THE sky is the limit for Cork’s construction sector, as large-scale cranes make a welcome return to the Leeside skyline.
Basement level/ foundation works in progress on the new courthouse building, behind the existing courts building on Anglesea Street. This pic taken at the rear of the Cork School of Music building.
Pic; Larry Cummins
Three cranes can now be seen towering over the city — two at the new courthouse development on Anglesea Street, and another at the Old Capitol Cinema site.
The demolition phase of the Old Capitol Cinema site concluded last month, in accordance with planned timelines, heralding the commencement of the construction phase.
“We are very pleased that the initial demolition stage of the project is now complete and we are now commencing the building foundations and structure,” said Martin O’Brien, project manager with John Cleary Developments.
“We are in active negotiations with a number of potential occupiers and believe that when the development is complete it will transform the western end of Patrick Street.”
The site, which lay derelict for years, is the first significant investment in the city centre since the development of Opera Lane.
The €50m project is expected to be complete by the end of the year with first tenants moving in by February/March 2017.
Meanwhile, three development sites worth up to €30m have been put up for sale in Cork city and suburbs, including 52 acres at Castletreasure.
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