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A CORK HOTEL group has announced plans for a multimillion-euro development in the city’s historic ‘Victorian quarter’.
Trigon Hotels Limited will soon submit a planning application for a €50 million project to refurbish and expand the historic Metropole Hotel on MacCurtain Street and build a new hotel called The M on nearby Harley Street.
The two hotels will be linked by an enclosed bridge on the first floor and a glass bridge that crosses Harley Street.
Separately, Cork City Council is building a pedestrian and cycle bridge that will cross the north channel of the River Lee onto Harley Street. It’s due to open by 2019 and will be located in front of the new hotel project.
The proposed Metropole expansion comprises of three new “boutique retail” units, a seventh-floor penthouse, a rooftop bar, basement car park, upgraded spa facilities and function rooms. An additional 84 rooms will be added to the existing 99 bedrooms and suites.
The Metropole expansion will also include the creation of an interior winter garden that will feature a courtyard-style restaurant.
‘Contemporary urban’
The sister 228-bedroom development – The M hotel – has been described as a “contemporary urban” property by Vincent O’Farrell, the veteran west Cork developer who heads up the Trigon Hotels group.
“This property will be a brand new hotel concept for Cork featuring a relaxation collision space, where all the front of house hotel activity happens in the same zone,” he said.
As well as the Metropole, Trigon’s portfolio includes Cork International Hotel and Cork Airport Hotel. It acquired the 120-year-old Metropole in 2015 for €5 million.
The project is subject to planning approval by Cork City Council.
Plans for the project have been in the works for the past 12 months. It is expected that the construction phase will take three years to complete.
Reddy Architechture & Urbanism, Jack Coughlan Architects, JODA Engineering Consultants and a number of other consultancy firms are involved in the project.
Written by Conor McMahon and posted on Fora.ie
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Victorian quarter????
Cork must think or want to be part of the UK with its “Victorian quarter” and olde English market
@Jamie: eh, I’m from Cork, this is the first time I’ve heard of our “Victorian Quarter”
Beat me to the punch. WTF, like.
@Dave O Keeffe: david old chap is that not where you go for your tea and crumpets
@Dave O Keeffe: It’s referred to that because it is an historical part of the city with a lot of Victorian buildings…..obviously.
@Grey Beard: Let me repeat. there is no ‘Victorian quarter’ in cork. Some marketing clown has invented it in the last few weeks….
@Rehabmeerkat: Have heard it referred to that for many years. Sure it’s not an official name, and it’s not trying to be. It’s just a name used to refer to an area of particular historical significance. It’s nothing new to me but used to work in the tourism industry
@Grey Beard: Anyway, there are some beautiful victorian buildings in and around McCurtains street. If calling it “the victorian quarter” is what it takes to get that street some investment and cleaned up, I’m all for it. The state it’s in at the moment is a shame.
@Grey Beard: When were you last in McCurtain St? The place is buzzing at the moment. Loads of new restaurants have opened there and the bars that were struggling are now doing well with people going for drinks before and after dining. As for the Victorian Quarter I grew up around the corner and never recall it being called that.
If it gets planning,probably won’t be built for another 10 years like everything else in the city,event centre ,Anderson quay,custom quay spring to mind,
@phil o c: if it gets planning, unlike a government backed project it will be build on time and in budget… Private sector is a different ball game altogether
@Jay Warner: The builders that build government backed projects and all other projects are private sector. Different ball game my butt.
The difference is if you delay in the public sector job you will still get paid.
Delay In a private sector job and you will be fined.
Awesome, hope it happens
Good aul craic Cork “City” but in desperate need of a facelift. Battered weary looking place.
- 400,000 population in metro area
- International airport
- Second largest urban centre in the republic
- Cathedral
- University
- Institute of Technology
- 2-3 other third level institutions
- Has the only level 1 trauma centre in the country – CUH
Yea, it’s a city. Get over it.
@Tweety McTweeter: and a city council who loves ticketing shoppers that dare come into the city centre to spend money.
@Tweety McTweeter: Dowtcha kid..
@Ger Buckley: cause it’s free to park in Dublin…. oh wait..
@Tweety McTweeter: 400,000 me arse! Maybe 200,000 and that’s including towns 20 miles away.
@William Grogan: Glanmire, Ballincollig and Douglas are 20 miles away?
We don’t have a Victoria quarter. We have a group of langers trying to rename McCurtain Street.
Some LANGERS in this comment area today
@Jasun Ó Cearnaigh: Classic
“Relaxation collision space”…ah..of course….
Victorian quarter mon derriere. And thats one ugly looking building!
@Sean O Ceallaigh: I’m not a big fan of the architect community but it’s not the worst design I’ve ever seen. Have you got an alternative you could pop up on a web page and give us a look?
@Virtual Architect: “it’s not the worst” are our standards really this low?.
It reminds me of the block of bland which replaced the old capitol cinema, people say ” sure it’s better than what was there before”
@Eamonn Duggan: the Capitol looks nice now I think
Any parking?
@Eamonn coughlan: the central train and bus stations are literally 5 mins away
I suppose it is the back of the hotel
Terrible photo.
Sweet smug charming Cork
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