Anchored by Smyth's SuperValu, Gateway Centre, by Oysterhomes is a mixed commercial development comprising 1,700 sq. m. of office space, 5,000 sq. m of industrial space, 600 sq. m of retail & pharmacy space, 1,400 sq. m Super Valu Anchor, 300 sq. m of medical centre, 400 parking spaces, 68 bedroom Athlone Springs Hotel with 1,600 sq. m state of the art leisure centre and a 20m pool.

Developed in a series of 5 blocks, Gateway Centre will have retail and office facilities located at the road-front, with a glass fronted building in the roadside designed to compliment the Athlone Springs Hotel. Healy Hynes of Hynes Real Estate Alliance, sole agents for the development reports that only a handful of office and industrial units remain for sale in the development.

The remaining offices range from 100 sq. m. up to 205 sq. m.

with the industrial space ranging from 350 sq. m. to 900 sq. m.

All are easily accessible and can make use of the over 400 parking spaces on site.

A new access road is being developed parallel to the Athlone Springs Hotel with the business / industrial units just past the hotel.

According to Healy Hynes of Hynes Real Estate Alliance, agents for the development, Gateway Centre is intended to provide the 3,114 people living within a 15-minute walk with a broad range of neighbourhood facilities.

Mr. Hynes also states that this part of Athlone has seen a 37% population increase between 2002 & 2006 with no corresponding increase in services. "Over the coming weeks and months, more and more facilities will come on stream, making Gateway Centre the heart of the region, " he adds.

"The Super-Valu opened a few short weeks ago and its 1,400 sq. m of floor space has already made a valuable and popular addition to the neighbourhood infrastructure."

Next to open will be The Athlone Springs Hotel. Owned by Oysterhomes and operated by the Vantage Hotel Management Company, this 68 bedroom facility has a bright split level restaurant, a relaxing bar, an elegant ballroom and state of the art conference and meeting rooms. Added to these is a large (1,600 sq. m ) health, fitness and leisure club. The executive floor offers bedrooms with king size beds and bathrooms with deluxe walk-in showers.

Family accommodation includes bedrooms with a double and a single bed as well as interconnecting suites. The restaurant at the Athlone Springs will be the hotel's 'piece de resistance'.

Under an elegant raised ceiling, the restaurant will have seating for up to a hundred guests. The leisure, health and fitness club will be a popular retreat for both hotel guests and those living in west Athlone area. The facilities include a twenty-metre pool, a fully equipped gym, an aerobics centre, a children's playroom, a team room and four exclusive treatment rooms.

Located just off the N6, the Gateway Centre is a choice destination for businesses looking for state of the art facilities with 1,700 sq. m. of office space and 5,000 sq. m of industrial space being developed. Terms have been agreed on a number of these already with booking now being taken on the balance.

Offices are available from 235,000 and industrial units from 565,163. According to Mr. Hynes, investors who have bought to date, are commanding yields of around 5% to 6% on their investment.

Further details are available from sole agents Hynes Real Estate Alliance, Athlone 090 6473838 and online at www. hynes. ie