The Brokerage, 12-15 Townsend Street & 31-33 Tara Street, Dublin 2
Demolition of an existing apartment building, retail unit, and bar.
2159/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 January 2020
- Reference
- 2159/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of the complete demolition of all existing structures on the site, including the apartment building known as The Brokerage, a vacant ground floor retail unit, and an existing bar unit and basement.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
- The development consists of the demolition of all existing structures (which includes the existing apartment building known as the brokerage, vacant ground floor retail unit and existing bar unit and basement
- 1, site clearance, site excavation works and associated boundary hoarding
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 20 July 2020.
Notified floor area: 1,864 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 College Close, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €320,000 | 43 m |
| 25 Trinity Plaza, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €518,000 | 55 m |
| 46 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 55 m |
| 38 Trinity Plaza, Pearse St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €394,000 | 55 m |
| 33 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €250,000 | 55 m |
| 34 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €422,500 | 124 m |
| 43 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €411,000 | 124 m |
| 29 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €290,000 | 124 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received29 January 2020
- Decision due24 March 2020
- Decision issued24 March 2020
- Grant issued30 June 2020
In the area
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