The new Joyce's Walk, €50m mixed-use development -- incorporating a new pedestrian route linking Talbot Street to a park in Foley Street as well as Busaras in Dublin city centre -- will be ready for occupation shortly.

Developed by Albion Properties, it pays homage to the strong Joycean associations of this historic area.

Joyce's Walk will accommodate both office and retail units. The retail element has a combined floor area of 1,588sqm and is subdivided into eight individual units, ranging from 80sqm to 310sqm.

Each unit is being provided to standard developers' shell specification by the development group, headed by Paschal Conroy who is also spearheading the Phibsboro shopping centre scheme.

"Joyce's Walk offers retailers the unique opportunity to trade in one of Dublin's most vibrant and upcoming districts," according to Kieran McCarthy of agents Colliers Jackson-Stops.

"We are currently at legals and in advanced negotiations with a number of strong speciality retailers, coffee shops and restaurants anxious to secure lettings at the competitive rates available on this strong pitch in the city centre."

The office accommodation comprises two separate five- and six-storey office blocks, extending to 4,718sqm of office space on the upper levels (Joyce's Court).

Prices start at €1.7m to purchase the smallest office suite of 218sqm and the agents are quoting €370/sqm per annum to lease.

Basement car parking is available with a quoting sale price of €50,000 per space and a rent of €4,000 per annum.

The property benefits from generous capital allowances of up to 65pc of the total costs prior to stamp duty, legal and acquisition fees.

The area, formerly nicknamed 'Monto' -- immortalised as 'Nighttown' in the Circe chapter of Joyce's Ulysses -- was broadly bounded by Talbot Street, Amiens Street, Gardiner Street and Sean McDermott Street.

The area frequented by Joyce is, of course, long gone. The Talbot Street/Foley Street of latter years has now been replaced by a bustling and fast-expanding precinct light years away from its less salubrious origins. Strategically positioned just a stone's throw from Connolly Station and Busaras, the area has good accessibility to bus, train, Dart and Luas services.