GrantedApartmentsDecided 3 December 2020

Jervis Shopping Centre, bounded by Mary Street, Jervis Street and Abbey Street Upper, Dublin 1

Addition of 24 build-to-rent apartments and a 127-unit co-living development at Jervis Shopping Centre.

2479/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 March 2020

Reference: 2479/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 12 March 2020
Residential units: 24

Summary

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The development at this protected structure includes adding 24 build-to-rent units at car park levels 3 and 4. It also proposes demolishing 4,355 sq.m of retail, storage, and parking to construct a 6-storey co-living building with 127 units.

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Storeys: 6

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: the development will include (a) the addition of 24 build to rent residential units located at car park level 3 to car park level 4 level on the jervis street and abbey street upper frontages of the building. The two floors of this element will have a floor area of 2390 sq. M. And will have 20 no. One bed units and 4 no. Two bed units. These units will be accessed from entrances on jervis street and abbey street upper. There will also be additional amenity open spaces provided at car park level 1a, 2a & 3a adjacent to the protected structures at upper abbey street to serve these units. (b) it is proposed to demolish retail floor area, storage and car parking area totalling 4355 sq. M. Facing mary street at first floor level, first floor upper, car park level 1, car park levels 2/2a; 3/3a; 4/4a and mansard surrounds facing mary street, jervis street and abbey street upper. In replacement, it is proposed to construct a 6 storey building of 8,208 sq. M. Behind the mary street frontage, from first floor upper level to car park level 5 for use as a co-living development with 127 units. This would be accessed from an entrance on jervis street. Communal amenity space of 1,499sq. M is proposed to serve this development. (c) it is also proposed to construct 3 floors above the roof car park level 5a level for office use. The lowest office floor will replace car parking and plant at level 5a. The office use will have a floor area of 16,568 sq. M. And will be accessed from jervis street. In addition there will be 696 sq. M. Of outdoor amenity open space to service the offices as well as an internal atrium of 1,224 sq. M. The following changes are proposed to the existing retail units, existing apartments and ancillary services; a reduction in size of retail unit 11/12 so as to create a switch room and 2 esb substations facing abbey street upper, change of retail unit 17 at ground and first floor level to create reception area facing jervis street for the offices at ground level and bicycle parking for the offices at first floor level, removal of retail unit at first floor level at mary street so as to provide the ground floor of the co-living development, to include foyer, lounges, gym and common areas and the elimination of 2 no. Apartments to allow for the construction of a part m compliant staircore. The 750 car parking spaces on site will be reconfigured, but not reduced by the development proposed. A total of 390 no. Bicycle spaces will be provided to serve the new development. The ground floor elevations on abbey street upper will be amended and the copper dome at the entrance at ground level on mary street will be removed. New access points through existing openings on jervis street are proposed to provide access to the development. The total floor area of the centre at present is 82,011 square metres including parking. It is proposed to decommission the use of 5,433 sq. M. Roof top parking and plant use and replace these areas by 16,568 square metres in three floor of offices. It is proposed to demolish 2,549 sq. M and replaced by co-living building of 8208 sq. M. At mary street frontage. The new total of the building including parking will be 109,058 sq. M.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC

“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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 12, 1 Jervis St, Dublin 1not full market price	Nov 2025	€390,000	151 m
Apt 3, 1 Jervis St, Dublin 1not full market price	Oct 2025	€255,000	151 m
Apt 39, 1 Jervis St, Dublin 1	Jun 2025	€290,000	151 m
Apt 23, No 1, Jervis Street	Jun 2025	€385,000	151 m
Apartment 43, 1 Jervis Street, Dublin 1	Feb 2025	€380,000	151 m
44 1 Jervis St, Dublin 1	Sept 2025	€395,000	151 m
Apt 22, 1 Jervis St, Dublin 1	Jun 2025	€265,000	151 m
Apt 32 Jervis House, 1 Jervis St, Dublin	Nov 2025	€400,000	151 m

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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 received12 March 2020
Further information requested1 July 2020
Further information received6 November 2020
Decision due3 December 2020
Decision issued3 December 2020
Grant issued14 January 2021

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