Investments: Two Georgian buildings overlooking Fitzwilliam Square are for sale by tender through Ganly Walters. An Bord Altranais has decided to dispose of its interconnecting offices at numbers 31/32, with the buildings expected to achieve over €10 million.

The two are four-storey over basement buildings. Located on the south side of Fitzwilliam Square, they extend to 798sq m (8,590sq ft), and include cellular and open-plan office space.

They retain most of their original Georgian cornices and ceiling roses, but the buildings have a lift service to all floors, an extremely rare feature in this type of building. They also have a bow window feature over the entire back boundary of the buildings.

The appeal of properties as an investment is enhanced by a double mews site, which can be accessed off Pembroke Street Upper. There is planning permission in place for a mews extending to 428sq m (4,600sq ft).

An Bord Altranais, the regulatory body for the nursing profession, has maintained both properties to a high standard throughout. It has occupied the buildings since the mid-1980s when it moved from Fitzwilliam Place, leasing them initially but then buying them in the early 1990s.

Its work has grown significantly in recent years, forcing it reluctantly into a decision to relocate to larger offices in Blackrock.

The property is an ideal opportunity for a developer/investor or owner-occupier to control buildings with enormous potential. They could either develop the mews sites or retain the car-park which can accommodate up to 30 cars.

Currently in office use throughout, these buildings would be ideal as a corporate headquarters. They could also be converted back into two houses, subject to planning consent.

The buildings are close to all amenities but also allow direct access to the square itself. They are being offered for sale by public tender in one lot on December 6th.