Build up some capital with homes near Baldoyle

Dublin 13: from €190,000: Apartments and houses aimed at first-time buyers are on sale in an area dubbed Capital North not far from the coast in north county Dublin. Kate McMorrow reports

Sixty apartments and 22 houses in a new neighbourhood at Baldoyle in north Dublin go on sale from plans at the Donnybrook offices of Sherry FitzGerald New Homes.

Some of these are almost completed and the balance will be ready by September of this year.

Beaupark is a joint Menolly Homes and Killoe Developments project, located off Grange Road, Dublin 13.

It is one of the first schemes to be built in a new residential area known as Capital North which is taking shape on the Baldoyle/Balgriffin coastal fringe of Dublin.

This is the final phase of Beaupark and Sherry FitzGerald New Homes representatives are taking bookings from today at its Donnybrook offices.

Business is expected to be brisk, given that 300 units were sold in under five hours at the initial launch last October.

Prices are aimed at the first-time buyer market. One-bedroom apartments start at €190,000 for 56 sq m (600 sq ft) units.

Two-bedroom apartments of 67-106 sq m (731-1,151 sq ft) cost from €230,000. The houses start at €280,000 for 68-74 sq m (731-796 sq ft) two-bedroom units and €290,000 for 86-125 sq m (925-1,345 sq ft) three-beds.

When completed, the houses and apartments will have fitted wardrobes, smart modern kitchens and bathrooms and walls tiled or painted. Fireplaces are supplied and all houses are plumbed for a gas fire.

One unusual standard feature is the inclusion of a broadband wiring system for television, telephone and internet.

Houses have gas central heating while apartments have electric. Gardens are fenced and seeded.

Construction is well advanced and completions take place from April to September this year.

The Beaupark site is at the southern end of the new suburban town of Capital North and accessed via Hole in the Wall Road.

There are train stations at Bayside and Portmarnock and a new station is planned for the new town. All the amenities of a town - such as a cinema complex, gym-nasium, church, Garda station, retail and health facilities - will eventually be provided here.

Architecture by Conroy Crowe Kelly is contemporary, with a mix of brick, steel and render. Some blocks are gently curved, others have tall windows and steep roof lines.

When landscaping is finished, the area will have tree-lined streets and green paths.

The newly-designed Father Collins Park will have 17 playing pitches, children's playgrounds and a running track.