Ballsbridge - €2.75m:9B Elgin Road in Ballsbridge is a house that thinks it's an apartment. Refurbished by a property developer on a lavish scale, the three-bedroom semi has lots of showhouse features, including oddly shaped rooms, porcelain-tiled floors and lots of patterned wallpaper.

Lisney's AMV of €2.75 million reflects the top location - 9B looks across to the American embassy, and it's a short stroll to Lansdowne Road. It goes to auction on March 12th.

The redbrick house and its neighbour date from the 1980s and blend in well with the period houses on either side. They share an entrance and a wide flight of steps, and each has parking for a couple of cars.

Inside, 9B has around 189sq m (2,034sq ft) with two rooms at hall level.

The narrower of these, to the front, is a study, with double doors leading through to a large livingroom with a Portland stone fireplace fitted with a gas fire.

Downstairs, the layout is similar with a narrow diningroom opening into a big kitchen fitted with top-of-the-range appliances, shiny granite worktops and in-built cappuccino maker.

This room opens directly into an airy family room with access to a small but sunny back garden.

There's a utility space tucked away behind double doors, and a guest loo located at the downstairs entrance. The top floor has a large and lavish main bedroom complete with a dressingroom and en suite.

There is a lot of quality joinery here and throughout the house, notably in the tall hardwood doors to every room. There are two further bedrooms on the top floor, showily decorated.

The house is in walk-in condition with carpets, curtains and light fittings included.