GrantedApartmentsDecided 18 October 2018

Blocks 70 & 72, Park West Avenue and Park West Road, Park West, Dublin 12

Conversion and extension of two office blocks to create 84 apartments over ground floor retail.

3798/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 August 2018

Reference: 3798/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 27 August 2018
Residential units: 84

Summary

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The project involves converting and extending Blocks 70 and 72 from commercial offices to a residential development. It will deliver 84 apartments over ground floor retail and restaurant units, including adding a fifth-floor setback level to Block 70.

Apartmentsoffice conversionapartmentsregeneration

Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Marblegate limited intend to apply for permission for development on this site (1.27 ha) at blocks 70 and 72, park west avenue and park west road, park west, dublin
The proposed development will consist of the conversion, extension and change of use of existing blocks 70 and 72 from commercial office over ground floor retail/restaurant uses to provide for a residential development with a total of 84 no. Apartments over retail/restaurant uses, as follows: block
Existing 4 storey over basement block (4,779 sq. M) containing 1,065 sq. M of retail space at ground floor and 3,060 sq. M of office space over floors 1-3 to be converted and extended to a 5 storey over basement block (5,715 sq. M) consisting of 43 no. Apartments (comprising 13 no. 1 bed & 30 no. 2 bed apartments) with ancillary accommodation, community rooms, associated balconies and roof terraces over 5 levels, including 3 no. Retail units (totalling 328 sq. M) at ground floor and fronting onto the plaza. The revised block 70 includes a new set back level at fifth floor (936 sq. M) which accommodates 9 of the 43 no. Apartments. Block
Existing 4 storey over basement block (4,235 sq. M) containing a 370 sq. M restaurant, 484 sq. M of retail space and 2,733 sq. M of office space over floors 1-3, to be converted and extended to a 5 storey over basement block (4,985 sq. M) consisting of 41 no. Apartments (comprising 21 no. 1 bed & 20 no. 2 bed apartments), with ancillary accommodation, community rooms, associated balconies and roof terraces over 5 levels and including a restaurant (370 sq. M) at ground floor and 1 no. Retail unit (171.5 sq. M) fronting onto the plaza. The revised block 72 includes a new set back level at fifth floor (750 sq. M) which accommodates 8 of the 41 no. Apartments. Permission is also sought for modifications to the existing basement accommodation to provide bin stores and bicycle parking, designation of 84 no. Existing basement car parking spaces for the proposed residential accommodation at a rate of 1 per apartment, minor revisions to podium level landscaping and all associated site and development works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs)RS

“To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 12 October 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 7 July 2022.

Notified floor area: 9,946 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Shraheen, Foxford, Mayo	Apr 2025	€117,000	110 m
Apt 89 The Crescent Building, Park West Pointe, Park West	Apr 2026	€240,000	422 m
88 The Crescent Building, Park West Point, Clondalkin	Jan 2026	€270,000	422 m
96 The Crescent, Park West Pointe, Yeats Way Dublin 12	Sept 2025	€275,000	422 m
81 The Crescent, Park West Pointe, Dublin	Dec 2025	€265,000	422 m
82 The Crescent, Park West Pointe, Yeats Way Dublin 12	Jul 2025	€200,000	422 m
Apt 103 The Crescent Building, Parkwest Pointe, Parkwest	Feb 2026	€460,000	422 m
73 The Crescent Building, Park West, Clondalkin Dublin 22	May 2026	€260,000	422 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 received27 August 2018
Decision due19 October 2018
Decision issued18 October 2018
Grant issued22 November 2018

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