Planning Approved for Dublin’s Tallest Commercial Office Building

March 31, 2016

Virtual image of the new Exo building planned for Dublin's Docklands — Virtual image of the new Exo building planned for Dublin’s Docklands

Planning permission for The Exo – a 224,500 sq ft office building at the Point Village in Dublin’s Dockland’s – has been approved by Dublin City Council.

At 73 metres high, The Exo will become Dublin’s tallest commercial office building and could accommodate up to 2,000 office workers. The planning application was funded by NAMA as part of its overall commitment to facilitate the delivery of new development within the provisions of the Dockland’s Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) as approved by Dublin City Council and An Bord Pleanála.

Stephen Tennant from Grant Thornton described the announcement as “great news for the North Docklands and Dublin as a whole”. He added: The SDZ process introduced by Dublin City Council and An Bord Pleanála has enabled us to secure approval for THE EXO in just over 6 months, which proves the initiative is working. We now look forward to bringing these plans to life and delivering a quality office scheme to meet the strong demand for office space in Dublin.”

Construction on the building will take approximately 24 months – creating over 350 jobs in the process. The overall development construction cost will be in the region of €80m.