Dublin 3/from €295,000: A new development in Fairview - selling from plans through Brian Dwyer & Partners - could interest buyers keen to live close to the city centre.

Some of the prices are at first-time buyer level, with one-bedroom apartments going from €295,000 to €340,000. Two-bedroom apartments cost from €335,000 to €450,000, while penthouses with good terraces are €475,000 to €495,000.

Called Fairview Close, this Ellen Construction scheme will be built on a 2.11-acre site behind Fairview Strand and Richmond Avenue. The location is an incentive to invest, within walking distance of the IFSC and the city quays. Cars will enter from Richmond Avenue and there will be a pedestrian entrance from Fairview Strand.

A good standard specification is a strong point with this apartment scheme. Semi-solid wood floors will be laid in livingrooms and hallways, with veneer timber finish in the bedrooms. Bathroom and kitchen floors will be tiled, and kitchens will feature a full range of appliances, including oven, hob, extractor, washer/dryer, dishwasher and an upright fridge-freezer. Most units will have balconies.

This off-plans phase offers 18 one-bedroom apartments of 45-53sq m (480-570sq ft) priced from €295,000 to €340,000. Also for sale are 34 two-bedroom apartments of 64-84sq m (685-905sq ft), priced from €335,000 to €450,000.

Included in the later group are a number of two-bedroom penthouses with great terraces, priced from €475,000 to €495,000.

The three blocks will be surrounded by landscaped green areas. One underground car-parking space will be supplied per unit. Buyers can expect to move in from December this year.

Previous projects by Ellen Construction include Granitefield Manor in Dún Laoghaire, WinterGarden on Pearse Street and Bewley's Hotels in Ballsbridge, Newlands Cross, Leopardstown and at Northern Cross/M50 junction. The architect is O'Dwyer & Associates.

Plans are on view from noon today, tomorrow and Saturday at the Lower Leeson Street offices of Brian Dwyer & Partners.