Fingal County Council have just completed the renovation of 6 more derelict properties at Portrane

Fingal County Council have just completed the renovation of 6 more derelict and vacant properties on Portrane Avenue, St Ita’s Campus. The houses were owned by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and were previously used to house workers from the nearby St Ita’s psychiatric hospital, some had have been vacant for up to 20 years, and were in various states of dereliction.
They are in an architectural conservation area so demolishing those properties was never an option even though some were in very poor condition. The properties have being conserved very much in line and in the spirit of how they were built. We have recreated the sash windows, preserving and reinstating all of the old roof tiles, and sourced matching tiles and slates. The houses were also brought up to modern standards during the course of the works. Each house was replumbed and rewired and upgraded with modern heating systems and insulation, , taking into account the architectural heritage of the properties.
These desirable properties will now be occupied using Fingal County Council lists.
Phase 3 which comprises the remaining 5 properties which were subject to extensive fire damage, will commence over the next few weeks.