Three bedrooms, two terraces, and one landmark view, what a three-bedroom Smithfield penthouse apartment seeking €650,000 has to offer.
If you like light, space and living the high life, then number 152 Block A, Smithfield Market, right on Smithfield Plaza, in Dublin 7, could be for you.
Set on the sixth floor, at the penthouse level, this three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment was built on an east/west axis.
Address: 152 Block A, Smithfield Market, Smithfield, Dublin 7, D07 VR84
Asking price: €650,000
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald city centre
The B BER-rated residence extends to 95 square metres and has east and west-facing terraces that give you a further 45 square metres of living space.
The open plan living room cum kitchen faces east to the Plaza.
The large open plan room has a wall of kitchen units that runs almost the depth of the space, but these are hidden from view when you first enter the room.
The dining area is directly in front of the large-format glazing that opens to the main terrace, while the seating is to the left of the room.
The terrace is bright and gets light all day. It is situated across the plaza from the Smithfield Chimney, a 60-metre-tall viewing tower that was built in 1895 as part of the Jameson Whiskey Distillery.
Originally, the boiler house chimney, it was converted in the late 1990s into a glass-enclosed public observation deck offering 360-degree views of the city.
Its three double bedrooms are at the back, with the two larger rooms having direct access to the rear terrace.
This is narrower than the front terrace.
The principal bedroom features an ensuite shower room
Fusano Properties, a consortium of boom-era developers comprising Ed Brady, Paddy Kelly, Joseph Linders and John Flynn, spearheaded the 480-unit development, then a €500 million project that came to the market in 2005.
It included the Light House Cinema and a gym with a 25ft swimming pool.
The main terrace gives you a bird’s eye view of the Horse Fair, which has been extant for about 200 years, from a time when horse travel was the only way to get around, unless you wanted to walk.
It now runs twice a year, usually on the first Sunday in March and the first Sunday in September.
It was at the fair that film-maker and Vogue magazine photographer Perry Ogden shot a series of portraits of riders and their mounts in 1999, called Pony Kids.
Agents Sherry FitzGerald city centre is seeking €650,000 for the B BER-rated property.
