Latest
NEWS

3 July, 2017

HWBC Promotions

As part of the ongoing revolution of the firm, HWBC is delighted to announce 3 promotions in the company. Iain Sayer has been promoted to Director, Emma Murphy to Divisional Director and Amanda Hourie to Associate Director. Iain has advised Värde Partners on the Asset Management of their Irish retail holdings for the past three years including the Blackpool and Anchor Collection schemes that have successfully been brought to the market. Iain also managed the €640m acquisition of Liffey Valley Shopping Centre on behalf of BVK and Universal Investment and acted for AEW Europe on their recent maiden acquisition in Ireland. Emma joined ...

1 July, 2017

HWBC Attending the CORFAC International 2017 Fall Summit

Conor Kevany (Director) and Emma Murphy (Divisional Director) from our Office and Business Space Department will be attending the CORFAC International 2017 Fall Summit on the 13th- 16th September this year in Colorado, USA. If you are attending, be sure to make contact with them for the most up to date research and insight on the Irish commercial real estate market.

2 May, 2017

HWBC Advises AEW City Retail Fund on first Irish acquisition

HWBC were pleased to advise AEW City Retail Fund on it’s first Irish acquisition. AEW has acquired a 958 m2 prime high street retail asset for c. €20m. Located at 42-43 Henry the property is fully let to the Arcadia Group Ltd, trading as Evans. Nearby retailers include Zara, H&M and M&S.

1 May, 2017

HWBC Completes Sale on Landmark Clayton Hotels

HWBC is delighted to have advised the vendors on the successful sale of two landmark hotels to the Dalata Hotel Group for a combined price of €62m. The Clayton Hotel on Cardiff Lane, Dublin 2 is a core City Centre-located hotel enjoying full occupancy rates throughout the year while the established Clarion Hotel in Liffey Valley has traded successfully under the stewardship of the Dalata Group for many years.  

20 March, 2017

HWBC’s 2017 6 Nations Armchair Pundit Winner Announced

Congratulations to David Gavin of Finance Ireland - winner of HWBC’s annual Six Nations Armchair Pundit Competition for 2017. Michael White of Canada Life Investments finished second and Adam Pollard of Bluestone came in third place. So that is it! It's all over for another year, but we will be back next year for your opportunity to take part and avail of great prizes and, more importantly, bragging rights.

1 March, 2017

HWBC bring ready-to-go Sandyford development site to the market for €10m

Joint agents HWBC are seeing in excess of €10 million for the 0.81 hectare (2.0 acre) site that comes with full planning permission for the construction of 147 apartments in a high-quality scheme which includes an on-site crèche, café, gym and double-height reception area and has superb access to transport amenities. A brochure A brochure for the property is available here. See here and here for further information.  

27 February, 2017

HWBC to bring two Office properties in Dundrum and Dún Laoghaire to the market

HWBC is pleased to announce the sale of two freehold, south-suburban properties to the market - The Taney Buildings in Dundrum and Ventour House in Dún Laoghaire, guiding €2.6m and €1.5m respectively. The Taney Buildings in Dundrum is a unique offering of three adjoining, cut-stone buildings comprising a total of 6,740 ft2 with 7 parking spaces. HWBC are quoting a guide price of €2.6 million for the entire with the benefit of vacant possession, however individual lot sales will be considered. See brochure here. HWBC are also marketing Ventour House, a three-storey period building located near the junction of Corrig Avenue and Upper Georges Street ...

27 February, 2017

Managing Director Tony Waters comments on the office market for the Sunday Independent

HWBC Managing Director Tony Waters provided a comment piece on the Dublin office market for the Sunday Independent on 12th February. The article provides an interesting view on the potential impact of Brexit on the market. The article is linked here and was a follow-up to the recently-issued HWBC Office Market Review also provided here.

20 January, 2017

HWBC Armchair Pundit Competition is back for the 2017 6 Nations

Entry to the HWBC Armchair Pundit Competition 2017 is now open... Your favourite property advisor advisor invites you to test your rugby knowledge and punditry skills (or lack thereof!) against colleagues, friends, peers and... dare we say it, competitors. This year's prizes include luxury weekend breaks in London, Aghadoe Heights Hotel in Killarney and Clayton Whites Hotel in Wexford as well as 1-year subscriptions to irishtimes.com. Entry is free, so share with colleagues and friends!

In line with Government advice and for the benefit of everyone, HWBC's Harcourt Street offices are closed until further notice. We remain fully operational remotely and you should continue to contact us in the normal way. Contact details for all staff can be found by clicking on the link below, stay safe.

Find out more