From top floors with sea, river, or spire views to garden flats surrounded by greenery, here are 6 apartments seeking €395k in Dublin 5, 8 and 14, Lucan and Bray.
If you’re shopping in the €395k price bracket, here are some well-located apartments that are worth a look.
Rooms with sea views in Dublin 5
Address: Apartment 12, Mariner's Court, Kilbarrack Road, Dublin 5, D05 P953
Asking price: €395,000
Agent: Gallagher Quigley
Management fee: €2,700
A small development that dates from the 1985 Mariner’s Court boasts expansive views across Dublin Bay from its front windows.
Set well back from the road, behind electric gates, number 12 is in the block second from the left as you look at the front of the development.
The top-floor two-bedroom, one-bathroom residence extends to 83 square metres. Its sitting room opens out to a glazed winter garden area where you can enjoy the widescreen vista, no matter how the wind is blowing.
The C BER-rated residence is a walk-up, meaning there is no lift.
South-facing balcony over the River Liffey
Address: 71 Longmeadow, Conyngham Road, Islandbridge, Dublin 8, D08 HF66
Asking price: €395,000
Agent: Mullery O’Gara
Management fee: €2,375 pa
With a south-facing balcony opening off its open-plan living room, this fifth-floor two-bedroom, two-bathroom property overlooks the River Liffey and is within a stone’s throw of the Parkgate Street entrance to the Phoenix Park.
Accessed via a lift and set at the back of the development, which was built in 2000, it has a small, enclosed kitchen off the living room.
The primary bedroom is ensuite.
Extending to 66 square metres, the C2 BER-rated residence comes with underground parking.
Live in the heart of Rathfarnham village
Address: 42 Village Court, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 F430
Asking price: €395,000
Agent: DNG Rathfarnham
Management fee: €1,400 pa
In a development across the road from the historic Rathfarnham castle, this ground-floor two-bedroom, one-bathroom home extends to 64 square metres.
It has a broken-plan living area with a bright, light-filled living area leading to a kitchen featuring white cabinetry overlooking the communal gardens.
The location is just a few minutes' stroll to the shops and to the Dodder linear park, a gorgeous walk within nature that you can take off-road, all the way east to Donnybrook.
There is permit parking within the development.
Exit off Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Address: 14 Aubrey Court, Parnell Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow, A98 FX31
Asking price: €395,000
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Bray
Management fee: €3,061
Party people will love the fact that this apartment is just 100 metres from Bray’s main street.
Built in 2007, the development is near the commuter town’s river walks, shops, cafes, and bars. Its main attraction, its seafront, is about a 10-minute walk away.
Positioned on the first floor, this C2 BER-rated two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit has an open-plan living cum kitchen.
The living area overlooks a south-west-facing balcony.
Extending to 63 square metres, it comes with one parking space.
Cathedral spires and bells ring out
Address: Apartment 62, Brabazon Hall, Cork Street, Dublin 8, Dublin, D08 CH28
Asking price: €395,000 (€5,479 per m²)
Agent: Borgman Earls Property Consultants
Management fee: €2,900
A corner two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit on the top floor of this development, the 72 square metre property features walls of glazing that frame landmark views of Dublin 8, including the spires of Christchurch and St Patrick’s cathedrals.
The property is unfurnished save for the white units with chrome handles and dark countertops of the fitted kitchen.
The wraparound balcony has a north-westerly orientation, which means you will get afternoon and evening sun.
At weekends, you will be gently woken by the bells of the cathedrals. The C3 BER-rated unit comes with one underground parking space.
Generous two-bed in the Guinness Quarter
Address: Apt 47 Steevens Gate, James St, Dublin 8, D08 X2A8
Asking price: €395,000
Agent: Citywide Real Estate
Management fee: €3,502 plus a building investment fund fee of €2,422 pa
Extending to 92 square metres, this is a very generous two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment that faces west onto St James Street, in the heart of Guinness country.
It features a broken-plan living area that comprises a kitchen with a stylish subway tile splashback and a roomy lounge cum dining room where a trio of windows overlooks the street.
The large primary bedroom is ensuite, which allows the occupant of the second bedroom full rights over the family bathroom. With a B BER rating, this offers a lot of interior space. There is no outside space with this unit.
