Custom House Plaza is located to the rear of the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), on the north side of Custom House Harbour, adjacent to Connolly Station and is accessed from Harbourmaster Place. The development is approximately 0.5km from Dublin City Centre at O’Connell Street.

The IFSC is one of Dublin’s main business districts housing many of the world’s premier financial institutions together with law firms and other professional advisors. Occupiers within the Custom House Plaza development include; Citco, RBS, and Maxol, whilst other occupiers represented in the IFSC include; Societe Generale, Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas, Zurich Bank, Citi Bank, Depfa, Credit Suisse, JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, ACE, AIG, Susquehanna, BNY Mellon.

The area is well served by public transport with both bus and rail networks located nearby. The Luas Red line terminus, Connolly DART and mainline stations almost adjoin Custom House Plaza to the west. In addition, Busaras (Dublin’s central bus station for intercity and regional bus services) is within a five minute walk from the building.

Plaza 2 forms part of a scheme of six office buildings known as Custom House Plaza (CHP). In total the entire CHP scheme provides approximately 16,320 sqm (174,700 sqft) of office accommodation designed around a central linear glass atrium. The atrium provides pedestrian access at ground floor level to each of the buildings, as well as forming a secure social area linking the buildings and the south facing courtyards that open off this area. The buildings were constructed between 1997-1999.

Car parking is provided via two separate underground car parks which are accessed off Sherriff Street with each Plaza building having direct access via staircases and lifts from the car park to the various floors. Pedestrian access to the entire of CHP is through a single entrance at Harbourmaster Place and thereafter the individual buildings are accessed off the internal street.

New Development

Demand in the office occupier market together with declining availability and limited construction pipeline in the short term has led to an increase in prime office rents in Dublin and provides a strong basis for future development. Plans for a number of new office and mixed use developments in the North Docklands area are now progressing. Demolition works are well underway on the former Exchange House site on Mayor Street Lower which will house a new office building of 12,718 sqm, while construction works have also commenced on completing the new Central Bank headquarters (17,930 sqm) on North Wall Quay, with an expected completion in late 2016/early2017. Development will continue eastwards towards the 3 Arena over the medium term with the balance of Spencer Dock and Project Wave sites expected to progress first.