Dublin 13/from €240,000: Twenty apartments and duplex houses at The Orchard - a €40m Albany Homes development just off the Malahide Road in Dublin 13 - are available through Hooke & MacDonald.

One-bedroom apartments with 40-52 sq m (435-565 sq ft) are priced from €205,000 while two-bedroom apartments of 61-73 sq m (660-790 sq ft) cost from €255,000. Three-bedroom duplex houses of 83 sq m (895 sq ft) start at €290,000.

Designed by architects O'Dwyer & Associates, The Orchard is a 148-unit development adjacent to the massive new Clare Hall shopping centre and a Hilton hotel currently under construction. The development offers easy access to the M50, M1, Dublin Airport, the villages of Malahide, Sutton, Portmarnock and Howth, a QBC in to town and is within easy reach of a decent selection of sports and leisure clubs.

Built in three-storey blocks around a central landscaped courtyard, The Orchard is contemporary in appearance. Standard features include electric heating, Nolan fitted kitchens, fitted wardrobes and double glazing. Most units come with the main bedroom en suite while the duplexes have a good-sized garden terrace.

The Orchard was first launched this spring, when 90 units were sold. Show apartments will be open on site this Saturday and Sunday.