The five-storey high-development includes retail and office space on the ground floor and is laid out around a central courtyard that has also been recently landscaped.

The apartments have an open-plan layout and some of the units also include an en-suite. Most of the two-bed apartments are dual-aspect, making these exceptionally bright apartments and those which overlook the courtyard also have the benefit of very generous balconies.

Other features include high-spec fitted kitchens and bathrooms with tiling, fitted wardrobes and wiring for television, telephone and alarm.

Ideal for investors and owner-occupiers looking for good value in a busy city centre location, the development offers attractive tax benefits as well as easy access to transport and all the modern conveniences. Built by Danninger, this Section 23 scheme provides prospective buyers with tax allowances worth circa 130,000 per unit and purchasers only have to hold on to the units for four years in order to qualify.

Situated in a prominent corner position at the junction of North King Street and Church Street, Smithfield Lofts is close to all the amenities of the Smithfield area and within easy reach of the Phoenix Park, Temple Bar, Henry Street and the Jervis Centre. Smithfield also has a stop on the Luas line and the area has a growing number of new cultural and leisure amenities which will soon include a two screen cinema.

This is one of the best letting locations in the city with a shortage of good quality accommodation such as this.

Need to know

Price: one-beds from 350,000; two-beds from 435,000
Size of unit: one-beds span 41sq m (440sq ft); two-beds span 65sq m (700sq ft)
Standard features: fitted kitchen with butcher-block worktop; fitted wardrobes, extensive tiling, some of the units are dual-aspect with large balconies, wired for TV/telephone/ alarm
Size of development: 58 units
On-site facilities: retail/offices on ground floor, landscaped communal courtyard
Transport links: Luas, buses
Distance from Dublin: in the city centre
Agent: Hooke & MacDonald, 01-631 8402