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Vacancy Watch
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Vacancy Watch: A South Dublin Apartment Complex That’s Emptying Out
There are 51 apartments in the complex, which lies south of Dundrum. In January 2017, 34 were occupied, but now only 23 are.
A Revamped Effort to Crowdmap Dublin’s Vacant Homes
With help from Dubliners and the Space Engagers app, the Peter McVerry Trust hopes to identify and bring back into use 45 vacant homes by 2020.
While Waiting to Rebuild Them, Should the Council Refurbish Flat Complexes?
Many council-owned apartments are sitting empty in ageing complexes scheduled to be torn down and rebuilt in the coming years. Some argue that people could live in them in the meantime.
Vacancy Watch: A Giant Council-Owned Site in Belmayne
The council owns 11 hectares in Belmayne, perhaps enough for 1,000 new homes. One councillor wonders why the council isn’t working faster to develop it.
Owners of Vacant Homes Turn Down Deals to Use Them
“People are sitting on assets and they don’t need the rent,” says Francis Doherty, communications officer at the Peter McVerry Trust.
Vacancy Watch: A Derelict Plot Across from the Bernard Shaw
The site has been subject to a half-dozen planning applications over the last number of years. It’s on the council’s Vacant Sites Register, but its owners are appealing that.
Councillors Voted to Sell Properties, Only for Them to Sit Derelict
Dublin City Councillors sometimes agree to sell off a property with the proviso that the buyer must start redeveloping it within months. That doesn’t always happen.
Above Shops, Thousands of Apartments Are Still Sitting Vacant
While obstacles discouraging their owners from opening them up and renting them out seem well understood, progress on smoothing the way has been slow.
Vacancy Watch: a Row of Vacant Homes on Bray Road
If your commute runs south from the city past Cherrywood, you might have noticed a row of boarded-up properties on Bray Road. Why are they empty?
Vacancy Watch: A Boarded-Up Pub on an Aungier St Corner
Dublin City Councillors have agreed to sell the old Aungier House pub on the corner of Aungier Street and Digges Street. The new owners have plans.
Vacancy Watch: a Row on Dolphin’s Barn Street
It was once “a hive of industry”, a neighbour said. But the buildings went derelict one after another during the 1980s and 1990s, says a local business owner.