For the city dweller keen to be at the heart of things, this Cecilia Street apartment couldn’t be more ideal.

At the very hub of Temple Bar, eye-level views from its windows take in the Central Bank and Temple Bar Square while, in the cobbled street below, there is a row of vintage shops and restaurants.

Overhead is the city skyline and its ubiquitous seagulls.

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A two-bed apartment in this building, a bank sale and without a mezzanine, sold in September last year for €230,000.

Agent Sherry FitzGerald is asking €365,000 for the private treaty sale of number 1 where, over a floor space of 76sq m (818sq f), there are two bedrooms, mezzanine, open living/dining/kitchen space, guest WC and shower room.

Recently and completely renovated, the layout is suitable for uncluttered living with a high-ceilinged, open plan, well-equipped, low maintenance living/dining/kitchen area with good cityscape views.

Communal terrace

Sliding patio windows have a safety rail over the street from where the city’s buzz drifts gently upwards in the late afternoon. The ante on this would, obviously, be upped later in the evening.

The kitchen has integrated fittings and a feature, brushed steel extractor fan over a centre island with hob.

The mezzanine, directly over the living area and in use as a bedroom, is a lovely, bright space overlooking rooftops and with access to a large, communal terrace shared with three other apartments. A sliding door leads outside.

A toilet with wash hand basin off the mezzanine is large enough to install a shower and there is a hot press/storage at this level too.

Another two bedrooms are off the entrance hallway. Smaller and darker, these are quiet rooms, one with a wall of wardrobes. There is also a shower room off this corridor, and storage cupboards.