Dublin 15/from €265,000: 140 new houses and apartments are on sale off the Navan Road, and the prompt buyer will be rewarded with new kitchen appliances, writes Fiona Tyrrell.

The first phase of the Earlswood development off the Navan Road in Dublin 15 is being launched this weekend.

Selling agent Hamilton Osborne King will be taking bookings for a mix of 140 houses and apartments. Eight show apartments will be on view this weekend.

The development, which is beside Rathborne in Dublin 15, is located five miles from O'Connell Street and beside Ashtown rail station, which is a 15-minute journey from Connolly station. There is a regular bus service from the area to the city centre. The site is a also a few minutes' walk from the Phoenix Park and perfectly positioned for access to the M50.

Prices for 50sq m (538sq ft) one-bedroom apartments start at €265,000 and go up to €285,000. Two-bedroom apartments measuring between 65sq m (700sq ft) and 74sq m (800sq ft) are priced between €355,000 and €385,000.

Prices for three-bedroom houses with 110sq m (1,180sq ft) start at €455,000 and go up to €460,000 for end of terrace units. Four-bedroom houses with 144sq m (1,550sq ft) of living space are priced at €540,000. Four-bed houses with a garage cost €560,000.

Built around a pretty courtyard, the units are particularly bright and have a been fitted out to a high standard.

As a novel incentive, developer Capel is offering kitchen appliances as standard for buyers who sign contracts within 21 days.

Stylish kitchen and bathroom floor and wall tiling are standard items. Shower doors and bath screens are included.

Ceiling-to-floor windows looking out to the courtyard are found in all reception rooms. Many of the bathrooms have windows.

Storage space is unusually generous in this development. Large hot presses, ample fitted wardrobes in all rooms and storage presses are found in all units. The two-bed apartments have an additional walk-in storage room with a light fitting.

The one and two-bed apartments are located in eight-unit blocks with two units on each floor. All apartments enjoy either a decked balcony or patio.

The kitchens in the apartments have country-style cream fitted units and black granite-style worktops. Heating is electric.

Houses are terraced and have their own private landscaped rear garden with timber decking.

The houses have gas-fired heating and kitchens have Shaker-style fitted units with ample storage.

The three-bedroom houses have a livingroom and separate kitchen/dining area.

The four-bed houses have a diningroom, livingroom and extra reception room on the first floor.

A neighbourhood store, leisure centre, creche and take-away is located just beside the scheme and is due to open this summer.

Units for sale this weekend will be ready for occupation this July, according to the agent. There is one allocated parking space per unit.

Service charges for one-beds are €1,415, €1,630 for two-beds, €1,175 for three-beds and €780 for four-beds.