6058 - 10 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1

Research metadata

Subject: 10 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1 — RPS Ref. No. 6058 ("House and offices")
Eircode: D01 C8N1 · Coordinates: 53.34627, -6.26671
Method: Desk-based only (NIAH, DCC RPS/planning portal, property/press sources). No site visit conducted.
Overall evidence grade: C–D (desk-based / inferred). Key condition fields are unverified and are contradicted by documentary sources — site verification required before relying on the "major disrepair" assessment.

Quick facts

Field	Detail	Confidence
RPS reference	6058 — Dublin City RPS, Volume 4 of the Dublin City Development Plan 2022–2028 (in effect 14 Dec 2022)	High
Address	10 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1, D01 C8N1	High
Building type	RPS: "House and offices". In practice a single Georgian townhouse most recently run as the "Number 10 Dublin" private function/wedding venue	High
Date / form	Classical Georgian house, c.1780s; four storeys over basement ("five levels")	Medium
Protected status	Protected Structure (RPS 6058); sits within the NIAH-surveyed Ormond Quay Lower terrace	High
Ownership	Reported bought by Davy Property Holdings (~€2.8m, sold as a going concern) per The Irish Times; row records "Private"	Medium
Recent use	"Number 10 Dublin" — high-end private events / weddings / corporate venue, with a self-contained two-bed apartment and roof garden on the top floor	High
Occupancy (per row)	Unoccupied; vacant 2–5 years	Low / Unverified
Condition (per row)	"3 – Major disrepair"; water ingress, severe staining, brick spalling, vegetation damage	Low / Unverified — conflicts with documented restored condition
DCC Derelict Sites Register	Not listed	Medium
Planning history	No application specific to No. 10 located in this session	Unverified

Summary

No. 10 Ormond Quay Lower is a Georgian quayside townhouse on Dublin's most architecturally intact quay, individually listed as a Protected Structure (RPS 6058).[1] Its best-documented recent life is as "Number 10 Dublin", a fully restored, high-end private function and wedding venue set over five levels, reported to have been bought by Davy Property Holdings as a going concern for around €2.8m.[2][3]

⚠️ Key discrepancy to resolve. This row records the building as unoccupied, vacant 2–5 years and in major disrepair (water ingress, staining, brick spalling, vegetation). That directly conflicts with the documentary record of a fully restored Georgian venue.[4] Either the venue has since closed and the building has been left idle, or the condition flags are desk-based and may have been conflated with genuinely distressed neighbours on this same dataset (Nos. 5 and 11–11a Ormond Quay Lower are both flagged here as unoccupied/derelict). A site visit is needed to confirm which is true. (Unverified)

Identification

Address / postcode: 10 Ormond Quay Lower, Dublin 1, D01 C8N1; north bank of the Liffey, beside the Morrison Hotel and opposite the Clarence Hotel.[3] (High)
RPS description: "House and offices".[1] (High)
NIAH: The Ormond Quay Lower terrace is covered by the NIAH Dublin survey (e.g. neighbouring No. 13 = Reg. 50010347; No. 1–1A = Reg. 50010359). The specific registration number for No. 10 was not separately located in this session and should be confirmed directly on buildingsofireland.ie. (Unverified)

History & Significance

Ormond Quay was laid out from the 1670s–1680s under Sir Humphrey Jervis and named for James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde; the quayside was developed as modest three- to four-storey brick terraces with concealed basements and river views.[5][6] (High)
No. 10 is a classical Georgian house (c.1780s) of four storeys over basement, described in sales material as restored "with great sensitivity and authenticity" with period features throughout, well-proportioned reception rooms, a large dining room, plus a self-contained two-bedroom apartment and roof garden at the top.[4] (Medium)