Opportunity In advance of the programmed relocation of the Schools of Hospitality Management and Tourism; Culinary Arts and Food Technology; and Environmental Health and Food Science to the new Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) Grangegorman campus, the Cathal Brugha Street DIT College is offered for sale in two lots. For further details log on to www.wkn.ie/sales/cathalbrugha Cathal Brugha Street DIT comprises two properties - an original 1940 s building fronting Cathal Brugha Street, Marlborough Street and Thomas Lane (Lot 1), and a connected modern late 1990 s building fronting Marlborough Street (Lot 2). Both properties are independently accessed, however, they are linked at ground and first floor levels via a six storey building, of which the remaining upper floors are part of the Gresham Hotel. Short term LeaseBack It is the intention of DIT to enter into a short-term lease with the purchaser of the property until October 2020, terms of which are available in the Data Room. Description & Accommodation Cathal Brugha Street - Lot 1 The Cathal Brugha Street building, Lot 1 is a four storey over basement structure with an approximate gross internal floor area of 7,127 Sq. M. (76,712 Sq. Ft.). The property was constructed in the early 1940 s and is a protected structure in Dublin City Council s Record of Protected Structures. It has been maintained to a very high standard. The building is accessed directly from Cathal Brugha Street. The ground and first floors are larger in size as they take advantage of part of the rear extension to the Gresham Hotel. There is also an internal access route at ground floor level between this building and the Marlborough Street building, Lot 2. There is separate access to Lot 2 from Marlborough Street. A variety of accommodation is available on all floors including commercial kitchens, classrooms, lecture rooms, academic offices, common rooms, administration offices, library, stores and toilet accommodation. At basement level there is access to the Kathleen O Sullivan theatre, which is a 129 seater tiered lecture theatre.
Description & Accommodation Marlborough Street - Lot 2 Marlborough Street, Lot 2 is a part seven/part eight storey over basement structure with an approximate gross internal floor area of 3,624 Sq. M. (39,004 Sq. Ft.). An award winning design (CIF Construction Excellence Award 1997) by Gilroy MacMahon Architects. The building is accessed directly from Marlborough Street. From the reception/lobby area, access is provided to all floors via two stair cores and two lifts (one passenger and one goods). Access is also provided to the Cathal Brugha Street building, Lot 1 from this level. The accommodation comprises a series of laboratories, tiered lecture rooms, store rooms and administrative offices are available on all floors. Location Cathal Brugha Street DIT is located in the heart of Dublin City Centre, set one block back from Dublin s main thoroughfare, O Connell Street. Public transport is widely available in the area with Dublin Bus Network right on the doorstep and LUAS (tram) Red Line a five minute walk. The recently completed LUAS (tram) Cross City tram line, extends the LUAS Green Line to provide northbound (O Connell Street) and southbound (Marlborough Street) lines immediately outside or adjacent to the properties. The immediate environs of the properties will soon benefit from hard landscape upgrading through Phase 1 of Dublin City Councils Public Realm Masterplan. Items such as improved footpaths, roads and primary quality cycle routes are to be introduced in the lifetime of the current Development Plan. The northern end of O Connell Street, adjacent to Cathal Brugha Street, is earmarked for a station on the proposed Metrolink rail line from Swords to Sandyford Prominent Dublin City landmarks are in close proximity such as the General Post Office (GPO), Gresham Hotel, Ambassador Cinema, Gate Theatre, St. Mary s (RC), Pro Cathedral, Croke Park and Tyrone House (Department of Education & Skills). In addition, key retail thoroughfares and shopping malls are minutes walk from the property such as Henry Street, Jervis Street Shopping Centre, Ilac Shopping Centre, Grafton Street and Stephen s Green Shopping Centre. Protected Structure Under the Dublin City Development Plan 2016 2022 Record of Protected Structures, Cathal Brugha Street (Dublin College of Catering), 66 72 Marlborough Street is recorded as a protected structure under Reference 1331.
Town Planning Cathal Brugha Street, Lot 1 and Marlborough Street, Lot 2 are located in the Local Authority Borough of Dublin City Council. The properties are zoned Z5 City Centre To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, and strengthen and protect its civic design, character and dignity under the Dublin City Development Plan 2016 2022. Permitted uses to include, but not limited to hotel, office, residential, public house and restaurant. History DIT Cathal Brugha Street, Lot 1 has existed in its current location since 1941. There have been many changes in the seventy seven years since it was officially opened. In 1941, St. Mary s College of Domestic Science (now Cathal Brugha Street) was established as an integral element of the State s infrastructure for the education of young females. In 1944 Ireland s first Diploma in Dietetics course was designed and delivered in the College. In 1951 the College focused its attention on the education and training required for the growing Irish tourist industry. Also in 1951 the Department of Hotel and Catering was established and a two-year Diploma in Hotel and Catering Management for males and females was offered in 1952, which subsequently developed into a three-year full-time Diploma in Hotel Management in 1961. Around this time St. Mary s College of Domestic Science was renamed the College of Catering. In 1973 the Department of Home Sciences emerged offering an array of courses in Child Care and Social Studies in addition to the very popular Home Management Course. The School of Food Science and Environmental Health was formally established in the College in 1982. Student numbers continued to grow and with the College running out of space the extension on Marlborough Street, Lot 2 was constructed to provide modern laboratory facilities for the increasingly technical food science and environmental science disciplines. The College of Catering, which recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, was one of six colleges in Dublin City Centre, which collectively became the Dublin Institute of Technology in 1992. DIT restructured, the building became the main centre for the Faculty of Tourism and Food, which also saw a move of the School of Home and Social Sciences to the Faculty of Applied Arts.
Title Freehold and Long Leasehold Contact Mark Johnston +353 (0) 87 693 3978 mjohnston@wkn.ie Fiachra Sudway +353 (0) 86 152 8098 fsudway@wkn.ie Further Information Brochure and Data Room details: www.wkn.ie/sales/cathalbrugha