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The Big Movers

UCD is planning to build 3,000 new residences at a cost of €300 million

University College Dublin’s campus development plan will see 3,000 new student residences built at a cost of €300 million, part of an overall plan of €775 million.

… while an existing student complex is under the hammer at €41.5million

The Montrose student residence directly opposite UCD is up for auction. Its 205 rooms - formerly a three-star hotel – sit over ground floor commercial and the whole complex is expected to bring in €2.91million in annual rent.

Under Construction

• A community in Donegal are trying to buy a former AIB bank in their town… for €1.
• Those Priory Hall apartments? They’re going on sale again. Dublin City Council is selling some units after spending €27million refurbishing the complex over fire concerns.
• The Peter McVerry Trust has called on the Government to begin compulsory purchases of empty homes, to help combat the housing crisis. McVerry said: “If we can do it when a motorway is being built, why can’t we do it to deal with our homelessness crisis?”

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Des Res

Netscape’s founder, and billionaire, Jim Clark is selling his Palm Springs, Florida home for $137 million (approximately €122.5 million). It has 10 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, two swimming pools and loads more. Check it out here.