Five storey office building planned for Cork city
Over 450 jobs will be created with the construction a new office block in Cork city’s South Mall. The state-of-the-art, five floor offices are scheduled for completion in summer 2018 with work set to begin immediately, subject to planning permission. Cork-based property development company JCD Group has lodged a planning application for a €25 million new office development.
The five storey office building also extends to include two additional sites to the North which will border Crane Lane, Phoenix Street and Smith Street with the main entrance lobby onto the South Mall.
Minister Simon Coveney said, “This is a very positive new development in the city centre providing new office accommodation to enable Cork to compete on both a national and international level for Foreign Direct Investment.
The JCD Group is also behind major recent Cork developments such as One Albert Quay, The Capitol and City Gate in Mahon. A JCD spokesperson said, “If Cork is going to continue to compete internationally for FDI, it is critical that there is a steady pipeline of Grade A office space available.” The spokesman added that in addition to the 450 city centre jobs that will be accommodated once the project is completed, the project would also sustain 125 construction jobs throughout the build.
