A large two-bedroom apartment at Ballsbridge Gardens, a Crampton-built development off Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4, is expected to make over £800,000 at a Jackson-Stops auction on June 29th.
The fourth floor apartment, Number 23, is in a block fronting on to Shelbourne Road, and is protected by electronically controlled gates. Unusually spacious, it has around 2,000 sq ft including a large mezzanine study area overlooking the main reception room. Both this reception room and the kitchen have French doors leading to balconies.
All the rooms lead off a central long hall that has Velux roof lights and more light coming through the glazed doors leading to the livingroom-cum-diningroom. This is a very large room - 35 ft by 17 ft - with a polished maple floor and a fireplace fitted with a gas fire. The sloping ceiling - the apartment is under a mansard roof - is fitted with more roof lights.
A spiral staircase leads up to the mezzanine study, also lit by Veluxes and with built-in storage units in cherrywood.
The kitchen is a big, bright room with wall-to-wall SieMatic units and a smart island unit topped in polished granite. Top of the range appliances are to be included in the sale, including a large, American-style fridge.
The main bedroom has built-in wardrobes and an en suite bathroom with bath, step-in shower and built-in storage.
The second bedroom, also a large double, has the use of a marble tiled bathroom which, like the main en suite, has Villeroy & Boch fittings. The annual service charge is £1,200.
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