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Headland Property Holdings

ABOUT HEADLAND HOLDINGS

Headland Property Holdings Ltd, (HPHL) is one of
Irelands leading property companies with an
extensive property portfolio and over 30 years
experience in the Irish property market. The
company's corporate strategy is to acquire,
develop, and manage high quality, investment-grade
properties.


The company selects, develops, constructs,
owns and/or manages office, retail, residential
and leisure properties in Ireland and mainland
Europe.  HPHL works independently or in partnership with strategic partners in both the public and private sectors. HPHL emphasises establishing effective long-term relationships with local authorities, financial institutions, architects, engineers and contractors.

HPHL is dedicated to on going investments in the commercial property industry nationwide. The company continues to build on its reputation in the property investment and development arenas with unique projects across the country. Blending its expertise in both the property and capital markets, HPHL creates value for the communities it serves, corporate users and tenants, and its financial partners.

HPHLs unique focus and expertise on the capital markets allows the company to pursue the optimal capitalization structure for each investment. With a proven ability to maximize risk-adjusted equity returns.  HPHL has successfully completed a variety of complex property capital markets transactions, including equity joint ventures.


Profile of Headland Holdings Team

Brian O’Farrell has been involved in the property industry for nearly thirty years, having commenced his professional career in auctioneering and valuation in 1976 as principal of O’Farrell Cleere, Estate Agents and Valuers.

His first involvement in property development was in 1982 with a mixed-use development in Clontarf. He has developed particular skills in the area of site assembly. In 1998 he purchased Malahide Boat Yard, assembled adjoining sites and was granted planning permission for Ireland’s first private residential marina development.   This was sold on and developed by Gannon Homes. The 150,000 sq. ft New Street Mall, a mixed retail and office development in Malahide was also developed in 1988.
Brian has been involved in a number of joint ventures to procure developments such as:

• M1 Business Park in Balbriggan
• Milverton Integrated Tourist Development in Skerries
• Residential Apartment Development in Portmarnock
• Cromcastle Masterplan Development
Hazel Jones acts as consultant Development Director to HPHL. She was previously Director of Planning with Treasury Holding. She was also a Director of Rathdown Light Rail and negotiated a PPP with government to extend the Luas Light Rail System from Sandyford to Cherrywood.

Hazel also spent 20 years in the public sector working with various Local Authorities. Prior to leaving the public sector she was Senior Transportation Planner with the Dublin Transportation Office.
Among the projects she is currently involved in are –

• Clonshaugh/Cromcastle Regeneration (Masterplan Stage)
• Milverton Integrated Tourist Development in Skerries
• Mixed use development at Charlesland in Greystones
• Residential developments at Drumnigh, Terenure, and The Naul

Seamus O’Connell, Financial Controller has more than 30 years experience in the aviation sector following training as an accountant with Deloitte & Touché. He joined Headland in 2004.

Willie has had over twenty five years experience as a senior planning officer with local authorities in the Dublin Region. He was appointed Dublin Planning Officer with responsibility for County Dublin in 1986 and subsequently County Planning Officer for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown in 1993.
From 2001 to 2004 Willie was Chief Executive of Rathdown Light Rail, a company set-up by a consortium of developers to negotiate a public private partnership to extend the light rail system, in association with the development of an area adjoining the suburbs of Dublin City.