This weekend a new phase of apartments and duplex units are being launched on to the market at the 200m development.

Carrickmines Manor, the brainchild of Pierse Homes and RQB, has been designed by awardwinning architects O'Mahony Pike, who have created an amenable living environment with a heavy emphasis on interaction between living spaces, open landscaped areas, gardens and secluded courtyards.

Houses are clustered around landscaped courtyards to the front while back facades look onto private play areas beyond the garden gates.

Apartments sit within expanses of landscaping and boast large balconies to take advantages of the views.

Inside, fitted kitchens have polished black granite worktops, Franke sinks, counter lighting, Neff oven and hob and integrated diswasher, fridge freezer and washer/dryer. Bathrooms come with stylish white sanitaryware, heated towel rails and thermostatic shower mixers. Bedrooms have fitted wardrobes and windows throughout are timber and double glazed.

Buyers also have the option of a Magnet networks system, which includes combined digital telephone, multi-channel digital TV and highspeed broadband connection.

Units are keenly priced and generously sized: one-bed apartments start from 370,000 and range in size from 63sq m to 83sq m (675sq ft to 890sq ft) while the three-bed duplex houses range in size from 107sq m to 111sq m (1,150sq ft to 1,200sq ft) and start from 685,000.

Carrickmines Manor is situated on the Glenamuck Road in Dublin 18.

Price: one-bed apartments 370,000; two-bed apartments 470,000; three-bed apartments 625,000; three-bed duplexes 685,000
Agent: Hooke & MacDonald 01-631 8402