Telephone House, Nos 43-46, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1. Site is located to the south of 56 Marlborough Street, north of Gresham House, Sean MacDermott Street Upper & bounded by Britain Place to the west.
Conversion and extension of the vacant 8-storey Telephone House into a 296-bedroom aparthotel.
4962/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 September 2022
- Reference
- 4962/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 September 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to convert and refurbish the vacant 8-storey Telephone House office building into an aparthotel. The project includes a rear extension of approximately 5,057 sq.m, a set-back ninth floor level, and the demolition of the existing rear core to accommodate 296 bedrooms/suites, a gym, and cycle storage.
- Storeys
- 10
- Floor area
- 5,057 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 proposed development will consist of the following
- The refurbishment and change of use of the existing telephone house, a vacant 8 storey building with 9th storey setback and plant at roof level above basement, from office to use as an aparthotel
- The development includes revisions to and refurbishment of the elevations, including new façade treatment to telephone house. The development includes an extension to the existing eighth floor, a proposed set-back ninth floor level (a maximum height of ten storeys over basement)
- The development includes the demolition of the existing core from basement to eighth floor level to the rear of the building and the construction of a new extension from ground to ninth floor level to the rear of the existing building. The proposed extension comprises an additional c. 5,057 sq. M of aparthotel floorspace. The proposed aparthotel will accommodate a total of 296 no. Bedrooms/suites comprising 282 no. 1 beds/suites, ranging in size from 21-31 sq. M, and 14 no. 2 bed suites, ranging in size from 38-42 sq. M
- The development includes associated facilities including a gym, cycle store, staff facilities, storage rooms plant and back of house areas at basement level and lobby/lounge, dining room, a café/restaurant unit at ground floor level. The development includes 36 no, cycle spaces within the basement, pv panels at roof level and plant at basement, eighth and ninth
- The proposed development provides all hard and soft landscaping and all associated site development and ancillary works
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 February 2024.
Notified floor area: 13,734 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 The Beckett, Cathal Brugha St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €255,000 | 46 m |
| 9 The Beckett, Gresham House, Sean Macdermott St Upper Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €243,000 | 46 m |
| 1 The Beckett, Gresham House, Sean Macdermott St Upper Dublin 1 | Apr 2026 | €365,000 | 46 m |
| Apt 11, Cumberland Row, 31 32 Britain Place | Feb 2025 | €375,000 | 50 m |
| Apartment 8, 31/32 Britain Place, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 63 m |
| Apt 81, Gresham House, Cathal Brugha St Dublin 1 | Jan 2025 | €245,000 | 77 m |
| Apt 19 Avondale, 151/152 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 88 m |
| 151 Parnell St, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €199,166 | 88 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 received30 September 2022
- Decision due26 January 2023
- Decision issued26 January 2023
- Appeal submitted7 February 2023
- Appeal decided3 April 2023
- Permission expiry25 May 2028
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