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The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) and the Construction Workers Pension Scheme (CWPS) are understood to have secured about â¬23 million from the sale of the CIFâs headquarters on Canal Road in Dublin 6.
The building and its site have been purchased by the international property developer, Osborne + Co, with property veteran Tom Hamilton in place as the companyâs managing director in Ireland.
Osborneâs acquisition of the site, known as âCanalsideâ, represents its second deal to date in the Irish market. The company made its initial foray here last year when its subsidiary, Vanguard Global Realty, paid â¬23 million to the Legionaries of Christ in an off-market transaction for 2.6 hectares (6.5 acres) of lands attached to the orderâs home and St Michaelâs School at Sandyford in south Dublin. Vanguard intends to pursue the delivery of an office-led redevelopment on that site.
The rear garden
Two mews properties were constructed in the development, and now Mews number 2 has come to the market again. It appears on the Property Price Register as having sold for â¬625,000 in 2017. It is still in turn-key condition, and is now seeking â¬695,000 through Eoin OâNeill Property Advisers.
The contemporary designed property, which extends to 98sq m (1,055sq ft) with two good-sized bedrooms, has a south-facing rear garden with a granite patio and lawn.
A further benefit is the air-to-water Dimplex pump, and full-fill twin-leaf concrete cavity walls. This allows consistent heat 24 hours a day, and on-demand hot water is a fraction of the cost due to its BER rating of A3.