Apartment living in a storied building above the heart of the action on Grafton St, or a glass-walled seaside escape on the Killiney coast? Which one would you pick?
If you had the money to spend on a boujo two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment in Dublin, which of these would you choose?
To be high above the action on Ireland’s premier shopping drag, or sipping your morning brew, looking out at Killiney Bay, contemplating what time to take a dip, and which celebrity you might see walking the beach, Bono, the Edge or Enya?
Both properties are well-appointed and finished to the highest standards.
A window from which to watch the world go by below
Address: Apartment B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2, D02RR59
Asking price: €795,000
Agent: Lisney Sotheby’s
Overlooking Trinity College and set on the second floor of an Edwardian building at the bottom of Grafton Street, this apartment is smartly laid out to make the most of its location.
There is lift access to the 85-square metre two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit, which has a separate kitchen and lounge.
Galley in style, the kitchen is washed in diffuse, natural light thanks to the use of glass blocks in part of its exterior wall. It has fashionable stainless-steel countertops.
The standout feature is the lounge, which features a canted two-tier oriel window with engaged Doric columns flanking the middle openings and matching pilasters on the outer sides, all set on sandstone sills.
The timber sash windows have twelve-over-one panes.
This is where you can watch the world go by.
Built in 1906, the property predates the Easter Rising and has an E1 Ber.
Sea views and the sound of the shingle
Address: 25 Newman, The Court Killiney Bay, Station Road, Killiney, Co Dublin, A96WA40
Address: 25 Newman, The Court, Killiney Bay, Station Road, Killiney, Co Dublin, A96WA40
Asking price: €799,000
Agent: DNG
Meanwhile, in chichi suburbia number 25 Newman is a sizeable B3 Ber-rated two-bedroom, two-bathroom, contemporary-built apartment that extends to 118 square metres.
It is minutes from both Killiney Beach and the Dart station.
Built in the grounds of a Victorian chateau-style villa constructed in 1865 by Sir Thomas Deane, the architect also responsible for the College of Surgeons and The Museum Building at Trinity College Dublin, the landscaped gardens are based on the original Victorian design.
Set on the ground floor, it has high ceilings, and the living space is washed in light thanks to its floor-to-ceiling glazing and sea views.
The large open living area is zoned to include a kitchen with island and dark-stained timber worktops, a dining area and a lounge, set around a fire. The space opens out to a terrace, and there are sea views from here.
Both bedrooms are to the rear and are en-suites, and the bathrooms have heated stone floors
Included in the sale is a large storage unit in the basement, and there is a 24-hour security and concierge service within the development.
