6054 -5 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1

Research metadata

RPS Ref. No.: 6054
Overall identification confidence: High (street/number match; corroborated by multiple agent brochures and developer records for 5 Ormond Quay Lower)
Vacancy / dereliction status at a glance: Vacant / under-used; recently sold for refurbishment. Upper floors in very poor repair, ground/part-first floor fair. Not currently on the DCC Derelict Sites Register (per dataset; Unverified against live register).

Quick facts

Address / Eircode	5 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1 — D01 F4A0 (Eircode per database Place field; Medium)
Building type	Terraced Liffey-quay merchant building; business/commercial premises with residential potential (mixed-use)
Period / date	Georgian quay terrace (c.18th C); substantially modified after 1916 (Medium)
Heritage refs (RPS / NIAH)	RPS Ref. 6054 (Protected Structure). No individual NIAH record located for No. 5 (Unverified)
Apparent status	Vacant / under-used, awaiting refurbishment
On Derelict Sites Register?	No (per dataset; not confirmed against live DCC register — Unverified)
On Vacant Sites Register?	Unknown (Unverified)
Owner	Danoj Developments Ltd (private; Daniel MacAuliffe) — recently acquired (Medium–High)

Summary

5 Ormond Quay Lower is a protected Liffey-quay terraced building (RPS 6054) in the historically intact streetscape of the north quays. It has been long under-used and partly vacant, with upper floors in very poor repair, and was offered for sale requiring full renovation. It has recently been acquired by Danoj Developments, which specialises in reviving compromised historic Dublin buildings, signalling a likely conservation-led refurbishment.

Identification

Address: 5 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1
Eircode (if found): D01 F4A0 (per database Place field; Medium — verify)
Building type(s): Terraced quay-front building — ground-floor retail, two upper office floors, and a top-floor two-bedroom apartment; over basement.[1]
Approx. date of construction / period: Georgian north-quays terrace; "substantially modified after 1916".[2]
Architect / builder (if known): Not established (Unverified)
RPS / NIAH / other heritage references: RPS Ref. 6054 (Protected Structure under the Dublin City Development Plan).[3] No discrete NIAH (Buildings of Ireland) record for No. 5 was located; neighbouring quay buildings are recorded (e.g. 1–1A Ormond Quay Lower, NIAH 50010359, c.1780, "currently vacant"; "Evad", 13 Ormond Quay Lower, NIAH 50010347).[4][5]
Coordinates / map link: 53.34627, -6.26721 (per database Place field)
Building-match confidence & ambiguity notes: High for Ormond Quay Lower**. ⚠️ Do not confuse with** 5 Ormond Quay Upper (Dublin 7), a separate protected building associated with Ian Lumley / Michael Smith in An Bord Pleanála records — a recurring source of confusion in quay casework.[6]

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