Clearpoint Consulting

Introduction

I'm an experienced Development Manager and Chartered Surveyor with 24+ years of commercial real estate experience in Ireland, the UK and Europe.
I'm a Fellow of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (FSCSI) and RICS (FRICS).

I contract with clients in various ways:

Short term, medium, long term contracts
Partner with other experienced and specialist firms
Sub-consultant on an adhoc basis

Clearpoint Consulting is registered as a limited company in Ireland.

Services

Clients have instructed me on following services:

Development Management
Development Monitoring for Banks / Investors
Development Monitoring for Occupiers / Tenants
Investment Technical Due Diligence (TDD) surveys and reports
Pre-lease surveys and reports
Receivership surveys and reports
Dilapidations surveys and schedules
Asset Management
Life Cycle Assessments
Building Investment Fund Assessments

CV

Clearpoint Consulting Limited

I have undertaken several TDD surveys on commercial buildings for other established surveying firms.
I have acted as a Development Manager on several residential and PBSA developments in Dublin, Cork and one in Glasgow.

Previous Roles

Arcadis - Senior Director and Rep. Ireland lead of Arcadis - (2017 - 2023) I was the first person in the Irish business of Arcadis in 2017. The extraordinary team grew from 1 person (me) to 26 people in 5 years, revenue grew from c. €250k to a €5m+. I'm excited for the team to continue growing.
Hollis Global - Senior Associate - (2014 - 2017) I was the second-in-command in growing the Hollis Ireland office from 3 people to 15 people in 3 years and growing the revenue, profit margin and brand sustainably to €1m+. Hollis are a trusted brand and consistently and conscientiously work to provide the best service to their clients.
CBRE - Associate - (2007 - 2014) A was a senior team member in one of the best and busiest technical due diligence teams in Europe.
EC Harris (now Arcadis) - Senior Surveyor - (2004 - 2007) I led and grew the EC Harris Dublin Building Consultancy offering from 0 to 3 people and helped grow a revenue stream of c. €600k+ net revenue pa from zero.

Experience

I have inspected and reported on over 500 buildings / projects, in Ireland, UK and Europe. I've worked on €billion and €million projects. I've collaborated with global clients, lawyers, agents and finance specialists. I've managed teams of specialists including building surveyors, engineers, quantity surveyors, environmental and sustainability specialists.
I have worked with major Irish and global clients such as Smurfit Kappa, Irish Life, Bank of Ireland, AIB, Google and HSBC.
My key areas of expertise are leading and delivering Technical Due Diligence (TDD), Development Monitoring, Development Management and Asset Management.

Market Activity

I have presented to the Oireachtas and government committees on public interest matters such as the construction industry and the defective concrete block scheme.
I have spoken at market events and published articles and best practice documents.
I am a regular judge in the annual Irish Building and Design Awards.
I'm a past Chairperson of the SCSI Building Surveying Professional Group and SCSI Committee member (2-year role).

Qualifications

2001: 1st Class BSc Hons in Building Surveying from Glasgow Caledonian University
2003: Chartership in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Some examples of projects and buildings I have inspected:

Note: client confidentiality and project / company IP is very important to Clearpoint Consulting, and shall be upheld in line with RICS / SCSI codes of conduct. The following is provided as a sample to highlight Sabrina's experience and skill.

Retail Assets

Swords Central Shopping Centre
Navan Shopping Centre
Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Mullingar
Charlesland Village Centre, Greystones
Bloomfield Shopping Centre, Dun Laoghaire
Hodges Figgis, Dawson Street
Several SuperValu units, incl Lucan and Ranelagh
Lifestyle Sports, Grafton Street / South King Street
South King Street development, incl Zara, H&M, offices and residential
H Samuel, Grafton Street
Belgard Retail Park
Newhall Retail Park
Orwell Shopping Centre, Templeogue
Pairc an Clochair in Oranmore, Galway
Several retail shopping centres in Germany
Cardinal Place, Victoria, London SW1
RBS retail banks in Ireland and UK
18-21 Henry Street (incl HMV, Vision Express and Boots)
Asda units in UK
Currys retail units in UK
Oxfam retail shops in Ireland

Office Assets

Deutsche Bank HQ, Dublin
Nova Atria, Sandyford
Blocks 4 & 5 Harcourt Centre
IDA Park, Athlone
1 Warrington Place, Dublin 2
Jefferson House, Donnybrook
AIB Bankcentre, Dublin 4
1 Kilmainham Square, Dublin 8
14-15 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin
Georges Quay, Dublin
Block D, Charlemont Exchange, Dublin
43 Grosvenor Street, London
55 Old Broad Street, London
The Corner Building, Farringdon, London
Southwood Campus, Farnborough, UK
RBS HQ Office, Boulevard Hausmann, Paris

Public Private Partnership (PPP) Projects

Grangegorman East and West Quads
Social Housing Bundle 1
Social Housing Bundle 2
Community Nursing Units
Higher Education Bundle 1
Higher Education Bundle 2

Residential Assets

Marshalls Yard, East Road, Dublin
Holland Park, Glasgow
Cherrywood TC2
Quayside Quarter, Dublin
Fairways, Dun Laoghaire
Fernbank, Dundrum
Abbey Glen, Cabinteely
400-410 South Circular Road, Dublin
The Elysian, Cork
Harty’s Quay, Cork
Mount Argus Convent, Dublin
39 Hill Street, Mayfair, London

Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA)

Artisan Place, Parnell Street, Dublin 1

Bottleworks, Cork
Portfolio of 60+ Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) assets in UK
Ashlin House PBSA, Cork
Binary Hub PBSA, Dublin
Hotel, Education and Multi-Use Assets

Hilton Garden Inn, 1 Custom House Quay, Dublin
Generator Hostel, Smithfield
DIT Campus, Dublin 1
Templebar Hotel, Dublin 2
Pairc an Clochair, Galway
64 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2
Jurys Inn, Milton Keynes
Jurys Inn, Southampton
Luxury Hotel Portfolio, Sardinia

Industrial Assets

Unit 1, Airton Close, Tallaght
Westlink Industrial Estate, Dublin 10
Units in Greenogue Business Park, Dublin
Mervue Business Park, Galway
Units in Units in North Park, Finglas
Units in Fonthill Industrial Estate, Dublin
Units in Western Industrial Estate, Dublin 12

Sabrina speaks at the National Construction Summit

2023: Sabrina presented at the National Construction Summit on PPPs and also chaired a panel discussion on housing development.

Sabrina speaks to Oireachtas

2023: Sabrina was part of a panel of Surveyors who presented to the Oireachtas on the independent SCSI report on the defective block remediation scheme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1zCYgNRLvY

Sabrina hosts a panel at the annual Bisnow Residential Conference

2023 and 2019: Sabrina spoke on a panel at the 2023 Bisnow Residential Conference, and also chaired a panel at the 2019 Bisnow Conference.

Sabrina helps write an independent Report to help a social emergency

2022: Sabrina was part of a team of Surveyors who worked to write and publish the independent SCSI report on Construction Costs for the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme.

Sabrina speaks at an Oireactas Information Day

2022: Sabrina spoke at an Oireachtas Information Day on behalf of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI).

Sabrina speaks to students at DKIT

2021 and 2023: in 2021 Sabrina spoke to a final year class of building surveyors at Dundalk Institute of Technology. In 2023 Sabrina was part of a panel of Chartered Building Surveyors who reviewed a masters conversion course in DKIT for SCSI accreditation, allowing more people with technical backgrounds to achieve a building surveying qualification.

Office Suites Club

20 Harcourt Street

Dublin 2

D02 H364

Ireland