The full development on Dublin’s Parkgate Street is scheduled to finish in April 2029
Developer Joe O’Reilly’s Chartered Lands is behind the project, located on the site previously occupied by Hickey’s Wholesale Fabrics warehouse and across the river from Heuston Station.
The main tower, known as Block A, will stand at 102m tall, making it the tallest building on the island of Ireland.
Substructure works for this element of the scheme will start on August 13, with the tower set to be built over a two-and-a-half year period from September.
Demolition works are listed as starting on Wednesday, April 22, with the existing storage warehouse to be knocked over the course of the next month.
All three blocks of the scheme are scheduled to be complete in April 2029.
The site near Heuston Station is designated for a landmark building in the city development plan
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The timeline of construction is contained within schedule of works documents seen by the Irish Independent.
The projected time frame will provide some much-needed certainty to the future of the Parkgate Street project, which has been mooted in various iterations over the last several years.
Granted permission by Dublin City Council (DCC) last year, the latest permitted designs include 562 apartments, residential amenities and retail and community space on the ground floors.
A majority (145) of the 198 apartments in block A will be build-to-rent units, while units in Blocks B and C, and the remainder of Block A, will be build-to-sell.
Blocks B and C will range between eight and 13-storeys tall.
The scheme will consist primarily of one- and two-bedroom apartments, making up 297 and 237 of the total respectively. There are also 27 studios and one three-bedroom unit in the plans.
A publicly-accessible riverside walkway and plaza are also included within the scope of the project.
The former Hickeys site is one of a limited number of spots in the city which have been designated for a ‘landmark’ building in the Dublin City Development Plan (DCDP).
These are listed as structures that are “substantially taller than their surroundings and cause a significant change to the skyline”, typically at least 50 metres tall.
“In terms of suitable locations, it is considered that landmark/tall building proposals are most appropriate in locations that are identified as a significant public transport interchange and/or areas for large scale regeneration and redevelopment,” reads the DCDP.
‘Landmark’ projects must be able to demonstrate exemplary architecture, green credentials and public realm enhancements, amongst other things.
In a design statement accompanying the application, architects Reddy Architecture pointed to the significant public transport access to the site, including the Luas, high-frequency bus routes, and a Dublin Bikes station, as justification for its scale.
“We believe the height is appropriate for this town centre site,” they said. According to designers, the building does not significantly impact on surrounding sites as “the shadow falls mainly on the road and adjoining office development to the South-West.”
However, the Montpelier Hill Residents’ Association said that the heights of the proposed buildings were “excessive and unprecedented locally for apartment blocks”.
“While it is recognised that the site is earmarked for high density … we submit that this proposal is overdevelopment in a street adjacent to an Architectural Conservation Area,” they wrote.
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