Rathmines House, 143-149, Rathmines Road Upper, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Conversion and extension of an office building into a seven-storey co-living development with 110 units.
4481/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 November 2019
- Reference
- 4481/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 November 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes a change of use from offices to co-living shared accommodation. It includes adding three setback floors to create a seven-storey building, increasing the floor area to 4,548 sq.m to accommodate 110 units, communal facilities, a gym, and a ground-floor coffee kiosk.
- Residential units
- 110
- Storeys
- 7
- Floor area
- 4,548 m²
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 a change of use from office use to co-living shared accommodation use and to construct an additional 3 setback floors to be part of the overall shared accommodation development so as to create a 7 storey building with roof top plant. The existing floor area is 2,640 sq. M and this will be increased by 1,908 sq. M to provide a total development of 4,548 sq. M. There will be 110 individual units varying in size with shared kitchen, dining and living communal facilities on each floor level. In addition on the ground floor there will be reception, gymnasium, residents lounge, laundrette and accessible wc. The rear yard presently used for car parking, will contain parking for 160 bicycles, bin storage and will provide continued access to the existing esb substation. There will be a coffee serving kiosk facing onto the adjoining footpath for coffee consumption off the premises.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 Rathmines Town Centre, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €378,000 | 61 m |
| 163 Rathmines Town Centre, Rathmines Rd Lower, Rathmines Dublin 6 | May 2025 | €420,000 | 88 m |
| Apt 162, Block 3 Rathmines Town Centre, Rathmines | Sept 2025 | €545,000 | 88 m |
| 8 Ardee Court, Ardee Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Jun 2026 | €517,000 | 89 m |
| 12 Ardee Court, Ardee Road, Rathmines | Aug 2025 | €505,000 | 93 m |
| 47 Rathmines Town Centre, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Jun 2026 | €380,000 | 93 m |
| 13 Town Centre, Lower Rathmines Rd, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €350,000 | 93 m |
| 6 Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €940,000 | 104 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 received18 November 2019
- Decision due21 January 2020
- Decision issued28 November 2019
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