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I have a question. Has the Victoroa cross development by Frinilla been granted? I thought it was in appeal and the decision hadnt been made yet? Cos I was looking into it and told that a number of the apartments had already been sold?? The prices they quote me seemed astronomical for a 2 bedroom apartment!! Its pricing like that that makes people sceptical about the long term sustainability of the housing market.
Was along Cornmarket street today and i’m still amazed at the snail-paced speed of work at the Rockfell development. Is there any movement on it at all? When I was at Paul street car park a few weeks ago they were just starting digging out the basement.
And what about Grand parade plaza?? I thought it was supposed to be ready for 2007? They’re cutting it tight are they not? It seemed for a while work was moving but its stopped again. Last time I looked over the boarding on South main street the area dug out was all overgrown!!
Is it just me or are things quiet at the moment? Can only think of 2 projects of any real excitement that have been lodged since the start of 2006? Academy street and Good shepherd convent. I think it was kinda the same at the start of last year and then picked up nicely but it still seems quite. God knows it seems like now is the time to be building in Cork!!
@jdivision wrote:
Last time I was home the scaffolding was still up. That is absolutely horrific. As bad as the O’Flynn buildings opposite. They should have been made use glass at least to the side elevation. Anybody hear of the rumour of the Garda taking office space in O’Flynn’s Eglington St and him buying the Anglesea Street site?
Are you sure its not O’Flynns offering office and car parking in part exchange for the car park site to the rear of Anglesea street Garda station??
@kite wrote:
😎 Help please…what is the Eden development going on in Blackrock and what was that stunning looking building before being redeveloped?
Here ya go. http://www.edenblackrock.ie/
@phil wrote:
I agree Radioactiveman. Whilst I don’t think it is quite as bad as omitting one storey, I still think it is a false representation of the proposed structure.
Though removing the wires looks good and probably presents the project a little better, i would agree that the reason the original montages were presented with wires was to portray a sense of accuracy. Which is no bad thing given designers are often criticised for trying to twist the reality of an area by adjusting it digitally. I think its refreshing to see a more realistic presentation. Its a pity the montages dont show this projects relation to the Frinailla Dennehys cross project across the road.
Dont know what I think of the Emmett place section either. Youve been quiet on your opinion lex, well??
I’m curious, how come office buildings like Number 6 Lapps quay and City quarter filled up with occupiers fairly smoothly and yet 21 Lavitts quay still seems as though its office element is still relatively unoccupied even though it has a good location, parking and all that. Even Blackpool park and Ballincollig town centre who have much bigger office sections seem to have filled up pretty quick and they’re miles out and i think Blackpool uses the same estate agent as well???!!
@lexington wrote:
The eye-catching Kiosk Architects entry in the Kyrl’s Quay design competition.Never saw this entry. WOW!
@PTB wrote:
I’ld love to see the Water street development being built. Though it has been scaled back a lot.
I think that construction will begin on the Grand Parade plaza vrey soon. They already have started putting a new road system in place around Tuckey street. As for being overdue I think it was supposed to start some time now anyway.
:p Thanks PTB but the Grand parade plaza is the Frinilla scheme there near the monument, the old Grand parade hotel…they demolished it put up boardings and sold the apartments, excavated the site and a year later and nothing is happening!!!!! I know they bought the pub next to them to increase the size of the scheme but ya’d still think they’d have started some building work by now.
So what developments are you most looking forward to seeing being built in Cork??
I’d have to say
1. Horgans quay
2. The Treasury
3. Eglinton street
4. Cornmarket street
5. Grand parade plaza (if they ever decide to build it!! must be months overdue at this stage)@kite wrote:
🙁 Jumping on daddys bandwagon Dennehy Jnr. Cllr.Fergal has a question before city manager Mr.Joe Gavin for Monday night asking why planning permission was granted to Frinaillas Dennehys Cross development after they (councillors) voted for a height cap.
You can’t enact the policy until it has been ratified and written/worded into the city development plan. Before this can be done the council have to define the suburbs. CSD and their councillors could do with exercising a little patience.
Yeah its great. Think it was only aspirational though. Maybe some smart minded developer will take note of it and reforumlate the usage but keep the design. Such a cool project.
Heres the link for that post, https://archiseek.com/content/showthread.php?p=44477&highlight=HTD#post44477
Good news!! Even if just for a little while.
Myabe someone can tell me whats the story with Water street?? ABP asked for a redesign didnt they? Does that mean no tall element at all? A decision is due in March right? Surely the drawings would have been submit to the planning inspector at this stage? Any ideas on what the new scheme will be like??
@Saucy Jack wrote:
Exactly ! The images that were published for The Grand Parade Capitol Cineplex site look very poor.
Cornmarket St. development does’nt look exciting.
Academy St. may be a chance to do something good.About time that street was pedestrianised along with Drawbridge St and the network of streets behind the Savoy/Easons linking onto the Quay.Yeah thankfully though that Capital cinema plan isnt going ahead anymore. And a new scheme is suppose to be proposed later this year with a new developer.
So when is the next big city centre development that will make us all gasp?? We need a bit of excitement injected here. 🙂
Anyone have any ideas on who will out of the homegrown boys be a big docklands player?? I mean theres a limited amount of land there and i know Howards and Flemings have all indicated their interest big time but what about the likes of O’Flynn construction and the Loves and such. I thought theyd be well in there for a large docklands masterplan. It so far seems to be ruled by outsiders like Manor park and the Werdna and Nat Ross…??
@POM wrote:
Anyone hear how John Cleary got on today for his Mahon office building??
Think it got planning but they knocked 2 floors off it. It was 5 storeys now its 3. About 8000sq m or something from 13,000sq m, not sure.
