Elegant Ballsbridge apartment has wealth of period detail

Apartment number 8, 64 Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, is a one-bedroom hall floor apartment with a wealth of period detail and is in excellent decorative order. Selling agent Lisney is quoting in the region of £260,000 for the 800 sq. ft property. The apartment would suit either an investor or owner/occupier.

Although there is just one bedroom in the apartment, this is a roomy 20 ft by 14 ft. The drawing room is equally spacious. Tall ceilings give the apartment an airy feel. Number 8 is entered through a reception hall with security intercom and guest cloakroom. The drawing room, which is decorated a warm terracotta, has a period limestone and tile fireplace, ornate ceiling cornicing and a tall Victorian window overlooking Pembroke Road.

The dining room was once the front hallway to the house and there is a magnificent fanlight over the original entrance door and ornate ceiling detail. This is a long narrow room, but there is enough space for the current owner's large dining table and a sideboard. The kitchen is compact, with a good range of built-in cupboards. Oven, hob and extractor fan, washer/dryer and fridge freezer are all included in the sale.

There is a Victorian fireplace with gas-effect fire in the double bedroom, which has fine ceiling cornicing and a picture window overlooking the back of the house. An en suite bathroom leads off the bedroom.

Residents' car-parking is to the rear of the building with access from Baggot Lane. A management company run by the residents looks after communal areas and the service charge is £300 per annum.