Seeking luxury, light and space? These penthouses are top-tier homes to look up to
With house prices continuing to rise, homehunters in search of luxury finishes and loads of light-filled space might find what they're looking for in some of the penthouses for sale in the capital.
This property type is usually well-located and makes good use of the floor space. There's often a ready-made scene at ground level in the form of shops and lively bars and restaurants, all on the doorstep.
Penthouses also offers a real sense of privacy. Being on the top floor means you're rarely overlooked.
You also won't have any neighbours causing a racket overhead by walking about on their wooden floors.
Turnkey condition with a large, well-planted, tri-aspect terrace
Address: 60 Botanic Hall, Addison Park, Glasnevin, Dublin 11, D11 HCP2
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Drumcondra
Asking price: €695,000
Constructed in 2003 by Park Developments, this C3 BER-rated, two-bedroom, two-bathroom penthouse spans 113 square metres of stylishly upgraded space.
It boasts high ceilings throughout, a broken-plan living area with a dual-aspect dining room that commands citywide floor-to-ceiling views.
The bathrooms have been upgraded to hotel quality, and given the development adjoins the Botanic Gardens and Glasnevin Cemetery, riverside walks along the Tolka are just a short stroll away.
Finely turned-out financial district three-bed
Address: 11 Gandon House, Custom House Square, IFSC, Dublin 1, D01 VE43
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald city centre
Asking price: €725,000
With a south-facing balcony, this B3 Ber-rated fourth-floor unit is flooded with light. It has an open-plan living/dining room that leads through to a small internal kitchen.
Extending to 113 square metres, its three bedrooms and two bathrooms are positioned to the rear.
The principal is large and enjoys a smaller balcony with the same sunny aspect. Situated in the centre of the IFSC there is a Luas stop almost outside the building, and the river Liffey is just a block away.
Talking point duplex overlooking the River Liffey
Address: Apartment 6, Corn Exchange Apartments, Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, D02 TN93
Agent: HG Byrne
Asking price: €795,000
This D1 Ber-rated, three-bedroom, two-bathroom duplex is set over the first and second floors of a historic building on Burgh Quay and overlooks the River Liffey.
With its views of O'Connell Street Bridge, it is here that the Liberator held the first meeting of the new Catholic Association, 25 years after his first public speech in Dublin.
On this, the 250th anniversary of his birth, the ashlar cut stone, five-bay façade of the Corn Exchange, a handsome building by civil engineer and lighthouse builder, George Halpin, who created much of Dublin port, retains the same front.
Rebuilt in 1998 with a new block added to the rear of the development, this unit is set to the front.
Extending to 108 square metres, its kitchen is on the second floor, along with the principal ensuite bedroom.
The living room is on the floor below, where the other two bedrooms are located. It comes with shared access to a communal rooftop terrace on the 8th floor of the Trinity Building behind.
King of the universe abode with landmark views
Address: 78 Millennium Tower, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 4 D04 VX30
Agent: Owen Reilly
Asking price: €1.25 million
Situated on the 14th floor, this C3 Ber-rated two-bedroom, two-bathroom boasts stunning views of many of the city’s major landmarks.
You can see the ebb and flow of Sandymount strand in the east, the mountains and the Aviva stadium to the south, and Daniel Libeskind’s theatre and the after-dark illumination of Martha Schwartz Partners’ glowing red sticks to the east.
At the top of the second block within the 1998 constructed O’Mahony Pike-designed tower, this is a viewing gallery from which to enjoy the city stretched out beneath.
The triple-aspect living space features an open-plan L-shaped living room cum kitchen, a wraparound terrace and two double bedrooms, the principal being ensuite. Measuring 123 square metres, it includes two underground parking spaces.
Large, well-laid out, light-filled D4 duplex
Address: 18 Glaunsharoon, Eglinton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 D04 VF84
Agent: Colliers
Asking price: €1.65 million
Glaunsharoon is a small, gated development of 23 homes built in 2003 on the site of a house of the same name. Its location is secreted off Donnybrook’s Eglinton Road.
Number 18 has commanding green views.
The B2 Ber-rated three-bedroom, three-bathroom duplex is set over the second and third floors and extends to 164 square metres.
It has floor-to-ceiling glazing in the living room, which opens out to a balcony the length of the room.
Across the hall is a spacious kitchen that leads through to a dining room. There are full-height internal doors throughout.
The bedrooms are on the floor above. It comes to market with two car parking spaces and two storage units.
The extremely private setting belies its centrality to schools, shops, restaurants and sports and fitness centres.
