Unit 20, Smithfield Plaza, Smithfield, Dublin 7

Rent: in the region of €52,740 p.a. This is an excellent opportunity to rent a high profile corner shop unit, which faces directly on to the market square on the west side of Smithfield Plaza. This self ground floor lock up shop and is located beside Tesco Express and close to Bel Cibo Pizzaria, Number 6 Bar & restaurant and the Smithfield Park Right car park . It is also within 200 meters walking distance from the Smithfield LUAS station. This ground floor retail premises occupies a high profile corner shop location beside 2 eateries facing on to market square. This retail unit may suit a variety of retail uses including a cafe/ restaurant, subject to planning permission. This retail unit has double frontage facing on to the market square and smithfield plaza. The main shop front entrance faces directly on to west side of the Smithfield Plaza plus there is a second retail entrance facing on to Market Square. There is also potential to link this retail unit to the large retail/ office premises upstairs, which comprises of 100 sq.m. of open plan space with excellent natural light. The retail unit will provide a high profile presence and entrance directly on to Smithfield Plaza for the upstairs unit. This unit has great retail frontage on to Smithfield Plaza and benefits from excellent floor to ceiling height and a double shop front window, which provides bright and spacious retail space. The shop fronts comprise of a granite slab front with aluminium shop front facade and windows. There is also potential for air extraction above the shop front windows. This may suit a food operator that is looking to install a "pure air" extraction system. This retail unit may also suit an office user or a professional service i.e. solicitors practice, accountants, pharmacy, physiotherapist, chiropractor, semi state body, charity etc. This retail premises may suit a variety of retail uses including a retail showroom, convenience store, ethnic food store or even a restaurant, subject to planning permission. Given the amount of apartments and hotels in the immediate area it may also suit suit a local community retailer fashion retailer, hairdressers, beauticians, florist, pharmacy, book shop, art gallery, hard ware store etc. The unit will be handed over in it's current condition. The floors and walls have been painted and sealed. There are some drop down pipes provided but the tenant will have to connect the services and provide air extraction. Adjoining retail tenants to Unit 20 include Tesco Express, Bel Cibo, Number 6, Paddy Power and Thirdspace. These shops provide a strong retail draw to Unit 20 that may create potential spin off purchases. The adjoining restaurants should draw the local community to this area and may also benefit from an ethnic food store or a specialist food provider i.e. butcher, fishmonger, bakery, green grocer etc. There is a huge apartment community in the immediate Smithfield area and many of these are of foreign nationality i.e. Polish, Russian, Chinese etc. Other retailers in the immediate area include Fresh Food Market, Bel Cibo Pizzaria & Deli, Number 6 public house, Escape Health Club, Charter Medical Group as well as a smaller Medical Centre etc. Bel Cibo and Number 6 are 2 local eateries that face on to a large market square with external seating for customers and the public. The restaurants on this public open square are south facing and benefit from good sunlight. The square provides a natural draw to the public for a meeting place or breakout area. In addition to these adjoining retailers the location also benefits from the historic Jameson Distillery and viewing tower, the Light House Cinema, the Complex Theatre as well as 2 large hotels, thousands of nearby apartments and a host of legal bodies and Law Courts. The Four Courts, Blackhall Place Law College, Circuit Family Court, Richmond Law Courts, Special Criminal District Courts as well as the Law Society of Ireland and the Director of Public Prosecutions office are all within 5 minutes walking distance from the Haymarket. There are also thousands of local office occupiers that are working in the immediate Smithfield area. Most of these are legal firms or other companies technical or cultural companies such as the Light House Cinema, Brown Bag Films etc. This might be an ideal location for a computer software or gaming company. The Maldron Hotel has 92 bed rooms as well as other hotel facilities and the Generator Hostel has 550 guest rooms and will be opening in July. The reopening of the Generator Hotel will also link with the reopening of the Smithfield viewing tower which is a huge draw for tourists to the area. There are also extensive refurbishment works being carried out on the Smithfield Plaza to include landscaping, cobbling and electricity supply points for market stall holders and the now famous Smithfield on Ice and Christmas market. The Market Plaza is being redeveloped so that it can accommodate stall holders with electricity and lighting in a large open market environment. Smithfield Square is the largest purpose-built open civic space in Europe. It is designed to give the area a new lease of life by bringing people back into this area of the city. The Smithfield Square has hosted large open air concerts or large public events in the past. It is also home to the historic Smithfield Horse market and fair which runs once a month on the Smithfield Plaza. This is a unique horse market that is the only one of it's kind in Dublin city centre. The Plaza also accommodates a pay and display car park and Dublinbikes.ie bicycle rack for up to 50 bicycles. There is also a 3 storey car park which backs on to the Haymarket and can accommodate hundreds of retailers or visitors to the area. Other than the excellent car parking and public bicycle facilities the retail unit is less than 1 minutes walking distance from the Smithfield LUAS Station which provides an electric tram system to the city centre, Irish Financial Services Centre, Point Village, O2 concert hall, Connolly train station, Heuston train station as well as the west suburbs as far as Tallaght. The LUAS will also extend as far as Citywest in 2012.

2011 Statistics for the immediate Smithfield area



· According to the 2006 Census:

o 13,566 residents (grown 165% in 10 years)

o 5,500 households – 84% apartments

o 70% between 15 and 45 years old

o 60% in full time employment

o 66% have no household car

· According to the Geodirectory and Kompass database:

o Daytime population of 19,400

o 15,000 come to work daily

o 4,400 at home/studies

· A footfall survey carried out at the north end of the market (at Smithfield Square) found that:

o 10,369 people crossed the square or entered the Motor Tax office between 8am and 8pm (wed March 23rd 2011 see attached survey for detail)

o Mornings, lunchtime and evenings busiest times

§ 1200 b/w 8 and 10am

§ 3585 b/w 12 and 3pm

§ 3627 b/w 5 and 8pm

· The latest RPA-Veolia survey records 5700 people using the Smithfield LUAS stop daily (Thursday, November 2010)



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