Walford
Built in 1902 during the Edwardian era, the red brick house was styled with the Edwardian architectural fashion in mind, keeping with the characteristics of the district. Although the house is only 4,000 sq ft (370 m2), the property was seen by many investors as having massive developmental potential due to the total area of 1.8 acres (7,300 m2). This potential was noticed in 2005 when the death of the former owner, Patick A. Duggan, forced the executor sale to go ahead. Despite having a guide price of €35 million, the house eventually reached €58 million due to a rumoured six potential buyers vying to purchase the property. In the end it was purchased by a company named Matsack Nominees, and it was widely reported in the media that the beneficiary of the sale was Gayle Killelea, wife of Sean Dunne. In 2008, the house went on the market with a guide price of €75 million, despite having being valued around €40 million at the time due to the Irish property crash, and in September 2011 the house went on the market again for a price of €15 million, down €43 million from its sale value in 2005, but was withdrawn presumably because it never met the guide price.
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