Ardcarraig is a luxury detached family residence recently constructed and standing on 0.75 acre of landscaped gardens. The house was developed with considerable thought and care to provide a modern, environmentally sensitive, home, where attention to detail and quality of finish are evident throughout.
This property has large, bright, spacious, well proportioned, rooms, yet is designed to maximise the use of the rooms provided. The house is future proofed with CAT5 cabling throughout, rooms are wired for computers, phones, TVs, multi room audio, wireless broadband installed, and monitored alarm system. It is heated by two sources of renewable energy (solar and wood pellet ) with underfloor throughout the ground floor and radiators on the upper floor. Limestone sills, window surrounds, and entrance steps, a magnificent walnut staircase, exclusively designed kitchen, solid oak internal doors, skirting, and floors, all indicate the standard and quality of finish.
The private fully landscaped site has natural stone wall boundaries, electronic gates, and a gravelled and paved driveway. There are views from the house towards Galway Bay and north Clare coastline. Circular Road is one of Galway city’s prime residential addresses due to the low density nature of development in the area and ease of access to the city centre, NUIG, and UHG.
Accommodation includes an entrance porch with Italian marble floor. The double height entrance hallway also has Italian marble floor, a feature walnut curved staircase, a 12-arm Waterford Crystal chandelier, two roof lights, and understairs cloakroom. The sitting room has a solid oak floor and a feature wraparound marble fireplace, and the living room also comes with solid oak floors and skirting and a mid-wall marble surround fireplace with gas fire.
The dining room has solid oak floor and skirting and a double height domed ceiling with beamed ash. The designer kitchen and adjacent utility room have Portuguese limestone floor, extensive granite worktops, an L-shaped island, extensive storage space, and built in high-end appliances including wine cooler, Neff American style fridge, Neff microwave, dishwasher, and Falcon Deluxe cooker (with gas hob and electric ovens ). The full width glass rear wall of the kitchen (extending into the roof area giving plenty of light ) opens through French doors onto a rear decking/paved area and garden. A granite worktop and fitted storage presses furnish the utility room which is plumbed for a washing machine and dryer and has an electrical system junction box.
The study/office boasts solid wide plank walnut flooring and bedrooms 1 and 2 feature solid oak floors and skirting, built-in sliding door double wardrobe and shelving. Bedroom 2 has an en suite fully tiled with wc, whb, and shower. The bathroom on this level has Italian marble tiling, bathtub, Trevi walk-in shower, wc, and two wash hand basins.
Upstairs the first floor landing accommodates the airing closet. The master suite has solid oak floor and skirting, walk-in wardrobe, fitted hanging presses, shelving and shoe racks, and a fully tiled en suite with Trevi walk-in shower, wc, and whb. Another bathroom has designer tiling, bath, shower, and wc with whb. Bedrooms 4 and 5 have solid oak floors and skirting, and bedroom 5 has a built-in wardrobe with sliding door.
Outside a spacious detached garage comprises 73sq m (786sq ft ) approximately and includes parking space and an upstairs room which could be utilised as a gym, playroom, or office. This garage has a guest wc understairs and the ground floor additional room is designed and plumbed for a wet room and sauna. This could alternatively be used as an office or playroom and opens through French doors onto the decking and garden. The garage includes the plant room with solar and wood pellet heating systems and five tonne wood pellet storage bin. All pumps and equipment relating to heating the house are located in the plant room to minimise noise and maximise space in the house.
The landscaped garden is enclosed and bounded by natural stone walls with electronic entrance gates, intercom system, and limestone capped pillars. There is a gravel driveway to the front, side, and rear and paved parking areas. There is a paved and slabbed area off the kitchen with a large decked area. The garden is primarily in grass lawn with prepared and barked planting areas with full drainage system.
Located off a small private road which serves just three residences, Ardcarraig offers a substantial family residence in a prime location. Viewing is recommended to fully appreciate all it has to offer.
Asking price €975,000. Full details are available from Tony Kavanagh at Sherry FitzGerald Kavanagh, 4 Eyre Square, Galway on (091 ) 569123 or www.sherryfitz.ie
