Penthouse with private roof terrace in Dublin 2 for just under €500k

Address: Love Lane East, Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2

Asking price: €495,000

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald (01) 269 8888

​You don’t often find a three-bed apartment on the south side of Dublin for less than half a million, let alone a penthouse with a private roof terrace. But that’s exactly what’s on offer in this property less than 15 minutes’ walk from Grafton Street and Stephen’s Green.

No surprise then that it’s generating a flurry of interest, particularly among business executives and couples working in town, along with downsizers who’d love a low-maintenance city pad on Love Lane with shops, parks, public transport and other amenities on the doorstep.

Located off Lower Mount Street, The Northumberlands is a gated complex within walking distance of such landmarks as Trinity College, Merrion Square, the National Gallery, National Concert Hall and the Docklands.

Accessed via a lift, No156 on the sixth floor opens into an entrance hall, off which is a living/dining room with doors leading out to the south-facing terrace from where you can soak up views of the city skyline. Next to that is a fitted kitchen and across the hall, three double bedrooms, one with a Juliet balcony, and a bathroom.

As well as being within walking distance of the entire city centre business district, the apartment is also close to public transport links such as the Dart stations at Pearse Street and Grand Canal Dock, the Luas at Stephen’s Green, and Dublin Bus and Aircoach routes. If new owners want to venture further on two or four wheels, it comes with a designated underground parking spot and space to store bikes.