--- title: "Ballsbridge & Dublin 4, Dublin — Class A submarket" description: "Embassy and corporate HQ belt." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/dublin/ballsbridge-dublin-4 pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > Ballsbridge & Dublin 4 is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Dublin with average asking rent around €56/sqm/mo · ≈ $67.4 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Embassy and corporate HQ belt. - Prime tier — ~€56/sqm/mo. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # Ballsbridge & Dublin 4, Dublin — Class A submarket *Embassy and corporate HQ belt.* · Tier: prime · Avg rent: €56/sqm/mo · ≈ $67.4 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Embassy and corporate HQ belt. - Prime tier — ~€56/sqm/mo. - Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview Ballsbridge and the broader Dublin 4 area anchor Dublin's embassy quarter and a deep base of corporate HQ tenancy — LinkedIn, AIB, and a wave of new Class A delivery at Wilton Park. ## Tenant profile Tech, banking (AIB), embassies, consulting, professional services. ## Typical specification 15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common. ## Transit Lansdowne Road, Sandymount (DART). Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities Aviva Stadium, RDS, Sandymount Strand. ## Comparable buildings - **Wilton Park** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Wilton%20Park%2C%20Wilton%20Place%2C%20Dublin%202%2C%20Ballsbridge%20%26%20Dublin%204%2C%20Dublin%2C%20Ireland&query_place_id=ChIJg-NAR0QPZ0gRjyGztNQN2cs) - **1 Ballsbridge** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=1%20Ballsbridge%2C%20Shelbourne%20Road%2C%20Ballsbridge%2C%20Dublin%204%2C%20Ballsbridge%20%26%20Dublin%204%2C%20Dublin%2C%20Ireland&query_place_id=ChIJqdx2EgAPZ0gRbgApiMA4iAw) - **AIB Bankcentre** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=AIB%20Bankcentre%2C%20Ballsbridge%2C%20Dublin%204%2C%20Ballsbridge%20%26%20Dublin%204%2C%20Dublin%2C%20Ireland&query_place_id=ChIJ21BBo94OZ0gR3KE56Hq0q5I) ## Where Ballsbridge & Dublin 4 sits in Dublin Ballsbridge & Dublin 4 is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Dublin, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around €56/sqm/mo · ≈ $67.4 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Dublin Class A stock, Ballsbridge & Dublin 4 typically attracts Tech, banking (AIB), embassies, consulting, professional services and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Ballsbridge & Dublin 4: [Docklands & Grand Canal](/cities/dublin/docklands-grand-canal), [CBD / St Stephen's Green](/cities/dublin/cbd-st-stephens-green), [Sandyford & Cherrywood](/cities/dublin/sandyford-cherrywood), [Citywest & Park West](/cities/dublin/citywest-park-west). The full Dublin submarket atlas is at [/cities/dublin](/cities/dublin). ## Topic deep-dives for Ballsbridge & Dublin 4 For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Ballsbridge & Dublin 4, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket: - [Ballsbridge & Dublin 4 — ](/cities/dublin/ballsbridge-dublin-4/rents-and-availability) - [Ballsbridge & Dublin 4 — ](/cities/dublin/ballsbridge-dublin-4/tenant-profile) - [Ballsbridge & Dublin 4 — ](/cities/dublin/ballsbridge-dublin-4/transit-and-commute) - [Ballsbridge & Dublin 4 — ](/cities/dublin/ballsbridge-dublin-4/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Ballsbridge & Dublin 4 — ](/cities/dublin/ballsbridge-dublin-4/trophy-and-comparables) - [Ballsbridge & Dublin 4 — ](/cities/dublin/ballsbridge-dublin-4/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Dublin Class A leasing and to the prime tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier). ## Editorial provenance Reviewed by [**Samuel Okafor**](/about/authors/samuel-okafor) — EMEA contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards). ### Primary sources for this page - [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE - [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL - [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield - [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills - [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers [Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections) ## Related topics - [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal. - [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce. - [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease. - [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies. - [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex. - [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa. --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/dublin/ballsbridge-dublin-4), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.