Steamboat Quay

Plenty but the same as any other city / large town. Maybe post the other places where you're looking at here and people can advise.

Avoid Claremont Court too. It’s on Alphonsus Street which is particularly grim.

Do you mean Mahon House? If so, avoid. Lots of undesirables living there too. There’s a reason why these places are cheap/on daft for a long time.

Generally, the cheaper the place the less you would actually want to live there.

Newtown House, Riverpoint, Carlton Apartments, The Strand Apartments and Lansdowne Hall would all be good city centre apartments, but you will pay accordingly (if you can find one for sale).

If you're looking to house the family member going to college, an indication of where they are attending would narrow it down. There are 3 3rd level campuses in the city all a considerable distance from each other. An idea on where they are going and a rough idea of where you would be working would get you better results.

Is that Hospital the town or UHL?

If it's the town and you don't need to be anyplace specifically then Castletroy, Annacotty, or Monaleen would work. If it's UHL then Dooradoyle, Raheen or Ballycummin would work well, there's a bus that runs from this area to UL.

Both are within easy distance of the city centre and both have regular bus service to town and both have good access to the motorway network.

Older apartment complexes but generally of a good standard and well managed. Not slum like at all. Chilly, given it's close proximity to the Shannon. Aviary House, Windmill House and Riverdock House all located on the Dock Road nearby. Traffic volume is large here. Closer to the city centre, Market Place and Market Court worth a look. Cathedral Place also. Mahon House, mentioned previously, is not a bad shout. There was a problem there previously where drug addicts were gaining entry but a new management company is in place and this has been resolved. No car parking spaces available though (in Mahon).

You hear stories about most apartment complexes in Limerick City regarding drugs and undesirable residents which are mostly exaggerated. I would have no major reservations about buying in any of the complexes I mentioned in my previous post. Mahon House is a more recently constructed development than the one's in the Steamboat/Dock Road area so the apartments there would have a better BER rating with gas fired central heating fitted as opposed to the older less efficient electric storage heating. Management fees are another big issue to consider, of course. These tend to vary considerably based on size and location from €1000 up to around €1900.

Didn't know that, it's a good looking building, I wouldn't have thought it would be the same "quality" construction as Mount Kenneth.

I don't think the standard of construction of the complexes in Steamboat/Mount Kenneth/Dock Road area is poor. It is just of it's time. These were built around the same period - mid nineties to early noughties - so standards of insulation, soundproofing and, importantly, central heating would not be on a par with a modern build. The best value is still to be found in the city centre area.