Developer P Elliott and Co have just started work at the 20 million office cum residential project situated at Ushers Quay, Dublin 8 and the first phase of 40 apartments has just been released for sale off the plans by agents Hooke & MacDonald.

Designed by Gilroy McMahon, Mellowes Quay is an imposing looking building of 85 apartments, comprising a mixture of mainly one and two-bed units. A great deal of thought and care has gone into the design of the project which represents a significant regeneration of an important site in the capital.

Developed around a series of landscaped courtyards, the scheme includes a five storey office building overlooking the Liffey which is accessed from Usher's Quay.

The river frontage, the public face of the project, is architecturally the most important. The development will also have retail/commercial space at ground floor level.

The car park is located at basement level and is accessed from a ramp to the rear of the development on Ushers Street.

The one-beds from 43sq m . . . 52sq m (460sq ft . . .

560 sqft) are priced from 320,000 and the two-bed apartments 62sq m . . . 80sq m (665sq ft . . . 860sq ft) are from 320,000.

Close to Temple Bar, Heuston Station, St James's Hospital and the numerous amenities of the city centre, there are several transport options close at hand including the LUAS and a range of buses.

Price: one-beds from 320,000 Agent: Hooke and MacDonald, 01-6314802