FITZWILLIAM LANE: €2.75M:NEW TO the market in Dublin 2, a penthouse apartment close to Government buildings has that rarest of location combinations; being both close to the hub of Dublin's social and political life and at the same time tucked away in quiet seclusion.

It’s a surprisingly accommodating apartment with four bedrooms in a total floor area of 165sq m (1,770sq ft). However, the price is big too – €2.75 million. The selling agent is Savills.

Spread across the top, open-plan floor of a three-storey mews-style apartment block built in the Millennium year at 74 Fitzwilliam Lane, the penthouse is extremely bright and has balconies overlooking Merrion Square and Leinster House, as well as the Georgian rooftops and street life in between.

A lift arrives directly into the entrance hallway after which there are four bedrooms, two of them en suite, a main reception room, dining area and kitchen.

Making the most of the location, every room has a balcony and every window a view.

From the hallway the main living/reception room stretches to the left, the dining and kitchen areas to the right, all of them awash with light from window-filled walls and the glorious glass, apex ceiling over the dining area.

Polished timber floors lend a mellow feel, there is a gas-fired fireplace in the reception room and, in the kitchen, Neff and Miele integrated fittings, stainless steel worktop and polished granite breakfast bar.

The views from the kitchen balcony are of the houses on Merrion Square. Next door, a utility room can take plenty of clutter.

The main bedroom is by far the larger of the two and has plenty of storage in a wall of fitted wardrobes. The en suite bathroom has a Jacuzzi.

There is parking for one car behind security gates.

Penthouse, 74 Fitzwilliam Lane, Dublin 2

Four-bedroom spacious apartment with great views

Agent: Savills