Property Overview

Coral Gardens is a middle income residential neighborhood, formerly part of Ironshore Estate, noted for homes with a strong presence and architecturally appealing designs. This property is a fixer upper with solid structural bones, offering a discerning buyer the opportunity to live in a desirable community and customize a home to personal standards.

Property Details

Address: 297 Giradet Terrace, Coral Gardens, St. James, Jamaica. Type: House. Status: For Sale. Lot size: 15,495 square feet (approximately 0.3557 acres), providing ample room to renovate and expand the existing structure, or to clear the site and build anew. The current building has roughly 1,600 square feet of finished area, with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Flooring is mixed, including ceramic tile. Exterior siding is a combination of wood and finished concrete. Water service is via NWC. Parking accommodates multiple cars.

Condition and Improvements

The roof on the present home was recently replaced, while the interior requires substantial work to bring it to modern standards and personal taste. The entrance wall will need to be raised to enhance security. The house sits on a generous lot that allows for significant renovation or redevelopment options.

Outdoor Features and Views

The property is planted with productive fruit trees including breadfruit, bananas, plantains and ackee, and there are three large century palms at the rear of the lot. From the property there is a commanding ocean view and attractive views of surrounding homes and mountain ranges. An empty, currently overgrown lot lies in front of the house.

Opportunity

This property presents an opportunity for a buyer with vision to restore and transform a TLC home into a comfortable residence or to develop the lot into a new project within a well-regarded Coral Gardens neighborhood.