Department store John Lewis is to anchor the €1.2bn development around the former
The store was reported today to have agreed to take a 250,000 sq ft store over four levels at the
Developer Joe O’Reilly lodged a planning application for the 5.5-acre site currently lying derelict last month at the opposite end of
The 1.7m-sq ft scheme will include 108 shops, more than 109 apartments, a sloping public park and restaurant at roof level with panoramic views over
It will also include two pedestrian streets and public squares, working around 12 listed structures, some of which will be restored.
It is thought the retailer could pay annual rents of as much as €7m for the store.
Joe O’Reilly also owns Dundrum Shopping Centre and the Pavillions shopping centre in Swords in west
