{"id":12206,"date":"2025-08-20T19:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/12206\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T19:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:22:15","slug":"kennedy-wilson-plans-new-office-led-campus-at-kpmgs-dublin-hq-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/12206\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy Wilson plans new office-led campus at KPMG\u2019s Dublin HQ \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Irish arm of US property giant Kennedy Wilson<\/a> (KW) has lodged new plans for a nine-storey \u201cmixed-use office-led campus\u201d at KPMG\u2019s <\/a>current office on the corner of St Stephen\u2019s Green and Harcourt Street in Dublin that could hold more than 3,000 office workers, as well as a folk music club and refurbished apartments.<\/p>\n

In the new planning application, KW Investment Funds ICAV is seeking revisions to its office scheme that was granted planning permission at Stokes Place more than two years ago, in January 2023.<\/p>\n

At the time, An Coimisi\u00fan Plean\u00e1la granted planning permission to KW Investment Funds ICAV to demolish the existing office complex at Stokes Place facing onto St Stephen\u2019s Green and Harcourt Street, and to construct of an eight-storey office block.<\/p>\n

In the new scheme, the applicants are seeking permission to add a 9th floor, and the architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris – one of the largest architectural firms in the UK – state that \u201cas a landmark piece of architecture, the building is now ever more confident and singular, responding to our further understanding of the history of the locality\u201d.<\/p>\n

The new application will add 3,530sq m of office floor space to bring the office space of 40,800sq m.<\/p>\n

The applicants are also proposing that a permitted retail space of a cafe\/restaurant be replaced by an event\/entertainment space and \u201ca reimagined 95 Folk Club for young and established folk musicians\u201d is proposed.<\/p>\n

Planning consultant for KW, Stephen Little, states that \u201cthrough the acquisition of additional adjoining properties and changes in the office market in terms of environmental credentials, the opportunity presents itself to make further enhancements to the already-permitted development at this location\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Little says that \u201cthe ambition is to develop a world-class, mixed-use campus with a strong focus on office space, supported by outstanding architecture and carefully considered placemaking\u201d.<\/p>\n

He said that \u201cworkplace design has evolved significantly over the past five years, influenced by a growing emphasis on wellness, energy and carbon efficiency, and the shift in work practices following Covid-19. The revised proposal offers a unique opportunity to establish a lasting landmark in Dublin \u2013 one that embodies these principles through four central themes.”<\/p>\n

He said \u201cthe revised scheme aims to significantly enhance the placemaking experience by introducing new and improved pedestrian-oriented routes into the site, leading to vibrant public garden spaces at its heart\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201dThe amended submission,” he added, \u201cpresents the opportunity to create an enduring landmark in Dublin city which will deliver on these goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, nine of the existing Russell Court apartments are to be refurbished as part of the proposals to provide a residential component. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Irish arm of US property giant Kennedy Wilson (KW) has lodged new plans for a nine-storey \u201cmixed-use…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[79,18,11650,19,17,11649,1126,11651],"class_list":{"0":"post-12206","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-harcourt-street","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-kennedy-wilson","14":"tag-kpmg","15":"tag-st-stephen-s-green"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}