Ready-made comfort in Stepaside

Stepaside from €400,000: Eight furnished show apartments and houses go on sale today in the final phase of the Belarmine scheme. Kate McMorrow reports

Eight show apartments and houses (seven of these fully furnished) go on sale today in the final launch at Belarmine, an attractive Castlethorn development at Stepaside, Co Dublin.

These are elegantly fitted out and ready to move into, fitted out with bedding, kitchen appliances and wood and carpeted floors.

Sherry FitzGerald New Homes is selling one each of the following units: a 52.5sq m (566sq ft) one-bedroom apartment for €400,000; a 70.2sq m (756sq ft) two-bed (unfurnished) apartment for €455,000; 71.9sq m (775sq ft) two-bed own-door apartment for €455,000; a 75.7sq m (815sq ft) two-bedroom apartment for €495,000; 105sq m (1,130sq ft) three-bed duplex penthouse for €585,000; another three-bedroom duplex of 121.6sq m (1,309sq ft) for €655.000; 76sq m (818sq ft) three-bedroom mid-terrace house for €570,000; 103.9sq m (1,119sq ft) four-bedroom end-terrace house for €685,000.

Belarmine is by now maturing nicely and residents have settled. There is a mixture of apartments and houses on the 60-acre site, which fronts the Enniskerry Road and includes about 10 acres of parkland with mature trees.

A granite-walled entrance with the name carved into the wall in black granite makes a good first impression.

Varied window shapes and sizes and external finishes create a good variety of streetscapes at Belarmine, with none of the dreary uniformity of many new homes schemes.

Most of the houses and apartments have terraces, gardens or balconies and garden sheds are included with the townhouses.

Inside, white high-gloss kitchen units have granite worktops and a utility drawer with cheese cutters and other useful gadgets.

Cream wardrobes are fitted in all bedrooms, which come with beds, bedding and accessories. Standard Villeroy and Boch bathroom ware is complemented by brushed steel accessories, mirrors and glass shower screens.

Gardens and terraces are planted and furnished to show unit standard. Parking is also included in the sale.

Viewing extends from 11am today through to Saturday. The eight show units are ready to move into as soon as paperwork is complete.