BNY Mellon, Google and Sky are among the firms seeking space in south Dublin amid record take-up levels in the city.
Dublin occupiers are spreading to the suburbs after the city’s office market registered the highest ever level of take-up for the first half of a year.
In total, 1.7m sq ft was transacted in the six months to the end of June, according to Knight Frank.
BNY Mellon is understood to be seeking 100,000 sq ft in the suburbs. It already has two offices in Dublin at Hibernia’s One Dockland Central, Dublin 1, and IPUT’s Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
The news comes as the bank is reviewing London office presence, considering leaving Canary Wharf and moving staff into its City headquarters at Times Square, 160 Queen Victoria Street, EC4.
Meanwhile, Google is seeking 70,000 sq ft on top of its existing 52,900 sq ft lease in Sandyford, which it signed in 2018.
Previously, Google had concentrated its office needs in the so-called “Silicon Docks” area of Grand Canal. Last year, the tech giant bought the entire 240,000 sq ft Bolands Quay development from Nama for €300m for its own occupation.
Sky, currently based near St Stephen’s Green at Burlington Plaza, is looking for a 50,000 sq ft office in the suburbs.
BNY Mellon declined to comment. Google and Sky did not respond to requests for comment.
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