Take up for Q2 was largely on par with Q1 of this year with 511,549 sq.ft. of office accommodation transacting across 61 deals, bringing the YTD take up figure to just over 1 million sq.ft. Whilst not back to pre-covid levels, demand in the marketplace continues with over 1.3 million sq.ft. currently reserved.
2nd Floor, IFSC House, Dublin 1 – IFSC House is a high-profile landmark building with stunning river views, offering a prominent corporate HQ opportunity in the centre of Dublin’s International Financial Services Centre. Extending to over 22,200 sq.ft. the 2nd floor office is available now by way of Sub-Lease or Assignment.
For further information contact Lucy Connolly or Ros Tierney on 01-6477900.
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Dublin office market take up has exceeded 490,000 sq.ft. across 47 transactions this quarter. Whilst this is a positive start to the year when compared to Q1 2021, it does represent a 54% decrease on Q1 2020 (pre-covid) figures. However, we would note that there is over 1,200,000 sq.ft. of office accommodation currently reserved and a number of unfulfilled requirements in the market, which should result in a more robust Q2/Q3 in terms of take up.
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Pan European investor and asset manager M7 Real Estate has paid just under €15 million for two office blocks in south Dublin.
Developed in the late 1980s as part of the wider Merrion Shopping Centre scheme, the Nutley and AIG buildings comprise an overall floor area of 4,016sq m (43,235sq ft) along with 83 undercroft car parking spaces. The subject property is currently generating total rental income of €1,439,932 a year.
The Nutley Building is let to a number of occupiers including Bonkers Money, the Japanese Embassy, the Austrian Embassy and Global Standards while the AIG Building is let to a single tenant with a number of sub leases in place.
While The Irish Times reported that the deal for the two offices was close to being finalised in October 2020, it is understood the proposed transaction was completed only in recent weeks. Commercial real estate consultants Bannon handled the sale.
Following its latest purchase, M7’s Irish portfolio now comprises 18 assets extending to just under 1,100,000sq ft, primarily in industrial and logistics space.
In October 2020, the company paid about €13.5 million for the long leasehold interest of five fully let units at the Sandyford Business Centre in south Dublin.
The purchase of the portfolio gave it control of five of the scheme’s 10 units along with an associated provision of 200 car parking spaces. The portfolio’s office accommodation covers a combined area of 4,532sq m (48,786sq ft) and is producing annual rental income of €1,192,578 with a weighted average unexpired lease term of 5.8 years, with breaks at 4.6 years.
In August 2020, the company paid €6.25 million for the former Kildare headquarter office and distribution facility of convenience store operator ADM Londis, while in January 2020 it acquired the Primeside Park industrial estate in Dublin for €6.75 million.
The group also controls the Century Business Park in Finglas, which it acquired for €4.47 million in September 2019, and the Westlink industrial estate in Dublin 10, which it bought for €13,870,000 in 2018.
Its first investment here came in 2017 when it bought Fumbally Lane, a combined office and residential development in Dublin 8 which was on the market for €24 million. M7 sold Fumbally Lane to BCP Asset Management in 2018 for €33.5 million, following the completion of a comprehensive asset management programme which enabled the property’s vacancy rate to plummet from 17 per cent to 2 per cent through the addition of 19 new tenants, and its annual rental income grow by €1.14 million.
M7 operates across 14 countries. It manages a portfolio of about 835 retail, office and industrial assets with a value of about €5.1 billion.
Take up for 2021 exceeded 1,700,000 sq.ft. There was a notable increase in market activity from H2, with Q4 attributing over 1,000,000 sq.ft. to the final years take up figure. This was largely boosted by 2 transactions in excess of 200,000 sq.ft. (representing 29% of total take up).
We are off to a strong start for 2022 with over 800,000 sq.ft. of accommodation currently reserved.
With works now complete, we are pleased to welcome Greenlight Reinsurance as the first occupier of #50CityQuay, the latest company to join the #WindmillQTR. With two further floors currently reserved, we have one ‘own door’ office floor available to lease (1,313sq.ft). Please contact Lucy Connolly or Ros Tierney for further information on 01 647 7900.
The Bannon office team are pleased to present a number of high quality Georgian floorplates. Located in prestigious locations in Dublin’s Central Business District, we can cater for leasing requirements from 590 sq.ft. to 2,135 sq.ft. Contact Ros Tierney or Lucy Connolly today for further information.
Some of the Bannon team inspecting Fitzwilliam 28 this week which is nearing PC. The new ESB Headquarters raises the bar for sustainable office development in Ireland. Proud to have been part of the team to bring this exciting development to fruition since 2011.
