Another block of nine two-bedroom apartments and 14 two-bed townhouses at The Courtyard, in Clonsilla, Dublin 15, are going on the market this weekend, priced from £154,000. The Courtyard is an innovative scheme, built by Castlethorn to an ultra-modern design and aimed mainly - although not exclusively - at young professional first-time buyers.

Almost half of the development is already sold and the first owners are expected to move in this month. The present phase will be ready for occupation by August/September next and the entire development should be completed by the end of the year.

The units are grouped in five separate courtyards of townhouses and apartments. Each block has its own entrance gates, with the entire scheme walled and with a main gated entrance.

The two-bedroom apartments of 730 sq ft cost £154,000 for a ground floor unit and £156,000 for an apartment on the first floor. The sittingroom, diningroom and kitchen are open plan with Rationel double doors to a balcony or patio. Two double bedrooms and a bathroom with an over-bath shower are off the entrance hallway. Larger corner apartments have an unusual triangular-shaped sitting and kitchen area, more window space and an en suite shower off the main bedroom, at the same price.

The two-bedroom townhouses of just over 800 sq ft cost from £154,950. The separate kitchen is to the front and has enough room for a small breakfast table in the window. There is a sittingroom/ diningroom to the rear with timber Rationel windows opening to a patio. A downstairs lavatory is off the hall. The two double bedrooms upstairs have fitted wardrobes and there is a general bathroom off the landing.

The townhouses have cottage-style front doors painted in assorted primary colours and a porch stretches to the box bay window. Front courtyards are paved and planted with trees and shrubs and there are communal green areas for sitting out. The scheme will be looked after by Wyse Property Management at an annual service charge of approximately £350.

The Courtyard at Clonsilla is located off a specially built roundabout, approximately seven miles from the city centre and fifteen minutes walk from Coolmine rail station. Other advantages are good shopping and schools at Blanchardstown and Castleknock, the Phoenix Park and accessability to the M50. The selling agent is Hamilton Osborne King.