97 South Mall, at the junction of South Mall and Parnell Place, has been European hub for Eventbrite, an international ticketing and event technology platform, since June 2018, but cancellations across the globe of live events have severely impacted its operations. Head of European Communications Sebastian Boppert said they had started out with around 35 staff (in a different location in Cork, 89/90 South Mall) ‘and significantly grew the team from there to a point where we needed a larger home and moved into 97 South Mall’. The South Mall premises, described as “one of the most magnificent buildings in Cork” by Buildings of Ireland, the state inventory of our architectural heritage, is part of the JCD (John Cleary Developments) group property portfolio. Brian Edwards, managing director, CBRE Cork said 97 South Mall represents “truly a rare opportunity for an occupier to acquire a statement headquarter office building in a prime city-centre location”. It is a Renaissance-revival, Palazzo style building with a very attractive limestone external façade decorated with columns and elaborate carvings.

Source: Irish Examiner August 26, 2020 20:48 UTC