1 July, 2017
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 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 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
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
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 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
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.
27 February, 2017
The always well-received HWBC Office Market report was launched this week (07 February 2017). The Report highlights the continued rental growth in 2016 and forecasts its trend for 2017.
20 January, 2017
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!
12 January, 2017
HWBC is delighted to have been appointed property management agent following the successful acquisition of Ballymoss House in Sandyford.