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Commercial Property

I&L sector bucks the trend with strong demand for units of all sizes

A shortage of stock, rising rents and construction costs gives the I&L sector the edge over offices and residential

Commercial Property

Planning uncertainty and lack of sites likely to slow development land sales

Higher costs and viability concerns mean lenders will be likely to support smaller housing-led schemes over developments with a significant risk profile

Commercial Property

Institutional investors adopt cautious approach to buying Irish property

Continuing uncertainty due to interest rate rises means investors are reviewing their business plans, but some agents expect transactions to pick up

Commercial Property

Demand for nursing homes increasing as deals worth €440m completed last year

Falling emigration, increased affluence along with improved health and longer life expectancy are sending demand for nursing home beds soaring with 2022 being the second-strongest year in terms of deals after 2021

Commercial Property

Checking in on the state of the hotel sector in Dublin

Global uncertainty and a spike in construction cost inflation have some experts suggesting Dublin’s hotel market may have to cool its heels or opt for ‘leaner’ boutique-style lodgings

Commercial Property

Drive to boost office energy efficiency leads to upgrade over demolition

Environmentally sustainable buildings have an increasingly competitive edge when it comes to attracting tenants

Commercial Property

€26m-valued BidX1 auction a test of where the market is at

Some sellers will be hoping to achieve pre-pandemic prices, while buyers will be looking for reduced prices brought about by rising interest rates

Commercial Property

Oakmount rolling back the years with meticulous restoration

The conservation-oriented developer transformed Rathmine’s Stella Cinema to its wondrous former glory, while this year it will unveil Clerys on O’Connell Street, the firm’s most ambitious project yet

Commercial Property

Analysis: New tax incentives could entice investors back into Irish property market

Our addiction to housing appears to be on the wane, but measures to make buying more attractive could bring some of the €136 billion held in household savings back into the market

Commercial Property

Donal Buckley: Investors viewing a new price landscape

Investors in both the commercial and residential sectors are waiting to see how the political and interest rate environment and markets develop

Commercial Property

Strong hotel and pub sales show flexibility of hospitality sector

In spite of a pummelling during the pandemic, the two linchpins of the hospitality industry are likely to move real estate worth a combined €600 million this year

Commercial Property

Prime office rents steady despite large increase in grey space

Savills reports an increase in shadow office space coming to the market, driven by post-pandemic changes in company working policies and negative economic factors, especially in the tech sector

Putting a number on future housing developments

A study undertaken by the Business Post of current new home construction figures estimates that up to 21,776 homes will be delivered over the next three years

Commercial Property

Office subletting hike signals occupier wariness about economy

Some sectors of the market are witnessing an increased supply of grey office space due to factors like redundancies and more people working from home

Commercial Property

MKN seeks suitor for landmark East Wharf hotel

Work is already under way on 15-storey project, which will form part of its mixed-use development near the East Link Bridge

Commercial Property

Boost for O’Connell Street with new developments and hotels

More than 1,000 hotel bedrooms have come on stream in and around O’Connell Street in Dublin, while the 310-bedroom Motel One is due to open this year

Commercial Property

Cherrywood developers see potential to raise heights and build more homes with SDZ plan

Council proposes to increase housing densities from an average of 82 units per hectare to an average of more than 100 per hectare in an amendment to the Strategic Development Zone parameters

Commercial Property

BidX1 auction has 125 lots with combined guide price of €28m

The most valuable lot is Charthouse Business Centre, Richmond Road, Dublin 3 with a guide price of €2.5 million

Commercial Property

Value of Irish property deals this year close to record levels

Record of 2019 could even be exceeded, but the final figure for the year will depend on whether some large deals conclude and at what price

Commercial Property

Excluding investors from refurbishment grants a missed opportunity

With ‘acres of upstairs space in the city lying vacant’, encouraging more investors to refurbish old properties and convert them into flats would help address the shortage of accommodation