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Point Village Shopping Centre

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  • Registered Users Posts: 713 ✭✭✭LeeroyJ.


    That's a pity. There's one only a 10 minute walk away. I'd have preferred something different for the area.

    The other is a rockets though, this is a full eddie rockets, will surely attract more people and please the concert 3 arena crowd


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,488 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    It's just that something original would be nice.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,522 ✭✭✭✭dsmythy


    It's just that something original would be nice.

    You need a poor hip area for that.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,426 ✭✭✭Neon_Lights


    Good news. While not a great building architecturally, it will bring an extra 2,000 office workers down there which will be great for the area.

    Not for the current residents of East wall who can barely drop the kids to school without fear of having to park half a mile away when some selfish bigwig parks outside their house all day.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,172 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Not for the current residents of East wall who can barely drop the kids to school without fear of having to park half a mile away when some selfish bigwig parks outside their house all day.

    There is zero need to drop kids to school that distance to begin with.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,426 ✭✭✭Neon_Lights


    L1011 wrote: »
    There is zero need to drop kids to school that distance to begin with.

    Depends where there in school doesn't it!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,172 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Depends where there in school doesn't it!

    The city has extensive buses. Too mamy sugar babies these days.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,371 ✭✭✭markpb


    L1011 wrote:
    The city has extensive buses. Too mamy sugar babies these days.

    This is OT but most of the cities buses run on arterial routes so unless you live close to one of those and the school is also close to it, you're probably out of luck. And that assumes all your children are in the same school. I'm about as pro public transport as you can get but school runs are very difficult to do by bus unless you're lucky. Walking or driving are much more workable.
    Not for the current residents of East wall who can barely drop the kids to school without fear of having to park half a mile away when some selfish bigwig parks outside their house all day.

    Anyone can park outside your house, get used to it. If you want reserved parking, get a driveway or an apartment.


  • Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭Fred_Johnson


    LeeroyJ. wrote: »

    It's happening :) eddie rockets

    Fantastic. It's not exactly the "high end" restaurants & retail that Dunnes Stores are demanding before moving in, but it's a start.

    Let's face it, the Point is never going to be as genuinely high end as the South Docks, given that there's student accommodation, cinema, 3arena and East Wall nearby. Maybe this is as good as it gets, we'll see.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭Fred_Johnson


    Not for the current residents of East wall who can barely drop the kids to school without fear of having to park half a mile away when some selfish bigwig parks outside their house all day.

    Oh, great point. Perhaps we should stall all development in the city both commercial and residential, in case it impacts on the education of East Wall children. I'm sure the educational attainment of the East wall residents is absolutely vital to the future knowledge economy of Dublin.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭gizmo81


    That's really nasty . East Wall has a very diverse population. It is a huge up and coming area, many children in the area are from different backgrounds and lots of young professionals in the area also.
    Oh, great point. Perhaps we should stall all development in the city both commercial and residential, in case it impacts on the education of East Wall children. I'm sure the educational attainment of the East wall residents is absolutely vital to the future knowledge economy of Dublin.


  • Registered Users Posts: 713 ✭✭✭LeeroyJ.


    Gone a bit off topic here, can we go back to the shopping centre please? :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,172 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Appears to be some signage for a pizza place going in too


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,854 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    the cinema must be losing money hand over fist even if they had no rent to pay

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  • Registered Users Posts: 713 ✭✭✭LeeroyJ.


    L1011 wrote: »
    Appears to be some signage for a pizza place going in too

    Must be http://martinos.ie/

    NEW RESTAURANT COMING SOON!!
    COMING SOON TO POINT VILLAGE, DUBLIN. FOR MORE INFO CONTACT CONOR AT 0857271991""


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70,172 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    LeeroyJ. wrote: »
    Must be http://martinos.ie/

    NEW RESTAURANT COMING SOON!!
    COMING SOON TO POINT VILLAGE, DUBLIN. FOR MORE INFO CONTACT CONOR AT 0857271991""

    They've had that on their site for over two years. Wasn't them.


  • Registered Users Posts: 713 ✭✭✭LeeroyJ.


    L1011 wrote: »
    They've had that on their site for over two years. Wasn't them.

    Which unit are you seeing that in? Just had a quick look but couldnt find any movement.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭gizmo81


    Ruby's is opening I'm told in October.

    http://rubys.ie


  • Registered Users Posts: 713 ✭✭✭LeeroyJ.


    gizmo81 wrote: »
    Ruby's is opening I'm told in October.

    http://rubys.ie

    Just saw it, very nice selection of places to eat and drink, I hope this gets a supermarket and a few retailers to open up in there soon.

    edit: and possibly Dunes stores http://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/dunnes-tells-court-point-village-money-hinges-on-high-class-tenants-1.3062397


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭gizmo81


    They need to make it a destination. It'll be difficult for the first non-food store, I was thinking HEMA might be interesting but probably not high end enough but it's quirky.

    http://www.hemashop.com
    LeeroyJ. wrote: »
    Just saw it, very nice selection of places to eat and drink, I hope this gets a supermarket and a few retailers to open up in there soon.

    edit: and possibly Dunes stores http://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/dunnes-tells-court-point-village-money-hinges-on-high-class-tenants-1.3062397


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  • Registered Users Posts: 713 ✭✭✭LeeroyJ.


    gizmo81 wrote: »
    They need to make it a destination. It'll be difficult for the first non-food store, I was thinking HEMA might be interesting but probably not high end enough but it's quirky.

    http://www.hemashop.com

    The Cinema and 3 Arena do have the power to attract people to make a day out of it, some shopping, dinner and show could be attractive and much close than dundrum for the City people but will probably be a few years if ever.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭subpar


    The construction of Dublin's tallest office building - 'The Exo' at Point Square in Dublin's docklands - has moved a step closer following the issue of a tender for the appointment of a building contractor to deliver the development.
    Savills and CBRE have been instructed by joint receivers Stephen Tennant and Paul McCann of Grant Thornton to seek pre-letting agreements with tenants for the building which upon completion will reach a height of 73m (239 ft) and have the capacity to acccommodate up to 2,000 office workers.
    While the Exo's height may yet be eclipsed by Johnny Ronan's proposed development of an 88m (290 ft) office tower adjoining Tara Street railway station, the north docklands scheme will see the creation of some 350 jobs during its construction phase, which it is anticipated will take approximately 24 months at a cost of €70m.

    Planning permission for the 15,800 sq m (170,000 sq ft, net lettable) LEED Gold office building was approved in March 2016, less than six months after the application was submitted to Dublin City Council.
    The speed at which planning approval was achieved is being viewed within the property industry as evidence that the designation of the area as a Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) has worked.

    An 'SDZ' designation allows for the fast-track delivery of new residential and non-residential development in locations of strategic importance within the Greater Dublin Area.
    Point Square (formerly known as Point Village) is one of only a handful of locations where taller buildings are permitted in Dublin. The Exo, which is designed by Irish architectural practice Shay Cleary Architects, responds to the design brief set out in the SDZ Planning Scheme and reflects the importance of this site within the wider Dublin docklands.

    The docklands area has benefited significantly from Dublin's economic recovery in recent years, with demand for commercial and retail space growing rapidly.
    In 2014, Yahoo moved its EMEA headquarters, which employs 375 workers to Point Square. The success of the 3Arena concert venue meanwhile has helped make the Gibson Hotel one of the most popular hotels in the City, while the Odeon Cinema, which opened in 2012, continues to grow audience numbers. In addition, Starbucks, Eddie Rockets, Ruby's Bar & Grill and Bunzl, have all either opened or are about to open new stores at The Point Square Shopping Centre.

    Commenting on the latest move to progress the Exo building's development, Stephen Tennant of Grant Thornton said: "We are delighted to get this project off the ground and look forward to seeing it through to completion. Our first priority is to secure a main building contractor who can deliver a quality scheme on-time and on-budget."
    Savills chairman Roland O'Connell said: "The Exo will provide the most spectacular workspace in the city. Its accessibility is unrivalled, with the Luas stopping outside and the Port Tunnel providing quick access to the M50 and a 15 minute trip to Dublin Airport - surely one of the quickest airport links in the world."

    Referring to the level of interest that the Exo has already generated, CBRE executive director of office agency, Mark Smyth, said: "Since planning approval was granted for the development of the Exo, we have had numerous enquiries from both local and international office occupiers, all of whom are interested in being part of an area of Dublin that has been completely rejuvenated."
    With a recent report from Savills showing that pre-lets accounted for 28,000 sq m (300,000 sq ft), or 44pc, of all the Dublin office space leased in the final quarter of 2016, the Exo building's joint agents believe the quoting rent of €47.50 per square foot is exceptionally competitive for the thriving north docklands area.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,048 ✭✭✭Rumpy Pumpy


    Any news on when and if a supermarket might move into the site? I'm just across the Eastlink Bridge and currently have to use the dreadful Tesco Express in Ringsend for picking up a few bits and pieces.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Its nice to see they are bringing back an 80's themed building to the area.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    silverharp wrote: »
    the cinema must be losing money hand over fist even if they had no rent to pay

    I always thought that, but I hear from people living in Fairview and beyond they use it in the evenings. Its been open a long time now. You'd think they would have closed it if it wasn't doing some trade.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭subpar


    Video of EXO Building



    ilto:?Subject=WATCH%3A%20The%20EXO%20-%20Take%20a%20look%20at%20what%20Dublin%27s%20tallest%20office%20block%20will%20look%20like%20-%20Indepe


  • Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭Fred_Johnson


    silverharp wrote: »
    the cinema must be losing money hand over fist even if they had no rent to pay

    They probably have no rent to pay as the receiver will be desperate to keep some sort of life going down there to attract other tenants. It does get quite busy, you'd be surprised. Lots of kids there on Saturdays. I'm often in the queue for popcorn for about 10 minutes!


  • Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭roycon111


    €350,000 a year for 20 years rent from 2012 for the cinema according to the property price register /commercial lease register, i'd say they got the first three years rent free though or some similar arrangement so the rent is now higher than €350k a year. Still will likely turn out to be a great deal for them


  • Registered Users Posts: 713 ✭✭✭LeeroyJ.


    I wonder if they will ever fisnish that new road, I feel like they worked until it was 90% done around march and then just stopped. Makes no sense.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,488 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    LeeroyJ. wrote: »
    I wonder if they will ever fisnish that new road, I feel like they worked until it was 90% done around march and then just stopped. Makes no sense.

    It should be open since they have closed off Upper Sherriff St and Castleforbes Road is one way. All that seems to be required is the final layer of asphalt.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭subpar


    http://imgur.com/wHV0cul


    Photo taken today from top floor of Yahoo Building
    the view of property increasing in value.


    My take on the new road opening is that it is being kept closed until most of the new construction is complete to save damage to the road surface.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,359 ✭✭✭stampydmonkey


    subpar wrote: »
    http://imgur.com/wHV0cul


    Photo taken today from top floor of Yahoo Building
    the view of property increasing in value.


    My take on the new road opening is that it is being kept closed until most of the new construction is complete to save damage to the road surface.

    Yep. A lot of services have to be laid down Sheriff Street for the student accommodation. Also there are sewer works to be carried out in the area.

    Saw the traffic lights were fixed to the poles at the new road/Sherrif street junction and bagged so some work is still going on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 910 ✭✭✭geecee


    I heard that Insomnia are moving in to the Vacant corner unit under Castleforbes square at junction of Mayor St and the "new road"

    The unit in question is pictured on Subpars pic above

    3 coffee shops in the area soon (insomnia, Starbucks, costa)... I guess better than empty units!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    Lot of offices around there now.

    All wide awake.


  • Registered Users Posts: 26 hako


    I spoke with the workers this Tuesday and asked about when are they planning to finish the road. They told me two weeks. Its really annoying that the access to the area is completely chaotic. We'll see if they can keep their word this time. Sewer work here and there and never ending story in the area. Sheriff str was supposed to be open by end of April but they extended it to mid June. I simply don't get why things cant be completed based on actual plans???


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,488 ✭✭✭Fighting Tao


    Top layer of asphalt on North Wall Avenue started in the last day or two from the north wall quay end. This photo was taken from the LUAS stop.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭subpar


    Ruby's Restaurant and Grill opening this October.

    This is our second restaurant having already launched the highly successful and multiple award winning Ruby’s at Pavilions Swords. Ruby’s Pizza & Grill is a relaxed informal restaurant serving the finest Pizzas, Burgers, Wings, Ribs, Steaks and more. Cocktails are a speciality, lunch is great value, breakfast will be served and you don’t need to book. This vibrant part of the city has just become more inviting, so whether you are living, working, visiting or going to see a concert in the area Ruby's will be a brilliant addition to an ever expanding part of Dublin.

    About
    Ruby’s Pizza & Grill is a relaxed informal restaurant serving the finest Pizzas, Burgers, Wings, Ribs, Steaks and more. Cocktails are a speciality

    Public Transit
    Luas Red Line to The Point, Swords Express, Dublin Bikes Point Village, 101 to Castleforbes rd and 2 min walk, 20 min walk from Dublin City Centre

    General manager
    Alan Mills, Niall O'Brien

    Attire
    Casual
    categories
    Restaurant


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,935 ✭✭✭TallGlass


    beauf wrote: »
    Lot of offices around there now.

    All wide awake.

    Never understood why people pay 3/4€ a cup of coffee when most if not all offices provide decent tea and coffee for free!


  • Registered Users Posts: 713 ✭✭✭LeeroyJ.


    It's the feeling of getting out for a bit. I work at twitter where we have a barista making coffee, but sometimes we still go out, get some fresh air, see other people etc.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,935 ✭✭✭TallGlass


    LeeroyJ. wrote: »
    It's the feeling of getting out for a bit. I work at twitter where we have a barista making coffee, but sometimes we still go out, get some fresh air, see other people etc.

    Same here I do a lap and come back to the office and have coffee, I tried the buying it outside but it was costing me a fair bit.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 910 ✭✭✭geecee


    Nice to see the Hales Freight shed on North wall quay demolished today, most of the sheds on Castleforbes road also seem to be in the middle of demolition...

    Going to really improve the look of the place... I know that they will be building sites for a number of years... but I would rather marvel at the construction than look at those broken down old units!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭subpar


    geecee wrote: »
    Nice to see the Hales Freight shed on North wall quay demolished today, most of the sheds on Castleforbes road also seem to be in the middle of demolition...

    Going to really improve the look of the place... I know that they will be building sites for a number of years... but I would rather marvel at the construction than look at those broken down old units!

    My feelings exactly, out with the old and in with the new and even if its 10 years late its nice to see a new city quarter emerging.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,505 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    geecee wrote: »
    Nice to see the Hales Freight shed on North wall quay demolished today, most of the sheds on Castleforbes road also seem to be in the middle of demolition...

    Going to really improve the look of the place... I know that they will be building sites number of years... but I would rather marvel at the construction than look at those broken down old units!

    I'll have a wander down there next week when I'm back at work. Was wondering when that would come down.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 910 ✭✭✭geecee


    I note that the Tile Style building also went at same time as hales
    So we now have a clear quay from the maritime building at Castleforbes to the strangely preserved white building next to the Point Depot...

    Great to see north wall so exposed after all these years!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 499 ✭✭subpar


    Looking at the works last evening the Dublin Maritime Building was already partially demolished and the Roof of the Chetam Warehouse was also being torn down so the entire block looks set for new builds.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭orangerhyme


    Mr.S wrote: »
    I like going there from D4 because it's always empty :D

    Even new releases at the weekend can be pretty dead. I'm sure it still does well enough or else it wouldn't still be open.

    It gets a lot of corporate gigs as well.

    I'm the exact same. Live in d4, this is the nearest cinema.

    Its a top class cinema really, only a few screens. Best seats and legroom. Always really quite.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭orangerhyme


    I'm still skeptical if the entire shopping center will be full of tenants.
    A supermarket will come eventually definitely.
    I'd imagine it will be like the CHQ, with some shops, restaurants etc..but he rest of the units will be offices


  • Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭Fred_Johnson


    I'm still skeptical if the entire shopping center will be full of tenants.
    A supermarket will come eventually definitely.
    I'd imagine it will be like the CHQ, with some shops, restaurants etc..but he rest of the units will be offices

    Agreed, we could very well see offices on the top floors of the shopping centre. Shops only on one floor along with the supermarket. That would be grand, just want to see some sort of life at this stage!

    Good to see the warehouses demolished finally, what an eyesore they were. With TedCastles site, Exo, and that site you're probably talking about 10,000 extra office workers when its fully built out. If that doesn't support a few shops in the Point i don't know what will!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭orangerhyme


    Yeah, I wonder whats the population needed to support a shopping center of that size.
    It might also attract Ringsend, Grand canal dock, East wall, Eastpoint business park...but you could say the same about the CHQ etc..

    There will also be 800 facebook workers in EAst wall, 1000 students next door.

    The Green Room bar will be delighted.

    Worst case scenario my little secret cinema wont be a secret anymore


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭orangerhyme


    One huge selling point of the north docklands is how close it is to the airport, its literally 15 minutes.


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