well what about the developments popping up in the shannonside ?

Just a few pics regarding the developments that are being discussed in this thread, The first picture shows Roches stores current frontage onto Sarsfield st, i think this section of the building used to house a supermarket until a few years ago and the 2nd is a photo is of the Harveys quay development that is directly across the street from the Savoy site that is currently being redeveloped! Looking at an overhead image i found it really shows the extent of Roches Stores land holdings, it really is a huge site that is hopelessly underused, you can clearly see the area to the rear of the store is mainly used for storage and deliveries with the vacant buildings fronting onto liddy street, there really is huge scope for a complete redevelopment of the store, i had posted the picture but unfortunately i made a bit of a balls of it, ill try and rectify the situation and post it at a later date!

Limerick waterfront sites to fetch €100m
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LANDS totalling 7.2 acres fronting the Shannon at Limerick stand to fetch €100m.

Shannon Foynes Port Company is seeking tenders from developers for the purchase of two prime waterfront properties. The largest of the sites is a 5.3 acre development property with significant frontage to the River Shannon and located on the west side of Limerick Docklands.

The port company is also selling a 1.9 acre site beside the Clarion Hotel. Both sites are being sold by Jones Lang LaSalle and could set a new benchmark for Limerick city. The sale will generate interest from developers seeking to cash in on the transformation of the Shannonside Docklands – driving land values up towards levels heretofore seen only in the capital.

Earmarked

The Docklands has already been earmarked as one of Limerick’s most important developments areas over the next decade – extending Limerick city centre as a new residential business and leisure quarter.

The sales form part of an overall (and very valuable) 40 acre holding between the Shannon and the Dock Road. Redevelopment of this area has already commenced with the Clarion Hotel a landmark building to the north east of the port company’s lands.

The land now for sale is zoned “general purpose” under the Limerick City Development Plan 2004. Preferred land uses include “hotel/motel, residential, local shop and neighbourhood shop. offices, community facility, cultural use, schools, science and technology based industries,” among others.

Both sites are for sale by tender. The larger site has approximately 190m of frontage to the River Shannon. Access is from Atlas Avenue.

The 1.9 acre site is roughly rectangular and presently includes a portion of the old disused Graving Dock. Both sites are freehold and Des Lennon at JLLS has the complete details.

The Limerick City Development Plan 2004 identifies the Docklands area as a significant remaining major landbank for both “greenfield” and urban renewal redevelopment potential for the city.

It identifies the Docklands precinct as a key element for the implementation of the National Spatial Strategy and the development of this area is to be viewed as an adjunct to the city centre, whilst providing an opportunity for the provision of a range of mixed land uses which will add value and employment opportunities for the city.

where have you seen the pics for these apartments?

yeah it would be great to have another high rise!

Yeah mate what you got to say for yourself, the feckers at the post accused me of SCRUBBING the picture from limerickblogger.org

I’m going to have to have a little word with the author of that story!.

@Limerick Guy wrote:

where have you seen the pics for these apartments?

http://thelimerick.blogspot.com/2006/04/mike-brady-must-be-rebuilding-our-city.html

@billy the squid wrote:

Yeah mate what you got to say for yourself, the feckers at the post accused me of SCRUBBING the picture from limerickblogger.org

I’m going to have to have a little word with the author of that story!.

Billy you are absolutely right to tackle the Limerick Post author. The author’s sloppy and lazy journalisim left a bitter taste in my mouth after reading the article. Allegations! What Allegations?
Firstly the pictures are not fakes but are freely available to see at the http://www.nma.ie under on-going projects. [Newenham Mulligan & Associates architects for Roches Stores!]
Secondly the irritation by the Limerick City Council I mentioned was written about by the same paper see below.
Thirdly I quote “The posting referring to the “recladding” on the Limerick Blogger website was removed the day after the Limerick Post contacted Roches Stores about the development.” Rubbish it is still there to be seen under the April archives!
Anyway here is what the Limerick Post had written in the past.

Pressure on Roches Stores over Liddy Street

By Marie Hobbins
A CITY councillor wanted to know why a section of one of the busiest city centre areas has turned into a “ghost street” when he raised the issue at a recent meeting of City Council’s Economic Policy Development and Future Planning Strategic Policy Committee.

Cllr Kevin Kiely was referring to a number of closed shops in an area between the rear of Roches Stores and Martin’s pub on Liddy Street

Reminding the committee that Roches Stores purchased the shops some years ago, Cllr Kiely said it was unacceptable that the properties have been lying idle since and that consequently the street has become run down and shabby.

Limerick City Council’s senior planner, Dick Tobin said that they have had discussions with both Roches Stores and Dunnes Stores (located on neighbouring Sarsfield Street) regarding development of the block but that so far no planning applications for development have been submitted.

“We may incorporate this area into a new city centre development plan for the city and will then put pressure on the owners to commence development,” Mr Tobin told Cllr Kiely.

Cllr Kiely said that Roches Stores had originally purchased some land in the vicinity from the then Limerick Corporation “at below market value” and that “pressure should now be put on them to commence development”.
The Limerick Post telephoned Roches Stores headquarters in Dublin for their comment on the issue but at by time of going to press they had not replied to a message left on their marketing manager’s voice mail.

@billy the squid wrote:

good stuff, can I copy/paste that onto the site?

Fireaway Billy!

I rang the post when I saw the article, but the writer in question had knocked off for the day. (great job you can knock off at 4pm).

were you talking to her Paul? what part of the article did she publish that was your reply?

ah yes i see what you said was printed now.

however as CologneMike has pointed out, the images and story were not without basis, the information came from reputable sources, i.e. the architect involved in the development.

at least she afforded you the courtessy of a call. i got jack shit from her. she just berated my site without even an email.

There are numerous ways in which she could have contacted me. through email, a comment on the story or even picking up the phone and leaving a message on the CommentCasting line.

@CologneMike wrote:

Justnotbothered and Limerick Guy looked for this picture, it was posted by squid on the http://thelimerick.blogspot.com/ of the development planned for the Thomondgate side of the Shannon. Also posted is the finished Rices Corner apartments and a view from King John’s Castle over looking both sites at the right hand side of the bridge. Anybody with other pictures of this development?

Yeah that’s the one I meant, I’ve nothing aqainst this development, but surely there’s a better design than that? That pub is situated on the site where the Wild Geese gathered before marching away from Limerick, it should have a landmark development, not those identikit flats.