Point Village

Heuston Gate is waiting for its Fire Cert, not sure about the Point Tower though.

Morlan it may be difficult to gauge from where you took the picture but can ou say how advanced the excavation for the tower might be?:)

It’s impossible to tell from the gate, but I’m guessing it will Dec/Jan before we see the lift shaft rising out of the ground.

Sorry, this is old news, but 130,000 square feet for Dunnes, that’s half of Dundrum Town Centre 😮

Dunnes Stores and Point Village Announce Anchor Tenant Agreement

Today Dunnes Stores revealed that it will be the anchor tenant for the Point Village. The deal will see Dunnes take 130,000 square feet of space spread over three floors within the retail element of the village.

The new Dunnes Stores outlet will feature the full Dunnes range including a large food court and fresh produce section, fashion for all the family and home furnishings/furniture.

A spokesperson for Dunnes confirmed the move and stated that the company was looking forward to providing a much needed facility incorporating its full range of products for the growing population of not only of the Docklands but also the surrounding residential catchment. “This will be another City Centre flagship store for us which will include the most up to date modern facilities for customers taking advantage of the quality and design of the Point Village and the extremely customer friendly 1300 capacity car park. The store will incorporate travealators as well as customer lifts.”

“Being able to come to an agreement with the biggest and most respected name in Irish retailing is particularly pleasing,” explained Harry Crosbie, Chairman, Point Village Ltd. “And we’ve agreed a plan that will see Dunnes leading one of the most remarkable retail developments the country has seen. The Village will include the Watchtower opposite the U2 Tower which together will form a marine gateway to the city.”

The Point Village and its shopping quarter will be serviced by a mix of public and private transport. Central to this will be the LUAS line which will serve the Point’s own station, along with at least six quality bus corridors along the quays and the Dublin Port Tunnel. Two new Liffey bridges will connect the site to the southside. River taxis are being introduced and the ferry across the Liffey is coming back.

With an expected population of 65,000 people the Docklands is expected to contribute a significant number of customers while the PointVillage sits at the centre of Dublin’s coastal wealth belt, and will provide a unique retail experience to a much larger catchment area. Meanwhile the Point Village Complex will also act as a major tourist attraction and will be serviced by a 275 bed hotel to be operated by the Clarion Group in addition to a newly extended Point Arena and a new Vicar Street.

Harry Crosbie is also chairman of the National Conference Centre at Spencer Dock and the Libeskind theatre at Grand Canal Quay. These two projects, along with the Point Village will act as people magnets, shifting the centre of gravity of the city down the river Liffey. All in all the development is 1.85 million square feet and will cost €850 million. Construction is well advanced.

Interesting view of The Point there Morlan. Looks like a derelict Big House in the country 🙂

Apparently in the redevelopment of The Point itself, its western wall will be demolished and the theatre extended out towards the city, thus preserving the river and rear facades. It’s being conducted by the leading international venue designers HOKSVE at a cost of €80 million, and will have a capacity of 14,000 in amphitheatre style as previously mentioned. The project is expected to have the remarkable turnaround time of about 18 months, reopening in late 2008, having only closed in August. That’s private sector efficiency for ya.

No change there then 😀

Passed The Point this evening: the building is a gutted shell, wilh no roof and all the walls buttressed and braced – a facade retention of epic proportions. The westerm wall is also just beginning to come down – looks like someone’s taken a big bite out of the top of it. Impressive so much has been stripped out and the structure secured in the six weeks since the last event was held there at the end of August.

i see a fourth concrete pile going up on this site. i saw it through a traffic camera. i must say it’s going up very fast. does anyone know what it is?

there is now a fifth concrete pile going up on this site. i wish they’d ever hurry up and build the tower.

I’m confused. I was on the loop line bridge this morning and saw some concrete piles nearer the river with different cranes to the ones in this photo…2 piles i think and they were about 10 stories tall guessing that they were taller than that Spencer dock building by about 2 floors and were poking up behind it. Is this anything to do with the point otherwise what could this be? Looks to be where the tower is planned but you can’t see them in those traffic camera shots?

Dosent really matter once this baby starts to rise there certainly wont be any confusion. Cant wait to see all those nimbys look up in horror…

I work near by and it is definitely the conference centre, on memory I believe the feature glass barrel at the front will be close to 50 metres in height:)

True the design is very bland but hopefully when we get the first skyscraper out of the way we might get some good looking designs, (like the bank of China tower in Hong Kong or something that actually looks different), for future ones. Although this could work the other way if the Watchtower looks crap when it’s built.

Here’s the Bank of China tower for those who haven’t seen it.