Re: Precinct Investments Metropole/St. Patrick’s Quay Redevelopment
Before I begin this post, I must apologise for the size of the image posted – the image, originally .PNG format seemed to work fine when I received it, but after converting it to .JPG, when I enlarged it, the image blurred terribly, so I reduced the size again – however the blur remained(???) I tried converting it back to its original format but the blur has not changed. I will try scanning the image again soon, but for now…
…this is a perspective of Precinct Investments redevelopment plans for St. Patrick’s Quay and the Metropole Hotel, designed by O’Mahony Pike Architects. The proposal seeks to construct a new mixed-use development which will include the demolition of the much loathed St. Patrick’s Quay extension to the Metropole Hotel fronting St. Patrick’s Quay, the demolition will also include the removal of the recently added leisure centre. 61 residential units, 5 retail units, 87 basement car-parking spaces (over 4 split levels) and a 3556sq m extension to the hotel. In place of the aging extension, a 7-storey block is now proposed which will include conferencing facilities and 44 new bedrooms overhead – as part of additional developmet on the quay, 3 retail units with 34 overhead apartments divided between 2 blocks (5 & 6-storeys with 2-set back levels) including 10 x 1-bedroom units, 19 x 2-bedroom units and 5 x 3-bedroom units. The attractive red-brick building on the corner of Harley Street and St. Patrick’s Quay will be restored and converted to a live/work unit with commercial use at street-level and residential overhead. Fronting Harley Street, 2 retail units are to be provided with 15 overhead apartments in blocks of 4 & 6 storeys with 3-set back storeys – here 4 x 1-bedroom & 11 x 2-bedroom units will be provided. From Harley Street access will also be provided to a courtyard – to this, 1 block rising to 12-storeys over basement will provide an additional 11 x 2-bedroom and 1 x 3-bedroom units. The entire site encompasses 0.2732 hectares and includes the area occupied by the existing Metropole Hotel bounded by Harley Street, St. Patrick’s Quay, MacCurtain Street and the Everyman Palace. An extensive refurbishment of the existing hotel fronting MacCurtain Street (a PS) will also be enacted.
The 12-storey tower element, finished with red-brick materials, according to the architects is intended to act as a landmark/gate-way device in light of the prospective Harley Street Bridge proposed to link Merchants Quay and St. Patrick’s Quay. South across the river, the possibility of a facelifted facade at Merchants Quay is doing the rounds at the rumour mill.
🙂 Joe Gavin, Cork City Manager, has according to a local press publication – confirmed news posted here on this Archiseek.com thread first – that investor Joe O’Donovan has been in active discussion with CCC about the redevelopment of his recently acquired properties at Grand Parade, Market Lane and Patrick’s Street (and possibly Oliver Plunkett Street) for use as a major multi-level higher order retail facility.
Related posts may be found here:
1. https://archiseek.com/content/showpost.php?p=39356&postcount=475
2. https://archiseek.com/content/showpost.php?p=41409&postcount=835
3. https://archiseek.com/content/showpost.php?p=43573&postcount=1128
(P.S. If anyone has a copy of the article – I understand, in the Evening Echo – I would be greatly appreciative if they could post it up here. Thank you in advance! 😉 )
