Four and five-bedroom houses in the foothills of the Dublin mountains and a few minutes from the M50 and Luas terminal go on sale for the first time today. A Park Developments project, Ticknock Hill is off Blackglen Road at Sandyford, close to Lamb Doyle's landmark pub.

A number of apartment blocks have already been sold on this graded site, which allows the maximum number of units to enjoy great views over the city.

Thirty-five houses are on offer in this phase through selling agent Hamilton Osborne King and show units open for viewing today.

Prices start at €550,000 for 23 four-bedroom terraced houses in several designs, measuring 120-139 sq m (1,330-1,500 sq ft). Just 12 five-bedroom three-storey terraced houses in contemporary style are priced from €695,000 for 186-239 sq m (2,008-2,573 sq ft) of living space.

Specification is high at Ticknock Wood and a good number of luxury features are standard. Natural light - something you can't change - is good, especially in the five-bedroom houses. Windows are from the Rationel Vindeur range and internal doors are beech. Kitchens come with polished granite worktops and a full set of integrated appliances.

Bathroom fittings are high quality Grohe with a pressure pump system and are fully tiled. Wardrobes come in a range of designs. As usual on a Park developments scheme, landscaping is top class and already well under way.

A typical four-bedroom house opens to a spacious entrance hall with a very large sittingroom off. Double doors lead to the kitchen/diningroom which includes a good range of storage units. Four good-sized bedrooms are on the first floor, all with wardrobes and with an en suite off the largest room.

Five-bedroom houses are designed on three levels and likely to appeal to families. A bright livingroom with fireplace links through double doors to a spacious open-plan kitchen / diningroom. Downstairs at garden level is a utility room, a family sittingroom opening to the garden and very large en suite bedroom.

On the first floor are four further bedrooms, all with good quality wardrobes and with an en suit off the largest room.

Gardens will be beautifully landscaped, in keeping with the custom of the Park Developments team. The communal grounds at Ticknock Wood are already showing promise.

The builders have one more apartment block to complete before this development is finished. The houses for sale this week will be ready to move into between the end of 2004 to autumn 2005, according to the selling agent.