Point Village Shopping Centre

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Revision of Planning Permission lodged last week for changes to the underground car park to facilitate 48 parking spaces for the Exo Building and permission sought for a restaurant / bar.


Paul McCann and Steve Tennant, Joint Statutory Receivers, acting for the Specified Assets of Henry A. Crosbie c/o Grant Thornton, 24-26 City Quay, Dublin 2 intend to apply for permission for a development at a site of 1.1507 ha at the junction of North Wall Quay and East Wall Road, Dublin 1. The site is bounded by North Wall Quay to the South, East Wall Road to the East, the 3Arena to the West and The Point Village District Centre to the North. The overall site is located within City Block 5 and 10, as identified in the North Lotts & Grand Canal Dock SDZ Planning Scheme. The development consists of the following: Construction of a commercial office building ranging in height from 8 storeys to 17 storeys (including one level of plant) at the northern end. The total gross floor area above ground of this building will be circa 19263 sq.m. The building is raised at ground level to 8m and supported by three elliptical cores. Access via dedicated northern and southern glass entrance foyers. As part of the development there will be an external roof terrace and plant at eighth floor level. Construction of one level of basement beneath the proposed commercial building connecting to the existing constructed basement beneath the Point Village Square (as constructed under Section 25 DD478) accommodating 300 bicycle parking spaces, plant, staff facilities, storage areas and other associated facilities. Cycle access to the basement will be via a dedicated, access controlled cycle ramp in the central core. Reconfiguration of the existing basement level -1 beneath the Point Village Square to facilitate 48 No. car parking spaces at -1 level, plant, storage areas and other associated facilities. This will also involve associated structural reconfiguration of existing basement levels -2 and -3. Vehicular access to the basement will be via the existing ramped access on Sheriff St servicing the Point Village District Centre. The reconfiguration of the basement will involve the removal of the existing external stairs from the Point Village Square to existing underground bar located at -1 level. Construction of 14.5m high restaurant/bar glass box with mezzanine level located within the Point Village Square. The total above ground gross floor will be circa. 519.4 sq.m. Permission is also sought for revisions to the Point Village Square Public Realm including proposed hard and soft landscaping works. This includes a new bus shelter, taxi shelter, 5 number glass screens and the relocation of existing Point Village Signage on East Wall Rd. The proposed development includes all associated and ancillary works, including site development works.

Fighting Tao

North Wall Avenue is now open.

beauf

Is that the new road, or fancy new store?

JohnnyFlash

The new road. Was down there today.

L1011

The space used by the now closed again Harrys / lots of other names afterwards bar under the square was always intended to be subsumed by the Watchtower and you'd guess Exo also - may as well look to preserve the licence somewhere else.

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Fred_Johnson wrote: »

Any word on when Exo construction starting? I heard October 2017 but no sign of any movement.

Noticed some first stage site preparation construction activity on the eastern end of the EXO site today.

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Tristan Fund Buys EXO Development

from todays Irish Independent

Ronald Quinlan Commercial Property Editor

January 10 2018 2:30 AM


The construction of Dublin's tallest office building is to get under way in the coming weeks following the sale of its development site to a European investment fund.

A spokesman for European real estate investment specialists Tristan Capital Partners said yesterday that it had advised the European Property Investors Special Opportunities IV (EPISO 4) Fund on a deal to acquire the EXO development site at Point Square in the city's north docklands from Nama-appointed receivers Stephen Tennant and Paul McCann of Grant Thorton.

The fund completed the transaction for the EXO site with local operating partners, SW3 Capital towards the end of last month, the spokesman said. The purchase represents the third investment by the fund and Sw3 Capital in the Dublin market. While no information was provided in relation to the price paid for the EXO site, it is understood that between €70m and €80m in development finance will be provided by the purchasers.

Some 350 jobs are expected to be created during the construction of the EXO, which upon completion will rise to 73m (239 ft) and comprise some 169,150 sq ft of Grade A office space, capable of accommodating 2,000 workers. The work by main contractors Bennett Construction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2020. Agents Savills and CBRE have been instructed to secure pre-let agreements with tenants.

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Construction hoardings being erected today , the place will never look the same again.

beauf

It was a useful event space. I suspect lots of events will now move elsewhere. Probably over the river.

Alicano

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Construction hoardings being erected today , the place will never look the same again.

How did this whole plan pass me by!!
Having looked up links posted here.. Jesus that's a big build! Ugly as sin imo too.
Although hoarding is up and ground being broke. I was wondering would there not be an issue with crowd dispersal from the Point Depot / 3 Arena?
From a safety aspect. If there was an emergency evacuation, and a couple of thousand people running like crazy. That EXO building wouldn't help? Emergency services access etc? Maybe I've watched one too many action movies
Still. It's underway. Watcha gonna do

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More customers for the Point Village

Dublin-listed housebuilder Glenveagh Properties has signed a deal to acquire a two-hectare site in Dublin’s north docklands with plans to deliver more than 450 residential units.

The acquisition, which marks Glenveagh’s first in the docklands area, is valued at more than €40 million. It is expected to close by year end.

The site on East Road is located near to both the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) and the so-called “Silicon Docks” area.

“This acquisition will give us first-mover advantage to deliver a significant number of residential units in Dublin’s north docks where there is exciting regeneration potential. This acquisition demonstrates our ability to deploy the equity proceeds from our initial public offering (IPO) in a timely fashion,” said Glenveagh co-founder and chief executive Justin Bickle.

He said the housebuilder expected to announce more acquisitions in 2018.

“Securing a site with such scale and in such a central location is a real rarity in the Dublin land market. The buyer will be able to capitalise on an area undergoing significant change in the north docklands and also to tap into the pent up local demand for residential accommodation both to rent and purchase,” said Mark Reynolds of Savills.


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wakka12

Silicon docks always makes me cringe

The only people who call it that are journalists

beauf

Seems like the ball is well and truly rolling now.

blue_blue

Planning also went in late last month for a Centra in one of the unused retail units on East Road. Over from the new Facebook building.

Alicano

blue_blue wrote: »

Planning also went in late last month for a Centra in one of the unused retail units on East Road. Over from the new Facebook building.

That's good news.. Not much down that way at the moment.

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https://www.sca.ie/news/tag/Exo

The Finished product in 2020

LeeroyJ.

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https://www.sca.ie/news/tag/Exo

The Finished product in 2020

I like the Building and I'm glad we're getting some 'higher' rise buildings but somehow it seems incredibly out of place next to the other building around there.
It's going to be another noisy 3 years for people that live there too (including myself)

dylan2017

Insomnia are opening up soon work as started in the unit already hopefully this will attract more businesses to the area in the year to come

dylan2017

Also anyone got any updates on the shopping centre on weather any more shops are due to open ?

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dylan2017 wrote: »

Insomnia are opening up soon work as started in the unit already hopefully this will attract more businesses to the area in the year to come

Is this in the Point Square centre?

dylan2017

Asdfghjkl987 wrote: »

Is this in the Point Square centre?

No it's a minute walk from the shopping centre is its in one of the units when under where fm104 are located and facing the student accommodation being built

LeeroyJ.

Anyone pick up any news recently? Surprised there still hasn't been much work inside or shops preparing to open with all the box around there construction wise

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No update on activity in the Point Village, but a detailed planning permission application was lodged this week which includes several restaurants and retail units / a new road and a small park as part of the Dublin Landings project which will front onto Castleforbes Road and Mayor St.

David Carson of Deloitte, Statutory Receiver of Danninger Unlimited Company (In Receivership & Liquidation), intends to apply for planning permission for development at a site of c. 0.842 hectares bound by Mayor Street Upper to the south, Castleforbes Road to the east, Northbank House and Alexander Terrace to the north and undeveloped land to the west, Block 3, North Lotts, Dublin 1. The site bounds the Pelko building which fronts onto Castleforbes Road and includes the access route south of Northbank House and Alexander Terrace. The development consists of the following: 1. The provision of 3 no. commercial blocks as follows: a. Block 3E - 11,865 sq.m. GFA of commercial space with a retail/cafe/ restaurant unit (115 sq.m. GFA) at ground floor to Mayor Street Upper with part 6, part 5 storeys. The six storey element has frontage to Mayor Street Upper and the five storey element has frontage to the permitted public park. A terrace is proposed at fifth floor to the north; b. Block 3F - 23,340 sq.m. GFA of commercial space with frontage to Mayor Street Upper and Castleforbes Road, with part 6, part 5 storeys. The six storey element has frontage to Mayor Street Upper and Castleforbes Road and the five storey element has frontage to the permitted public park and the east west street within the city block. A terrace is proposed at fifth floor to the north and west. Two retail/cafe/restaurant units are proposed. One of 215 sq.m. GFA is located at the corner of Castleforbes Road and Mayor Street Upper. The second of 175 sq. GFA is located along the new north south street between Blocks 3E and 3F orientated along the new street with frontage to Mayor Street Upper; c. A two level basement is proposed which is below Block 3E and 3F of 7,535 sq.m. GFA. The basement levels provides 90 car parking spaces and 450 bicycle parking spaces and associated facilities. At -1 level, office space is provided of 3,390 sq.m. GFA. The basements also include plant and services; d. Block 3G - 940 sq.m. GFA of commercial space with five storeys which fronts onto Castleforbes Road and the access route south of Northbank House and Alexander Terrace. This includes a retail/cafe/restaurant/class 2 office/own door office (Class 3) unit (135 sq.m. GFA) at ground floor with office over. 2. Vehicular and bicycle access to basement car park is from the street south of Northbank House and Alexander Terrace accessed off Castleforbes Road. A further 50 no. bicycle parking spaces are provided at ground level. 3. The development includes the construction of a new north south street between Blocks 3E and 3F. The development also consists of revisions to the landscaping to the southern part of the park and to the eastern side of the north south street west of Block 3E permitted under DSDZ3357/17. 4. Revision to the east west route south of Northbank House and Alexander Terrace including footpaths and set down area; 5. All hard and soft landscaping works including integration with and minor revisions to the permitted public park (DSDZ3357/17 refers). 6. Upgrade to the footpaths to Mayor Street Upper and Castleforbes Road; 7. Development to include all site development, boundary treatment, landscaping, roof plant, PV panels, substations, service provision and ancillary works. 8. The overall development comprises of 43,445 sq.m. GFA. The application relates to a proposed development within a Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme area.

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New York based WeWork to move into Dublin Landings by October 2018

This influx of new office workers can only further increase the demand / need for new shops and cafes in the immediate surrounding area.


Article from Irish Independent-

New York-based WeWork, which is valued at around $20bn (€16bn), is to lease almost 10,000 sq m of commercial office space in the Dublin Landings development located in the city's docklands.

The shared office provider is letting the space from developer Sean Mulryan's Ballymore Properties and its development partner, Oxley Holdings.

The move comes just days after WeWork, along with two other companies, paid about £580m (€672m) for an office complex in the City of London district, according to two people with knowledge of the deal.

In Dublin, WeWork will occupy No 2 Dublin Landings on North Wall Quay, beside the new Central Bank of Ireland headquarters and the new head office of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA).

It is anticipated that WeWork will move into the building by October.

"Our Dublin locations have proved fantastically popular and we're thrilled to be expanding our portfolio by adding a further WeWork location, this time in the architecturally impressive Dublin Landings," said Patrick Nelson, WeWork's executive VP of Real Estate.

The company already has shared office spaces in the Iveagh Court in Dublin 2, where a hot desk can be rented from €390 per month.

In addition, the company has shared office spaces in 1 Georges Quay, prices for which are currently not available.

John Mulryan, managing director of Ballymore UK and Ireland, which was this week named Developer of the Year, said that Ballymore's vision for Dublin Landings has been to create "a culturally rich, inspiring community in the Dublin Docklands area".

"The calibre of our Dublin Landings tenants, the NTMA, the Central Bank and now WeWork, is evidence of Ballymore and Oxley's commitment to the creation of a vibrant new destination for Dubliners to live, work, and visit," he added.

On completion the Dublin Landings site will house 270 residential apartments and 2,000 sq m of commercial office space. There will also be restaurants, bars and retail outlets. (Additional reporting Bloomberg)

Assetbacked

Whatever about new companies; there is no where for these people to live!

hako

I totally agree with the fact where all these people gonna leave? You build so much but just office buildings and no green areas around them at all!!!!

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Update on progress at the Dublin Landngs Development , some 6,000 office workers will occupy the various buildings apparently - from todays Irish Independent

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When Ballymore chief Sean Mulryan and his partners at Singapore-headquartered developers Oxley unveiled plans in October 2016 for over a million square feet of offices and apartments in the Dublin Docklands, there were some who may have baulked at the scale of their ambition.

Fast forward to today however, and it would appear that Mr Mulryan got his timing right in relation to the delivery of the Dublin Landings scheme. Having only recently sold No 1 Dublin Landings to the German pension fund, Triuva, for around €164m, Ballymore and Oxley are now offering No 2 Dublin Landings to the market through joint agents CBRE and Knight Frank for €98.8m.

Due for completion later this month, the building should prove attractive to investors, as it has already been pre-let to global co-working operator, WeWork.

Located next to the new headquarters of the Central Bank of Ireland and the new head office of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) at North Wall Quay, the overall Dublin Landings development extends to 93,000 sq m (1,001,043 sq ft). In addition to No 1 & 2, a further three office blocks will be developed on the site providing a further 28,700 sq m of space. The construction of all three buildings is under way with a view to making them available for occupation in 2019.

All told, Dublin Landings will comprise 298 apartments, offices, restaurants, bars, retail, and landscaped gardens.

Some 6,000 people are expected to work and live at the docklands scheme once it is finished.

LeeroyJ.

It seems the Coffee shop in the Odeon upstairs has closed. It makes sense with the new unit opening in Castleforbes, Starbucks in the point and the Coffee shop inside Freshii.

beauf

Terrible location for cafe even when it was the only thing around.

I heard the cinema gets business in the evenings.

bren2001

LeeroyJ. wrote: »

It seems the Coffee shop in the Odeon upstairs has closed. It makes sense with the new unit opening in Castleforbes as Starbucks and the Coffee shop inside Freshii.

Costa in Coolock is gone as well. Have Costa pulled out of all Odeons?

(at Coolock theres a brand new down the road so I just assumed it was because of this)