Top townhouses and apartments by golf club on Howth Road

Dublin 5: from €887,500Six top-of-the-range townhouses which will appeal both to couples trading up and others moving out of large family homes go on the market today at Howth Road, Dublin 5, with prices starting at €887,500.

Hooke & MacDonald is handling sales in this latest phase of Auburn, a classy infill development in the grounds of a large period home owned for many years by the recently deceased businesswoman, Mrs Guiney, head of Clerys.

The MKN Property Group, which is based locally, has once again produced an excellent mix of apartments and townhouses that have broad appeal in one of the most mature north Dublin suburbs.

All but five of the 22 apartments have been sold and some of the two-bedroom units still available from €430,000 have views directly over the grounds of Clontarf Golf Club.

The six three-storey, three-bedroom homes now for sale in a private courtyard setting are likely to impress viewers because of their spaciousness - they all have at least 160.7 sq m (1,730 sq ft) of floor space and high quality finish.

Viewers are also likely to take note of the clever layout and design by O'Mahony Pike Architects which provides a mixture of formality and elegance.

Apart from a welcoming entrance hall, the ground floor has a guest toilet, cloakroom, utility room and two storage spaces.

Upstairs there are three exceptionally fine reception rooms with interlinking double doors and full height windows that fill the place with light. At the front there is a combined kitchen/diningroom with a broad bay window and a superbly fitted white Alno kitchen complete with an island serving area, polished marble worktops and a full range of stainless steel electrical appliances.

The middle room of the three on the first floor is a formal diningroom with a soaring atrium lit by four large electronically-controlled Velux windows.

The livingroom at the back is equally impressive and large with an attractive gas fireplace and doors opening out on to a good-sized deck.

The three bedrooms on the top floor include a superb main bedroom suite with a stylish bathroom and a dressing area with a full range of top class wardrobes by Cawleys. The two other bedrooms are also doubles and have fitted wardrobes.