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City Gardens

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  • 14-01-2019 1:10pm
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    GinnyR
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    Anyone know what the City Gardens apartments on North Main Street are like? Safe enough area at night? Price seems almost too good for such a central location iykwim. Thanks.


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    Cork Trucker
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    GinnyR wrote: »
    Anyone know what the City Gardens apartments on North Main Street are like? Safe enough area at night? Price seems almost too good for such a central location iykwim. Thanks.

    Never heard a bad word about the place bar this.

    https://www.thejournal.ie/murder-conviction-quashed-over-chute-visit-3861786-Feb2018/


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    who_me
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    It's right next to the Gate Cineplex, so might be worth checking if the noise bleeds through from there. Probably a fair bit of street noise too.

    Other than that.. North Main St. used to have a bad reputation but I never saw any cause for it. Like any city centre street, at 2am on the weekends you could meet anyone in any state, but it's nothing particularly bad in my experience.


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    askU
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    I might rent an apartment there but definitely wouldn't buy one at that location....


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    Att vara en hest
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭Att vara en hest


    tbh the area itself is alright... There are some weirdos around north main street but these apartments are close enough to the cinema. My main concern would be the standard of the building, I've been to (rental) viewings that have been sub-par.

    I'd agree with what someone mentioned before: I'd consider renting (if you find an apartment in good shape) but not buying. In general I'd probably advise against buying apartments in Ireland, at least for now. Price is way too high for what you get.


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    Fabio
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    Worth going for a look.

    Great location, some lovely views over parts of the city. It can be pretty noisy though as the street outside can echo shouts and screams from people going out or coming home after a night out.

    The interior layouts of the apartments are quite good but check for water spots and dampness, I know of one in which a water tank leaked and water came through the ceiling into the apartment below. Took a lot of drying out to get it right again!

    There was an issue with the front door being left open as well so the stairs couldn't exactly be considered safe and the lift wasn't always clean [reliable but a bit manky]. That might all be sorted now though.


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