Penthouse by the sea priced to sell

The masts of the yachts visible from Penthouse 45, The Pavilion in Dún Laoghaire resemble white toothpicks jutting out the blue seas of Dublin Bay.

Situated on the fifth floor, this 138sq m property is all about light, space and tremendous views; the expanse of which takes in Poolbeg all the way to Howth and beyond to the Kish Lighthouse

The apartment, designed by Scott Tallon Walker, is part of a complex completed in 2001, to include a theatre, car park, leisure and retail space on the waterfront in Dún Laoghaire.

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Light floods into all the rooms thanks to walls of floor-to-ceiling windows, both on northerly and southerly aspects, in addition to an atrium window in the hall.

Every room, with the exception of the bathrooms, opens onto teak balconies which run along both sides of the property, allowing terraces to catch the sun all day.

To the front of the property, with views of the bay, is a living-cum-dining room separated by a concealed sliding door from the pale grey kitchen.

Staged for sale, as the property had been rented, it is in perfect condition and new owners just have to fill the teak planters along the balconies with some greenery and move in.

Bedrooms lie to the rear overlooking the gardens of the Royal Marine Hotel. The master, with a footprint of 22sq m, is the showstopper, and features a dressingroom and large en suite – complete with a porthole window in keeping with the maritime location. Two additional bedrooms are adjacent, and feel rather small as their combined size equals that of the hallway – which itself, due to its scale, could easily accommodate a home office as other apartments within the complex have done.

Estate agent Savills is quoting €850,000 for the panoramic penthouse, which seems a more achievable price than the €1.395 million asking price for Number 34, a similar sized unit, through agent Owen Reilly, which is a reduction on the €1.5 million Sherry FitzGerald sought for the same unit in August 2014.