Excitement mounts by the day in anticipation of the soon-to-launch luxury apartment scheme, Lansdowne Place, on the site of the former Berkeley Court Hotel in Ballsbridge. Mind you, the unbuilt units in the heart of D4 have been selling away quietly for months now to those in the know, and it’s understood that as many as 20 apartments (in the 215 unit scheme) have already sold off-plans through joint selling agents Savills and Sherry FitzGerald.

David Browne, who is handling sales on the Savills end, is keeping details close to his chest except to say the two-beds – which comprise the majority – will be starting from €900,000. Ranging from 1,100sq ft -1,400 sq ft, and assuming the starting price is for the minimum size, it comes in at around €820 per sq ft at entry level.