Western Way
Dublin Road
Carrick-On-Shannon
Co. Leitrim
N41 HX23

HIGH PROFILE THREE-STOREY OFFICE BUILDING WITH POTENTIAL FOR OTHER USES INCLUDING RETAIL & RESIDENTIAL, SUBJECT TO CONSENT


SITE APPROX. 0.8 HECTARES

APPROX 4,992 M². (53,773 SQ. FT.) GROSS INTERNAL FLOOR AREA

LOCATION
The landmark, Western Way building occupies a superb, high-profile position on the N4/Dublin Road with circa 120m road frontage. The location is sought after given its close proximity to Town Centre, Marinas, Rosebank Retail Park (Tesco, Woodies, Sports Direct, 3Mobile, Boots, Honestly Farm Kitchen, Esquires and coming soon, McDonalds) together with ALDI, Homesavers, Tusla, Trail Blazers, VOBE, Circle K, Centra, Prior PLM Medical and King & Moffatt Building Services directly adjacent.

Carrick-on-Shannon is known as Irelands largest inland boating centre with extensive public & private marinas, and excellent access to the Shannon-Erne Waterway System, which links two river systems, north and south of the border.

In addition to Public & Private Marinas, there are a number of boat hire companies (Emerald Star, Carrick Craft, Shannon River Cruises) and a host of water sports & angling activities available on the Shannon. Board Failte have invested heavily in promoting waterways tourism on the Shannon and Ireland's Hidden Heartlands.

Carrick on Shannon is a most progressive and vibrant county town on the River Shannon that benefits from large tourism numbers to the Public Marinas, Cruise Ireland, Moon River Cruises, Irelands oldest Rowing Club which hosts Regattas, People's Park, Costello Chapel, The Dock Performance Centre, St George's Heritage and Visitor Centre, access to the nearby Blueway, Kayaking as well as several hotels (Landmark Hotel, Bush Hotel, Cryan's Hotel), self-catering accommodation and a host of bars, restaurants and cafés.

Carrick-on-Shannon is also home to the IDA Business Park, VistaMed, Avant Card, Prior PLM Medical, King and Moffat, Cora Systems, and a host of smaller Irish companies.
Western Way is less than 3 km from Carrick-on-Shannon Train Station which serves the Dublin to Sligo train.

DESCRIPTION
Western Way comprises a large three-storey landmark office building that occupies a high-profile position on the N4 Dublin Road. There is under croft car parking for over 33 large cars and storage space at rear of the ground floor plus surface car parking spaces at the front of the building.

The office block was built in 2006 and its design could allow for office or retail use on the ground floor. The property has glazing in place but is mainly in shell and core condition pending retail/office fit out.

There is a main reception area and large lobby in the centre of the building with two centre stairways, two lifts and a comms room plus area for toilets and services. There are two other stairways up through the front of building that can allow for subdivision of the floors. The ground floor has excellent floor to ceiling height and could be split up into four smaller retail/office units if required, ranging from two front units 311m² (3,347 sq. Ft.), a rear left unit 335m² (3,605 sq. Ft.) and a rear right unit 381m²(4,101 sq. Ft.).

The first floor has six internal stair cores and two lifts servicing the building. The front and rear office block is divided by a large roof garden that runs the full width of the building. There could be potential to create a large terrace garden area in this space or even look to enclose it with a glass roof subject to planning permission. The two floor plates can be divided into three or four offices if required.

The second floor is also split into two offices overlooking the first-floor roof garden, each office has a lift core and three internal staircases as well as two roof gardens on either side of the office.


AMENITIES
There are numerous amenities in Carrick-on-Shannon, for example: the Public Marina, Butler Marina, Emerald Star Line, Shannon River Cruises, Moon River Cruises, Cruise-Ireland.

The Landmark Hotel, Bush Hotel, Cryan's Hotel, Carrick Plaza Suites, and The Courtyard Apartments.

Nearby attractions include The Shed Distillery home of Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey and Sausage-Tree Pure Irish Vodka.

The Dock Arts Centre, Drumhierny Woodland Hideaway, Arigna Mining Experience, Lough Key Forest Park and Strokestown Park House, Gardens & The National Famine Museum, Creevelea Friary, Costello Chapel.

The Hive Technology Enterprise Centre office space, training rooms, co-working.

Aura Leisure Centre, St. Mary's GAA, Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick On Shannon RFC, Lough Key Triathlon Club, Electric Bike Trails.

BROADBAND
SIRO, the broadband network wholesaler, recently announced Carrick-on-Shannon
as the latest town to benefit from full broadband roll-out.

ZONING
General development:
General Lands which may be considered suitability for a wide variety of mixed uses
which support those of the Core, where the environmental impact of the proposed
development on neighbouring uses will be a determining factor.

Planning permission was granted in March 2002 for a detached building of approx. 448m².(4,822 sq. Ft.) to the right of the property but this planning has expired.

TITLE
We understand that the property is Freehold.

VAT
We understand that VAT will be charged on the property transaction.

SERVICES
The property benefits from usual amenities with electricity and water supply.

SOLICITORS
Mr Peter Collins
Collins LLP Solicitors
Breifne House
Main Street
Carrick on Shannon
Co Leitrim

Carrick-on-Shannon is the county town of County Leitrim. It is also the smallest main county town in Ireland, situated on a strategic crossing point of the River Shannon and is the largest town in the county. The population of the town was 3,980 in 2011. It is the gateway to the Shannon–Erne Waterway, Lough Key, Acres Lake and Lough Allen via the picturesque villages of Cootehall, Knockvicar, Jamestown, Leitrim Village, Drumshanbo and Keshcarrigan and is only a short distance away from the Glens of North Leitrim.

Carrick-on-Shannon is situated on a fording point of the Shannon. In the vicinity of Drumsna, on the County Roscommon border, are the remains of an Iron Age fortification. Historic buildings are the "Carrick Castle", the Workhouse and Famine Graveyard, Hatley Manor, St George's Church of Ireland and the Costello Chapel.