft.
    How about building quality? Is area safe and quiet?
    You know, all things we should know but estate agent does not tell us.


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    HavingCrack
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    I don't know about the building itself but Rochestown Avenue is in a very settled, quiet residential area. It's close to Johnstown primary school, the Killiney Shopping Centre, the Tesco Ballybrack, lots of parks and green spaces. There's also a pool and gym in the Rochestown Lodge Hotel. It is lacking a bar since the Graduate burnt down (has it re-opened?) but apart from that it's a pretty good area.

    I'm not too sure on public transport, I think that might be quite poor, maybe someone who lives on the road can advise.


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    helimachoptor
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    Graduate has re-opened.
    OP if you're going to town you're a couple of mins away from the 46A stop.


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    Seaswimmer
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    HavingCrack wrote: »
    I don't know about the building itself but Rochestown Avenue is in a very settled, quiet residential area. It's close to Johnstown primary school, the Killiney Shopping Centre, the Tesco Ballybrack, lots of parks and green spaces. There's also a pool and gym in the Rochestown Lodge Hotel. It is lacking a bar since the Graduate burnt down (has it re-opened?) but apart from that it's a pretty good area.

    I'm not too sure on public transport, I think that might be quite poor, maybe someone who lives on the road can advise.

    Kensington is closer to the Kill of the Grange end of Rochestown avenue. You are about a 5 minute walk from 46A and Bradys pub at Bakers Corner. Another 5 minutes takes you to Deansgrange with its Super Valu/post office/pub/chipper/chinese ect..you could walk to dun laoghaire in about 25 minutes..
    The apartments look nice from the outside but i am not sure what the build quality is like. They dont all seem to be occupied at the moment..


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    bigpoppa
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    I know the place well. Seems well built and well finished with good facilities underground car park etc. Main points to add is that it seems like a very empty development which you can see as a good or bad thing? They used to show regularly and dont seem to as much any more? It also backs onto a house which they have been trying to see for quite a while.


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    rubadub
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    helimachoptor wrote: »
    Graduate has re-opened.
    It was surprisingly quick to reopen. Theres a chinese restaurant beside it too.

    Cabinteely village is close enough too, with pubs & restaurants. And the noggin inn pub & off licence and several takeaways around.

    No idea about the building, but lived around the area most of my life and like it very much. Several people I know grew up there and bought houses in the surrounding area.


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    helimachoptor
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    rubadub wrote: »
    It was surprisingly quick to reopen. Theres a chinese restaurant beside it too.

    Cabinteely village is close enough too, with pubs & restaurants. And the noggin inn pub & off licence and several takeaways around.

    No idea about the building, but lived around the area most of my life and like it very much. Several people I know grew up there and bought houses in the surrounding area.


    It's pretty popular, Bakers would be my local but I do wander to the Grad now and then, however I do feel it has lost some of its charm since it became "new"!


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    brayblue24
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    helimachoptor wrote: »
    I do wander to the Grad now and then, however I do feel it has lost some of its charm since it became "new"!

    +1

    I grew up around there it's a good area OP, no real problems


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    IsThisOneFree
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    Hi All

    Sorry to dredge up an old thread - just wondering OP if you bought in this development in the end ? If so, how are you finding it ? Or if you didn't, was there any particular reason why not ? According to daft, there's only a few 2 & 1 beds left, I'm considering a 2 bed. also wondering about public transport - I need to get the dart to work and it seems like I might be a bit far, even with getting the bus ??

    Thanks in advance


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    the groutch
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    the 46a is a 5 minute walk away, and runs every 8-10 minutes (possibly even more frequent during peak times), terminating at Dun Laoghaire train station, so if you get a monthly bus & Dart ticket you're sorted.
    do you mind me asking where you'd be getting the Dart to? there might be a way of combining buses rather than using the Dart at all.


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    uch
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    IsThisOneFree wrote: »
    Hi All

    Sorry to dredge up an old thread - just wondering OP if you bought in this development in the end ? If so, how are you finding it ? Or if you didn't, was there any particular reason why not ? According to daft, there's only a few 2 & 1 beds left, I'm considering a 2 bed. also wondering about public transport - I need to get the dart to work and it seems like I might be a bit far, even with getting the bus ??

    Thanks in advance

    You might be better off looking at Honey Park on the old Dún Laoghaire golf course, the 46a bus stop is literally at your doorstep and leaves you at Dún Laoghaire Dart station

    21/25



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    rubadub
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    the groutch wrote: »
    there might be a way of combining buses rather than using the Dart at all.
    Yeah, probably cheaper too, I use those "travel 90" bus tickets. If commuting there might be a better option.
    10 Journey Travel 90 Adult €21.50

    Valid for 10 journeys of 90 minutes unlimited travel
    Valid on Dublin Bus scheduled services including Xpresso (excluding Airlink, Nitelink, Tours, Special Events and Private Contract services)
    Tickets are for individual use only and may not be used by a group
    No CIE photo ID required

    I would cycle to the dart myself, probably quicker than the bus. There is the 111 feeder, but very few of them, haven't been on one in years but you used to get on and just pay the dart fare on the bus, and the bus was in effect free.


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    Artur.PL
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    Finally, we did not get the chance to buy an apartment there.
    Price was 175k, we offered 160k, we were told that developer has to agree on this price. That was the last call we got from the estate agent (Hora agency). A lot of emails were sent , call were done, there was no answer.


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