Strategic Housing Development
The proposed development will consist of a Strategic Housing Development of 201no. Build To Rent apartments [consisting of 93no. 1 bed, 104no. 2 bed and 4no. 3 bed apartments] in a building that ranges in height from 8 to 11 to 24 storeys over ground floor. The proposed development will consist of resident support facilities (concierge, management facilities, post and parcel areas, and laundry and waste management facilities) and resident services and amenities (lounge area, library, workspace, meeting rooms, coffee dock, games room, cinema room, dining area, gym, 2no. rooftop terraces and an internal amenity area on Level 24).
The proposed development will also consist of a ground floor cafe; public plaza; rooftop plant; canopies; two basement levels, to include 402no. cycle spaces, 62no. car parking spaces and plant/services, as well as an additional storage area; and all associated site development, ancillary development, including 2no. ESB substations, and landscaping and public realm works. The proposed development will also consist of the reuse and renovation of 2no. Protected Structures, the two-storey former Cork, Blackrock and Passage Railway Offices, Ref. No. PS 1137, and the adjoining single-storey former Blackrock and Passage Railway Terminus – Ticket Office, Ref. No. PS 1138, which is also a Recorded Monument, CO074-119002, which are to be retained and initially reused as a temporary construction compound for the proposed development, and then refurbished as part of the proposed development for a private rented office and public bar/restaurant use respectively. The total above ground gross floor area proposed is 21,220m2 (including existing buildings).
The proposed development involves the demolition of the existing two-storey Carey Tool Hire building and the three-storey former Sextant pub. The proposed development also involves the retention of the Albert Road Post Box, which is also a Protected Structure Ref. No. PS942. The proposed development site is located in the Albert Quay, Albert Road, Victoria Road Proposed Architectural Conservation Area.
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