A good time to buy on Cork's historic South Mall, says agent purchaser

An estate agency firm established 10 years ago has bought an historic, South Mall building in the heart of Cork’s Central Business District for its own office use, and as a part-investment on its upper floors.

Just sold, in a confidence-displaying off-market deal likely to be worth between €600,000 and €700,000 is No 50 South Mall, dating to 1800, a listed structure and considered as being of architectural and artistic interest.

Across the South Mall from bar/restaurant Electric, the four-storey c 5,000 sq ft mid-terraced Georgian building has been acquired by Jeremy Murphy of Jeremy Murphy and Associates, who currently trades from 15 South Mall.