Throughout the city we have Georgian spaces with empty floors above ground level.
The local authority through the Limerick 2030 vehicle are meeting their end of the bargain in terms of preparing our city to meet future demands for quality urban office accommodation. If we are to match the demand of what is hoped to come down the line we need to up our game. Limerick city isn’t at the races in terms of the availability of quality residential at present. Not everybody will want to live in the city centre but if current trends are correct we can be certain that a fair percentage of the new Limerick working population will certainly want to consider the city centre as home. It will incentivise new retail, new hospitality, and new services to open, bringing further employment. Such an addition to the city centre’s day-to-day life will transform how the city feels. The hope would be that this working population would be a good mix of established well-paid professionals, young start-ups and well-educated individuals on the cusp of bright futures. Should the Opera development and the Gardens International project successfully attract commercial tenants we will see the addition of thousands of people to our city centre working population. I am no economist so forgive me for my uneducated opinion, but this is my reading of where we are at.įor many years there has been an acknowledgment that the creation of quality commercial office space in the city is a crucial requirement. Some have commented that, at a time when the country faces a major housing crisis, the Opera site is missing an opportunity to become a 24/7 destination for living, working and playing. The fear is that it will become a dead space post 6pm. There can be no doubt that Project Opera will be a welcome addition to the day-to -day life in Limerick city centre. A new public plaza is to be created as part of the development, snazzy new commercial towers will be incorporated and the Georgian element along Patrick Street will be brought back to life. Rightfully, there is some concern at the omission of any residential element within the development. Recent death notices and obituaries from Limerick and County Limerick Keep up to date with the latest coronavirus and covid19 news in Limerick and County Limerick Read about the latest properties available in Limerick and County LimerickĮnjoy our latest and up to date motoring review and news in Limerick and County Limerick
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