Developments in Cork

Its happened again….

This evening In Carrigtwohill, a small village just 10 miles outside the city, A local landmark, which had stood on the main st for well over 100 years was “knocked”, In spite of the frontage being Subject to a preservation order.
Barry Bros of main st, formerly centra, suffered some inexplicable structural difficulty while it was being “renovated” which meant the entire building was knocked unceremoniusly this evening, and quite unprofessionaly too, in my opinion. I understand the roof collapsed last night after those involved in renovations removed a supporting pillar from the lower floor.
The Building, which is the end building on the Main st formes the corner at the Entrance to St Als convent. It was knocked using a Loadalls bucket. No bracing is in place to support the adjoining Shop, Forrests.

Locals are wondering when the bulldozer will arrive to do similar to Barryscourt Castle.

Its nothing other than Pure vandalism.

So the skaters will be back to Emmett Place IMHO

What ever happened in relation to the M & S proposal for the former Roches that hit the news: was it resolved?

😉 Cork City Manager is to confirm (or not) if a Marina is to be built near Lough Mahon Point in view of the fact that an agreement on this venture was planned as a condition of the sale of lands in Mahon in the 1990’s

@Keen wrote:

wow i was just wondering about the progress here! Have you any update frmo up close? Is the foundation already poured?

I doubt it, a few weeks ago they were still digging the hole so probably a good bit more work to do.
If I’ve time and if the pissing rain stops I might go up onto the city hall carpark again and take a few shots

I should have posted this last week, but never got round to it:

O’Callaghan Properties are set to submit further information and revised plans for its much anticipated development at Academy Street/St.Patrick’s Street and Emmett Place.
A number of important/protected/listed buildings are within this development area. These include, the St. Patrick Street frontages, Parts of the Examiner Office, Le Chateau and buildings on Emmett Place.
The original development was designed to provide a mixed use, residential/commercial floor area of 33388 sq m, providing 19 large ‘comparison goods’ retail units and 91 apartments (17 x one bed; 54 x two bed; 15 three bed; 5 duplex). Two gyms were also to be included in the residential part of the development.
Faulkener’s lane was set to be widened and redeveloped as a public space, while Bowling Green Street was set to be largely ignored- used for service access, ESB substations, etc.

The new information and revised plans include the following:
(a) reduction in apartment numbers from 91 to 68 (6 x one bed; 53 x two bed; 9 x three bed).
(b) overall height reduced by omitting dispropotionate upper floor areas. Curved feature roof facing onto Emmett Place, Academy Street also to be removed.
(c) Revised elevatiosn to all street frontages.
(d) St. Patrick’s Street frontage now due to include complete demolition of the former Ryan’s Pharmacy (now Cork City FC shop) and the construction of a new elevation to Patrick’s Street.
(e) Former Examiner Office entrance elements of 94-96 St.Patrick’s Street top be retained. (how much of the total facade of these buildings to be retained is unclear at present).
(f) Changes to apartment lobbies/ service entrances on Academy Street, Faulkners lane, Bowling Green St. to ensure maximum retail frontage.
(g) revised retail layout to ensure access from Bowling Green Street
(h) revised frontage at Academy Street to omit changes to no.s 1-6.

original design images:

@orion wrote:

Joe O’Donovan has paid €7.5m for the former Ernst & Young building on Oliver Plk Street, what is this man using for Cash! It would be nice if someone could add up his current exposure to the Cork property market, for his sake lets hope the good times keep comin’ and comin’

Joe O’Donovan and his backers must have major plans for Cork City, and good luck to them (although the Roches M&S debacle leaves bad feelings for some)
I hope the sun keeps shining on them as spending millions on some sites that remain idle to this day must take deep pockets and a steady nerve!!:eek:

I like Habitat its a much better retail experience than IKEA which have in true Sweedish fashion made shopping there a feat of endurance as one is forced to do a long long lap at most stores even if you wish to purchase something in the first retail set.

Kite

Thanks for this update; this must go down as one of the most senseless acts in commercial property in recent years given the draw that M & S present vs a Penneys; why didn’t he just do the deal and lock in the reduced yield with his bankers as a revalued asset? 😮

@A-ha wrote:

That’s a pity. I quite liked the curved roof. Now the thing is just gonna look like some warehouse. Not very attractive. As for Habitat, that rumour has been flying around for ages. I think there is one in Galway, so maybe their next move might be Cork. When is the Coal Quay due to be completed?

I heard a that Habitat were meant to be taking the old stone church building in the Coalquay development.
I think that they require at least 20,000sq.ft. About time that they were in the second city but we will have to wait and see.Is it just me but is the Coalquay taking forever to get built ?