Citywest apartments, semis to suit first-timers

Saggart/from €199,000: A new phase goes on sale this weekend at the popular Carrigmore development at Citywest, Saggart, Co Dublin, where 48 one, two, three and four-bedroom homes are on offer.

Hooke & MacDonald will be taking bookings at show units on the Citywest site on Saturday and Sunday next.

A good choice is available and prices from €199,000 for 40-52 sq m (440 - 550 sq ft) one-bedroom apartments will ensure strong first-time buyer interest.

Three-bedroom apartments of 86-105 sq m (900-1,140 sq ft) start at €280,000. Two-bedroom townhouses of 80 sq m (820 sq ft) cost from €287,500. Three-bedroom end terrace houses of 101 sq m (111,090 sq ft) are from €317,500.

Eight three and four-bedroom semis are also for sale at the weekend.

Priced from €330,000 are 111 sq m (1,197 sq ft) three-bedroom semis, while four-bedroom semis of 120 sq m (1,310 sq ft) start at €375,000.

Carrigmore is being developed by Devondale and built by established contractors Brian M Durkan & Company.

Over 500 homes have so far been sold at Carrigmore, making it one of the most successful schemes in this part of Dublin. The benefits are self-evident, with the M50 and N7 close by and the amenities of Citywest Hotel and Country Club on the doorstep.

The Durkan name is another plus and their traditional decorative brickwork is evident here. All-brick house fronts have brick soldier courses and window edging in contrasting brick colours.

Designed by Project architects, the emphasis is on light and space at Carrigmore. Living and bedrooms areas are a good size and internal layouts arranged for a good flow of accommodation.

The site is designed on a cul-de-sac theme, with attractive curved roads and a large landscaped area in the centre of five crescent-shaped apartment blocks.

Special features include fireplaces, built-in wardrobes, en suite shower rooms and downstairs toilets with all three and four-bedroom houses, good quality kitchens and bathrooms, tongue and groove upstairs flooring and buttermilk painted internal walls.

Under way and shaping up well, the landscaping is extensive, with a number of planted greens and public open spaces. The development adjoins the new Citywest golf course.

Previous schemes by Brian M Durkan and Devondale include Botanic Square in Glasnevin, Riverdale on Dargle Road, Bray and Richmond Square, Smithfield.