well what about the developments popping up in the shannonside ?
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i’m not sure whether you’re saying the stuff in the photographs above is good, but if you are, you need to get your head examined. The stuff above has made limerick even more drab than it was (if such a thing was possible)
@shanekeane wrote:
you need to get your head examined. :confused:
Ah……’tis Mr. Mischief himself! Alias who? Alias who?
Nothing personally like but if you have a multi poster or personality disorder then get your own head examined.
By the way St Joseph’s is a cut-stone building and is absolutely red brick free. :rolleyes:
@CologneMike wrote:
Estuary House Henry Street
God I hope it turns out better than that! Looks like it wont be going ahead for a while anyway, some dispute has brought it to ABP, maybe its the facade thats the problem? To me anyway it dosent seem like they looked too far for inspiration!]http://216.119.95.189/offices/103/961+Estuary_House_1.jpg[/IMG]
The last image belongs to Padraig Cronin!
Just across the street from Estuary house, I notice smyths toys have vacated their premises, its now up for sale/lease! This is actually a prime site for redevelopment, Im surprised this low rise warehouse has survived this long given all the recent changes on Henry Street! Although maybe the presence of the former Glentworth garage(now the Limerick Youth centre) next door complicates the matter a bit, I think its a protected structure and its also only a single storey in height! Given the history of innapropriate developments in Limerick, a new building of acceptable scale is probably asking for too much!
OPERA CENTRE HAS NEW INVESTOR
By ANNE SHERIDAN (Limerick Leader)
THE multi-millionnaire Kerry property tycoon, Jerry O’Reilly, has been confirmed as one of at least three new investors of the ¤300 million Opera Centre development, which they now plan to expand even further.
The 61 year-old businessman, who owns a number of properties in Limerick including The Granary, the Cahill May Roberts office block on Bank Place and is co-owner of the Absolute Hotel Group, is expected to lodge a new planning application with Limerick City Council to extend the 350,000 square feet Opera Centre, to include The Granary on Michael Street.
A spokesperson for O’Reilly & Associates Limerick office, which is also based in The Granary, confirmed that Mr O’Reilly is involved in the development but said it was too premature to say when the new application would be lodged.
In 2000, Mr O’Reilly sold two buildings in the Raheen Business Park for around ¤18 million. He is also involved in a ¤45 million mixed-use scheme at King’s Island with the contractors Sis
“We’re hopeful that The Granary will be incorporated into the Opera Centre, but obviously some parts of the building will have to be kept as it’s a historic building. We have to get the other buildings on line and we have to acquire these buildings, which we hope will be sooner rather than later,” said the spokesperson.
However, Dick Tobin, senior planner with Limerick City Council, said he has not been made aware of any new plans to alter the application, to include The Granary, which houses the nightclub, Trinity Rooms, the City Library and City Enterprise Board, among other offices.
However, we’re the owners of the City Library and they haven’t contacted us,†said Mr Tobin.
Pitched as Limerick’s “shopping meccaâ€, the development has been spearheaded for the past three years by Belfast businessman Suneil Sharma, who sold on his interests in the development this May.
The Dublin auctioneers Spain Courtney Doyle, and Clare businessman Bernard McNamara, who has an estimated fortune of ¤210 million, have been rumoured as the two other investors.
Mr O’Reilly co-owns the SAS Radisson hotel in Galway with Mr McNamara and they are both partners in the ¤450 million Radora Development on Merrion Road, Dublin 4.
Both developers are also backers of Select Retail Holdings who acquired Superquinn two years ago for ¤420million
@Tuborg wrote:
Just across the street from Estuary house, I notice smyths toys have vacated their premises, its now up for sale/lease! This is actually a prime site for redevelopment, Im surprised this low rise warehouse has survived this long given all the recent changes on Henry Street! Although maybe the presence of the former Glentworth garage(now the Limerick Youth centre) next door complicates the matter a bit, I think its a protected structure and its also only a single storey in height! Given the history of innapropriate developments in Limerick, a new building of acceptable scale is probably asking for too much!
Indeed the Smyth’s building site across the road from Estuary House has enormous potential. Does the former Glenthworth garage (protected structure?) dictate the height / scale of buildings on this part of Henry Street? To the right of Smyth’s is a new building, which for the present Henry Street’s standard is surprising low scaled. It seems to be linked physically to the corner Georgian building but the result in my opinion has turned out to be more of a misfit? Maybe it might have turned out better if the Georgian building had been restored as well?
Although it states on their home page that a new site is currently under construction, it was never the less a pleasant surprise to find some new material on going city projects.
Park Point, Castletroy, Limerick
Office and commercial development including office fit out.
Client: Cracken Properties
Status: On site, due for completion in Summer 2008
Project Value: €20mSee previous post
Redevelopment of the Former GPO Site, Henry Street, Limerick
Refurbishment, new building and fit out for commercial and office accommodation on a city centre site.
Client: Sloeberry Developments
Status: Commencing on site in August 2007
Project Value: €15mSee previous post
Punch’s Cross, Limerick
Retail and office development including fit out.
Client: Robert Butler Group
Status: On site – due for completion December 2008
Project Value: €30Architects: Newenham Mulligan & Associates
Redemptorist Monastry and Lands
Refurbishment and Residential development | limerick (on-going projects)
See previous post
Just come back from holidays in Russia/Ukraine (stress related I may add), come on here and can’t understand one word of what anyone’s talking about!:confused: I have read the last two pages and I am as wise as ever!:confused: This is attached to that and that is attached to this…. WHAT???:confused:
Thanks for the pix and renders though Mike….but I have to ask you a question: How is it if people who actually live in Limerick are telling you that all this “development” is rubbish and making Limerick City even more drab (if that’s possible?) then how come you seem to be unwilling or unable to accept this? I’m NOT trying to start an arguement here with you, have a go at anyone or take sides with anyone…I’m just curious about this as it is very apparent!
@shanekeane wrote:
i’m not sure whether you’re saying the stuff in the photographs above is good, but if you are, you need to get your head examined. The stuff above has made limerick even more drab than it was (if such a thing was possible)
@CologneMike wrote:
Ah……’tis Mr. Mischief himself! Alias who? Alias who?
Nothing personally like but if you have a multi poster or personality disorder then get your own head examined.
By the way St Joseph’s is a cut-stone building and is absolutely red brick free.:rolleyes:
@shanekeane wrote:
what in god’s name are you talking about?
It’s not all rubbish, there are a lot of positive things happening at least, but as I’ve said many times, a lot of it is cheap-ass crap and people should recognise that fact! Is it any wonder why people who come on this forum physically feel angry and frustrated!? People ignore that and just want to brush over it!
But what the hell is everyone on about? :confused: NOT negative, but lets give some HONEST opinions here, huh?
Just for the record, the Punchess Cross development is interesting, not bad at all, except for that brown crap at the front!:mad:
Great Pictures Mike. Must say I’m looking forward to seeing these developments taking place. Old Post Office building looks really cool. Hopefully they’ll repoint the red brick building and bring it back to it’s former glory.
Punches Cross also looks good. It mightn’t be anything spectacular but I do believe it’ll really bring an extra bit of life to that area and take away the current eyesore.Are any of these projects actually in the process of being built? Anyone have any news about when they are starting work on O’Connell Street?
Park Point and Punches are underway.
I like a lot of whats taking place at the moment. A few I’m not crazy about. Coonagh Cross for example is looking poor but I don’t think the city is any “more drab”. O’Connel Street and William Street need work..in a hurry!@vkid wrote:
Park Point and Punches are underway.
I like a lot of whats taking place at the moment. A few I’m not crazy about. Coonagh Cross for example is looking poor but I don’t think the city is any “more drab”. O’Connel Street and William Street need work..in a hurry!Well that’s good news anyway. I suppose when it comes right down to it the best way to look at all this development is in a positive light, as much as some of it is very frustrating indeed! I mean if you look back ten or fifteen years to Henry Street and along the quays especially, there was absolutely nothing there, so when you look at it from that perspective then yes, things are going in the right direction! At least something is happening, which is better than nothing, right?
Well, I don’t know Limerick City the way you guys do, but I do wish the city all the best in the future! It deserves that much at least! O’Connell Street badly needs a lot of TLC!
Redemptorist Monastry and Lands
02338
Redemptorist Fathers
For the construction of 50 apartments, 6 town houses and 77 car parking spaces on a green field site with ancillary site works and services, also access to Laurel Hill Avenue via proposed access road to the rear of the existing Redemptorist St. Alphonsus Church. This application also includes the setting back of boundary wall on Laurel Hill Avenue to facilitate road widening and footpath construction and the demolition of existing classroom building on the South Circular Road boundary to facilitate road widening and footpath construction. This proposed development is within the curtilage of Redemptorist St. Alphonsus Church which is a Protected Structure
South Circular Road Limerick
Grant Date: 04/09/2003
02353
Board of Management St. Clements School,
To construct a new secondary school building, including entrance, of Laurel Hill Avenue, 37 car parking spaces, hard surface play areas and the demolition of existing gymnasium building and ancillary site services in the ground of the Redemptorist Fathers, South Circular Road/ Laurel Hill Avenue, Limerick. This application also includes the setting back of boundary wall on Laurel Hill Avenue to facilitate road widening and footpath construction and the demolition of existing classroom building on the South Circular Road boundary to facilitate road widening and footpath construction. The proposed development is within the curtilage of Redemptorist St. Alphnsus Church, which is a Protected Structure under the Limerick City Council Development Plan.
Redemtorist Fathers, South Circular Road / Laurel Hill Avenue,
Grant Date: 04/09/2003
06480
Redemptorist Community & P. Elliott & Co. Ltd.
The development will consist of refurbishment of the monastery building, construction of residential development and crèche and amendments to the previously permitted (Reg. Ref. P.02/353) new St. Clement’s School. The refurbishment of the existing monastery building will provide enhanced accommodation and facilities for the Redemptorist Community. It will also include the provision of 5 private apartments. It is proposed to construct a residential development of 286 units and a crèche on the lands associated with the monastery building. The total floor area of the development is 34,809 sq.m. The new build private residential development is 30,632 sq.m., the crèche is 375 sq.m., the area of monastery to be refurbished is 3,258 sq. m. and the private apartments within the monastery building is 544 sq.m. An EIS is submitted with the planning application.
South Circular Road, Limerick.
Date Due 11/10/2007
The first two applications 02338 and 02353 are already granted. Does the new application 06480 replace the 02338? What are the long term commitments for retaining the sport grounds? It appears that the apartment complex is served with an under ground car park. Traffic or access to the apartments via the South Circular road remains a problem. It’s a pity that they don’t seek another entrance if possible St. Alphonsus Street?
Richmond Court
I had a quick look in around the core of this complex and as anticipated it lived up to my expectations.:rolleyes: The placing of an open multi-deck car park in it’s heart must have a “soul destroying†effect on those having to look at it on a daily basis. The residents living on the first floor in the very rear apartments have indeed a very dark existence. Is the closed petrol station on the Dock Road still on the market?
I presume that most of the apartments are individually owned which makes it difficult to rectify some of the poor planning that went into this complex. The only realistic opportunity of making some amends here would be for the Limerick City Council to get actively involved in encouraging the owner of the car park and the petrol station site to come together and redevelop the core site. Which means replacing the over ground car park with an under ground one.
The only little positive thing I saw in there was a small garden rockery (image 8) but I’m unsure as to what apartment complex it belongs to?
See previous post
See Lisney
Carr Cotter Naessens Architects
Despards Yard Office Building Henry Street Limerick (Holmes O’Malley Sextons Solicitors)
The building is one of a series we have designed that rebuilds the urban fabric of the city district between O Connell Street and the Shannon. In terms of context, the building occupies a significant corner site, with expanded views along the gridiron pattern of streets. The site is adjacent to underdeveloped plots and it is anticipated these will eventually be redeveloped to similar heights.
One of the particular requirements of the brief was to maximise light, which we did by inserting a lightwell, clad in the Victorian manner with white ceramic tiles. It was intended that all cellular offices would be arranged around the perimeter, with open plan areas addressing the lightwell. Meeting rooms and staff restaurants were placed on the top floor, with terraces looking out to the city.
The site is adjacent to underdeveloped plots and it is anticipated these will eventually be redeveloped to similar heights.
I hope so as the side ajoining the E.S.B. site looks somewhat unfinished and a similar 5-6 storey height development on the E.S.B. site would not impair on the second phase of the River Point apartment block.
I see that the same architects have just been given the green light for a development on the presentation grounds along side the railway station.
0730
Rehab Group
Development will consist of 22 No. residential units (2No. 5 bed houses, 5 No. 2 bed apartment, 12 No. 1 bed apartments, 3 No. studio apartment), a resource centre building of 947m2, comprising of resource training facilities, staff training facilities, offices (96.5m2), canteen and communal facilities, switch room, boiler room and refuse store, carparking, communal open space and associated site works
Presentation Convent Lands off
Sexton Street and Parnell Street, Limerick.CONDITIONAL 16/08/2007
By the way what has happened to Bus Eireann’s application (06268) for a new bus station. Further information was received by the city council in March but no due dates are given. What’s up? :confused:
Clancy Strand
06213
Permission is sought for the demolition of Strandville, Roseville and Curragour House, ancillary sheds and structures, at Clancy Strand, Limerick and permission to construct 49 no. apartments (14-3 bed, 34-2 bed and 1-1 bed) in a five storey building with 1.5 floors of basement carparking, site entrance, drainage, landscaping and ancillary works
Application Status: NEW APPLICATION
Further Information Received: 30/01/2007
Due Date: 20/09/2007
Hmmmm………. 5 Storey with 1.5 floors of basement is probably 7 Storey, therefore in my opinion there is no change on the original application regarding height? So the title in the Limerick Post “Five Becomes Seven-Storey†is misleading 😮 irrespective of the applications merits.
It’s a pity that the Limerick City Council don’t disclose the documents on their planning enquiry system. The Limerick County Council do using the very same technology.
@CologneMike wrote:
By the way what has happened to Bus Eireann’s application (06268) for a new bus station. Further information was received by the city council in March but no due dates are given. What’s up? :confused:
Theres actually a photomontage of the proposed new station in the window of the Bus Eireann travel centre on Thomas Street (they’re moving soon so the plans wont be there for much longer!) Its basically a 2 level structure of steel and glass with what looks like wooden decking attached to the front! Theres absolutely nothing about it on the Bus Eireann or DoT sites! According to a press release last year, its costing around €5million and is due to be complete by the end of 2008! They’d want to get a move on so!
As its still going through the planning process, I just wonder is there an issue with the new access point to the station from Roxborough road, given the already high volumes of traffic on that route? even though I would consider it to be a better option than the current arrangement, its certainly more straightforward!
While its good to see Bus Eireann finally getting their act together (as the current setup is a poor excuse for a bus station and if a worse facility exists I certainly wouldnt like to see it!) its a pity Iarnród Eireann dont follow suit and put some much needed investment into their station, its smelly, cramped and woefully outdated! It makes for a terribly embarassing first impression of the city and things dont get much better with Davis Street and Parnell Street!:o Mercifully at the end of Davis Street is the refurbished Baker Place!
Images
Con Colbert Station Limerick (completed in 1847)
Davis Street
Baker Place
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