Peter McVerry Trust Building

Great to see the completion of construction works at the Peter McVerry Trust Building on 180-187 Townsend Street. This important renewal project transforms a long-vacant residential block into a modern, accessible and socially impactful housing development.

Once in a severe state of disrepair, the building has now been structurally upgraded to meet current building regulations and will provide 20No. one-bedroom residential units, with lift access to all floors. Original concrete filler joist flooring and timber roof trusses were sympathetically repaired and strengthened where required. The erection of a series of steelwork picture frames supporting the existing loadbearing rear façade along with the construction of a single storey extension, facilitated the open plan living space of the ground floor units and rear access circulation areas.

One of Dublin’s first purpose-built flat complexes built by the then Dublin Corporation, this development now delivers high-quality social housing for people impacted by homelessness in partnership with Dublin City Council. Its completion will contribute positively to the rejuvenation of this streetscape in Dublin city centre.

Project team:
Client: Peter McVerry Trust
Architect: Darmody Architecture
Contractor: Bracegrade Ltd.
M&E: IN2 Engineering
Quantity Surveyors: O’Reilly Hyland Tierney & Associates