Look at de state of Cork, like!

:rolleyes: Paul Montgomery/Edmund Kenneally’s next venture – this time with Barry Supple (John F. Supple Contractors) – along the Boreenmanna Road (see previous posts) – has seen Mr. Montgomery return to architect Derek Tynan & Associates (sigh) for the design on the new housing project at Cogan’s Field (near Rose Cottage) – a 5.5acre site. The development will consist of 50 social housing units, 52 market (private) houses, and 55 apartments in one, 3/4 storey apartment building – comprising a total of 157 units.

For images of the ugliness, see -> http://www.dtarch.com/04bmr.html

Is the new development going up beside it going to be of a similiar ilk?

Pretty much identical in design only with a brown-brick finish. However, Phase 2 will peak at 5-storeys over basement car-park. See -> http://www.dtarch.com/04vc2.html

Well obviously the multi-purpose event centre is a crucial development factor – I am hoping to have a sort of ‘Report’ on the centre and the people behind it (in light of recent media flurry) for some time over the next 2 weeks – incl. Paul Montgomery’s ‘adventures’ at Black Ash and Horgan’s Quay, OCP’s proposal – and it’s on again/off again status (as well as the Mahon Point’s link to Mr. Montgomery), why another group has been actively concentrating on a prominent site within the vicinity of the docklands etc etc. There are also issues of Government support in the mix and the contents of the next Finance Bill publication – but the report will depend greatly on the co-operation of certain ‘sources’.

My response earlier to pier39 , was based on the projects that have been actively applied for. I’ll get back to this at a later stage – this evening probably.

@lexington wrote:

My response earlier to pier39 , was based on the projects that have been actively applied for. I’ll get back to this at a later stage – this evening probably.

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Any opinions of the images of Montomery/Kenneally/Supple proposal for the Boreenmanna Road? (See link in my prev. post).

Lexington: I didn’t mean to suggest that your previous response was anything but excellent- i was just getting my oar in!

With regard to Boreenmanna rd, notice all the lovely trees– I think it was Frank Lloyd Wright who said that an artist can paint over his mistakes, an architect can just advise the client to plant ivy. 🙂

As requested –

images from 3 of what I believe to be Cork’s most important developments in planning or appeal.

1. Eglinton Street

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2. Water Street

3. Jurys Redevelopment

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It’s interesting to note that Frinailla’s Dennehy’s Cross project will also contain a large commercial element to it, in conjunction with the mixed-residential unit types. Among the commercial units provisioned for are a postal facility and butchers (however that usage will ultimately depend on the tenant’s goals). The planning application will note these under ‘community service facilities’.

😮 Paul Kenny (Kenny Group) is to apply for the demolition and redevelopment of his car-park facility, surrounding retail and office buildings in a block bordered by St. Patrick’s Quay, Brian Boru Street, Ship Street and the Lower Glanmire Road. The redevelopment will consist of a 4 – 5 storey office building of some 83,000sq ft fronting onto St. Patrick’s Quay, Ship Street and Brian Boru Street; w/ a 6/7 storey mixed-use building providing retail usage of 15,000sq ft on the ground floor and with further office usage on all upper floors, measuring some 54,000sq ft – this building will front the Lower Glanmire Road, Brian Boru Street and Ship Street. 2 basement levels will provide 235 parking spaces, accessed from Ship Street. The Protected Structure facades fronting St. Patrick’s Quay will be retained and incorporated into the project. Design is by Wilson Architecture. The extended closing date for the Revenue Commissioners new office accommodation submissions is April 24th 2005 – Mr. Kenny has thrown his application in just before time, no doubt the prospects of a tenant like the Revenue Commissioners was an influencing factor (considering its proximity to Kent Station, an OPW requirement in new RC offices. Mr. Kenny had presented this site and the one at 50 Grand Parade to the OPW). In total, the 2 linked buildings will provide approx. 137,000sq ft (gross) of office space.

Prior to this application, Mr. Kenny had sought the development of a multi-storey car-park for this location (back in 1998), albeit on a smaller site – encompassing only the car-park element of the block. That application was refused by the then Cork Corporation – in what is widely believed to have been an issue of ‘favouritism’ for the Metropole Multi-storey Car Park a little further west along St. Patrick’s Quay.

The Kenny Group is also expected to indicate the future of its 50 Grand Parade site in the coming, near future.

Well the 1st appeal to Frinaillas Ladies Well project is in from Mary Dunne whom it appears is pro development however she is concerned about the “Diminution” of the value of property in the area??? 😡

🙁 McCarthy Developments plans to extend blocks 5 & 6 at their Jacobs Island development near Mahon Point have see their decision pushed back by a full month until 19th May 2005. The plan was to add a further 2 floors and 28 apartments to the blocks, bringing each to 8 storeys. McCarthy Developments other Jacob’s Island extension, at Blocks 1 & 2, which will bring the granted 4-storey blocks to 6-storeys, will see a decision on the 26th April 2005, after it also having been pushed back.

– also on Tom McCarthy related issues, his Rathmelton Investments vehicle is scheduled for a decision tomorrow (21st April 2005) on the numerous alterations planned for the on-going Kingsley Hotel extension, designed by Murray O’Laoire, constructed by O’Flynn of Banteer. Among the changes: reduction in bedroom extension numbers; extension of leisure facilities; construction of a link-tunnel between leisure centre and basement car-park; alterations to the 19-unit apart-hotel on the site’s western fringes.

The completion of No.6 Lapps Quay adds another jewel in the regenerative crown of the quayside – the next supposed move for this quay frontage will be the redevelopment (vertical extension) of the Deloitte premises next-door, however no timeframe has been established for this project as of yet.

RM. I think on this occasion the architects in question should take that as a compliment.

*UPDATES*

🙂 Aldi Stores Developments Ltd have been granted permission by ABP for the development of a new discount food store on the former Kearys Toyota dealership in Grange, near Douglas. This is the 2nd batch of good news for Aldi after another recent grant for a ‘town centre’ development along Ballincollig Main Street. Aldi’s have also purchased a large site along the Ballyhooly Road in Ballyvolane for a prospective store development.

– just on that note, related to Kearys, it may be interesting to note, Bill Keary has (in conjunction w/ his development partner Liam O’Callaghan) been granted permission by Cork County Council for the development of 71 residential units (55 houses, 8 duplexes and 8 apartments) at Curragh, Kanturk.

Has any one images of the development on the lower road opposite the siemens building being developed by Bride View Developments hopefully it will be to the same high standard as their apartment development on the site of the old arcadia ball room.Simple but tasty!

BrideView Developments actually purchased that site, the former Unity Garage Petrol Station, for 600,000euros last year from former owner Sean McCarthy. Mr. McCarthy had applied for F.P.P. on his garage site before the sale – it included 5 apartments over 2 ground-floor retail units. BrideView have applied and been granted as far as I’m aware, for some minor extensions to Apartment No.5. CCC made a big deal about the prominence of the site before planning was granted and requested the design be of a complimentary nature. It’s a minor development, but BrideView are pitching it big under the title ‘Unity House’. Completion is expected for the Summer, with units for viewing in the Autumn according to BrideView.

[font=Comic Sans MS:1xxibb7t]Seem O'Flynn's are after starting work on the old mill building just off parliament bridge/fr. matthew quay seemed to be pouring a lot of concrete in there yesterday as if about to start on the structural work, really is about time as this has to be one of the more unsightly buildings in the city centre[/font:1xxibb7t]