Ground Floor, 134 Thomas Street West, The Liberties Dublin 8 D08T6H9 Dublin 8

134 Thomas Street is a high profile end of terrace period property that is located on the corner of Thomas Street and Bridgefoot Street. The original building was built in 1740 but has a late nineteenth century facade with a modern shopfront and pitched roof extension.

The ground floor traded for years as Morellis traditional Italian take away and the fit out includes an electric roller shutter, modern shop front with a central entrance, tiled flooring, service counter, large overhead menu display with back lighting, tiled kitchen and food prep area, dry store rooms and refuse store room with rear yard and hall access for deliveries.

The total Gross Internal Floor Area for the ground floor is 101 sq.m. (1,087 sq.ft.) to include store rooms and access to a car park at the rear of the property.

The take away comprises approx. 63 sq.m. (678 sq.ft.) and includes the customer service area, front kitchen and service counter, tiled rear kitchen and food prep area.

There is a separate entrance for the overhead living accommodation, which has door access to the right of the ground floor take away and side lane access from the hall way. The owner will look to refurbish the residential accommodation overhead and rent it out.

Commercial Rates
2,268.63 euro p.a. for 2024

Building Insurance
Approx 1,000 p.a. euro

Location
134 Thomas Street is located diagonally opposite St Catherine’s Church and Arthurs Pub as well as the main entrance to Diageo and the Guinness Storehouse, which has over 1.1 million visitors a year (2022). Many of the visitors to the Guinness Storehouse walk along Thomas Street to visit the storehouse and there is a spin off trade with local pubs, restaurants and accommodation.

The Digital Hub which is a start-up centre for Irelands largest cluster of technology, digital media and internet companies is also located a few hundred meters from the property. Some recent Digital Hub companies include Amazon, Stripe, Daft.ie, Havok and Riverdeep etc.

Some of the adjoining occupiers include St. Catherine’s Church, the Guinnness Storehouse & Visitor Centre, The Open Gate Brewery. Arthurs Pub, Pierce Lyons Whiskey Distillery and visitor Centre, Roe & Co Distillery and Visitor Centre, The Digital Hub, Guinness Enterprise Centre, LIDL, Spar, Dealz, Vicar Street, the National College of Art & Design, Highlight Student Accommodation, HeyDay Student Accommodation

 

This area of Dublin has recently seen some strong regeneration and development in recent years including the Pearse Lyons Distillery and visitor Centre in St. Jamess Church, Iconic Offices refurbishment of the IAWS Building, Digital Hub development of the Grain Store building and Binary Hub student accommodation.

Other developments planned for the immediate area include the development of the 12.5 acre Guinness Brewery site into a dynamic urban quarter, consisting of 336 residential units, two hotels (with 304 beds and office blocks. Other developments planned for the area include the Grand Canal Harbour site by Marlet, Digital Hub phase 2 and development of 2 sites to the rear of Vicar Street for a boutique hotel.

This is a very popular area for IT and design companies given the close proximity to the Digital Hub, Guinness Enterprise Centre and NCAD. The subject property is located in a very popular tourism District and is within 10 minutes walking distance from Temple Bar and a host of popular cafes, restaurants and bars.

This take away location is very convenient for customers as there is on street parking outside the building and the property is only a short travel distance from Temple Bar and St. Stephen’s Green. There is an excellent catchment for food delivery given it’s central city centre location and the thousands of apartments in Dublin 8 and along the quays.