32 33 Blessington Street, Phibsborough, Dublin 7, D07PF20

Folio Number  DN197811F              Freehold Property Sale 471 sq.m.     5,069 sq.ft. No. 32 Approx. 257 sq.m / 2,766 sq.ft No. 33 Approx. 214 sq m / 2,303 sq.ft Planning Application  WEB1681/26                               https://planning.agileapplications.ie/dublincity/application-details/174779 This is an excellent opportunity to acquire 2 interconnected Georgian townhouses which were previously used to accommodate a 13 unit tourist hostel in Dublin City Centre. There is potential to refurbish and convert the protected properties into residential use given the previous hostel use and Z8 zoning with potential to convert the buildings into  apartments, Subject to Planning Permission. This pair of period properties comprise 2 x two bay three storey over basement Georgian houses with a derelict mews building and small enclosed yard with gateway and rear road access to Berkley Place. These 2 protected Georgian houses have a south facing facade onto the Blessington Street Terrace and are in reasonably good condition throughout, a detailed architects report and full list of refurbishment works that were carried out to date is available upon application. Most of the period Georgian features in these protected buildings have been kept and the properties were stripped back to accommodate change of use from tourist hostel use to community office use. Some of these period Georgian features include high quality granite steps and railings, timber sash windows, cut granite sills, cast-iron balconettes, round arched door openings, plain and petal fanlight window, ionic columns, fluted frieze and cornicing throughout etc. A purchaser may choose to refurbish the 2 interconnecting Georgian properties and convert them into residential use given the previous use, 2 internal staircases, interconnecting buildings and refurbishment works carried out to date. There is  potential to convert the buildings back into a 13 bed tourist hostel or even 8 self contained studio apartments excluding the Mews building, Subject to Planning Permission. Land Use Zoning Objective 8 To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, ad to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective. Permissible Uses Bed and Breakfast, childcare facility, cultural/ recreational building and uses, education, embassy, residential, home-based economic activity, hostel, hotel, live-work units, medical and related consultants, office (excluding retail branch bank/ building society), open space, residential. This property sale may suit a small builder / investor who may be looking to convert and refurbish the existing properties and rent them out on the open market as they would appeal to the buoyant rental market given their convenient city centre location close to the adjoining Blessington Basin Park (50 m) and the Mater Hospital (700 m). 32 33 Blessington Street is conveniently located within a short walking distance from the following Dorset Street 250 meters Broadstone University LUAS Green line station 650 meters Parnell Square 500 meters Phibsborough town 770 meters O’Connell Street 720 meters The subject property is located on the east side of Blessington street and benefits from a south facing orientation and also being 50 meters to the south of the Blessington Basin and the buildings are only a short walking distance from the main arterial roads of Dorset Street and Phibsborough Road which provide an excellent public transport network with several bus routes and the nearby Broadstone University LUAS station. The subject property is conveniently located close to Parnell Square at the top of O’Connell Street plus 3 large national hospitals Mater, Temple Street and Rotunda and is within walking distance of the TU (Technical University) Grangegorman College Campus and King’s Inn law society. The TU Grangegorman College Campus has 22,000 students and staff on site. The property is located less than 500 metres from Parnell Square and less than 720 meters from the top of O’Connell Street. There are a host of popular eateries and shopping facilities in this location that my appeal to residential tenants e.g. Tesco, Lidl, Aldi, Ilac Shopping Centre Dunnes Stores as well as several new developments including Clerys McKillen and the proposed Dublin Central Hammerson development. The Broadstone University LUAS (tram) station is less than 350 meters from the property and there are a host of bus routes including the air coach serving Dorset Street, Parnell/ O’Connell Street as well as 2 train stations within a short walking distance from the property Connolly and Drumcondra. The LUAS extension and TU Grangegorman has had a very positive impact on this part of town and the Dublin 1 and 7 area, with a strong growth in demand for residential properties in the area and spin off business with the arrival of several new cafés, restaurants and retail offerings in the area. 32 33 Blessington Street is only a short walking distance of 50 meters from the Blessington Street Basin, Lodge, lake and gardens that lead up to Phibsborough Library and the infamous Doyles corner junction in the heart of Phibsborough. The nearby Phibsborough Road is one of the main arterial roads coming into Dublin city centre from the Navan Road as well as the suburbs Glasnevin/ Finglas and north county Dublin. There is a huge volume of traffic passing this extremely busy junction on a daily basis. The area is very well serviced by public transport and there are a host of buses serving Dorset Street F1, F2, F3, 1, 16 , 16D, 19, 33 and the Phibsborough Road including numbers 4, 9, 38, 38a, 38b, 38d, 46a,81, 83, 83a,120,140 and 814. Phibsborough Shopping Centre was recently sold to Twinlite and has full planning permission for a new shopping centre and civic plaza linking to Dalymount Park and 297 co-living units and works are due to commence in January 2027. We understand that DCC have plans to start to develop Dalymount Park (home to Bohemian FC) into a new UEFA category 3 football stadium, which should be able to hold larger football games and events. In addition to Phibsborough Shopping Centre there are a host of shops, offices, cafes, restaurants and pubs serving the immediate area.