THE CORE of one of Dublin’s tallest office blocks has started to go up at a rate of three storeys a week in the Grand Canal Dock area of the city. The 15-storey building, Montevetro, will eventually stand 57 metres above the dock, offering uninterrupted views over much of the docklands area.
Treasury Holdings is spending €148 million on the office scheme which will be integrated into the Dart station at Grand Canal Dock. It will have a floor area of 19,509sq m (210,000sq ft) with the average floor offering 1,579sq m (17,000sq ft). Three penthouse floors will each have 650sq m (7,000sq ft) of space.
Apart from direct access to the Dart, the building will have up to 80 car-parking spaces over three basement levels. There will also be parking for bicycles and motorcycles.
Derek Nolan of Treasury Holdings said the radical design of the office building will provide column-free floor space and a flow of natural light. The 11th floor, 50 metres above ground, will also have a south-facing garden terrace, on a fifth of an acre, from which there will be views of Howth Head and across Dublin Bay to the Dublin mountains.
Nolan said they were noticing the popularity of the Grand Canal Dock area among the new media companies, evidenced by Google’s decision to locate there. “We believe that this is down to its central location, its accessibility and transport links and its array of trendy bars and restaurants.”
HT Meagher O’Reilly and Jones Lang LaSalle will be the joint letting agents.
