Ferrybank Shopping Centre - Again

Wanderer78

robtri wrote: »

If you build it, they will come principle

must be on the slow boat from china

The Bowling Alley

Wanderer78 wrote: »

must be on the slow boat from china

I laughed at that.

It needs to be knocked down at this stage

Wanderer78

The Bowling Alley wrote: »

I laughed at that.

It needs to be knocked down at this stage

id rather see it being used for community purposes or at least something that would benefit the community. its a fine building. im sure theres some ideas out there?

Taxburden carrier

The Bowling Alley wrote: »

I laughed at that.

It needs to be knocked down at this stage

Might make more sense to try and run with it than build another one in the middle of town. All facilities including 1000 parking spots. With the right stores and marketing it could attract business from all over the South East. Has to be potential there.

robtri

The Bowling Alley wrote: »

I laughed at that.

It needs to be knocked down at this stage

why knocked down???? even empty it looks nice
should we knock down every empty building....

julyjane

Doesn't sound like knocking it down is on the agenda. According to the radio report it's very well maintained, heating on in an empty building in winter, no weeds growing in the vacant car park and round the clock security. All that costs a lot of money

Wanderer78

julyjane wrote: »

Doesn't sound like knocking it down is on the agenda. According to the radio report it's very well maintained, heating on in an empty building in winter, no weeds growing in the vacant car park and round the clock security. All that costs a lot of money

nama isnt it?

.Henry Sellers.

They can't even knock down the feckin grain silos, come back in 20 years and they might warm to the idea. Would be a good place for startup business if they got cheap rates.

wellboytoo

Taxburden carrier wrote: »

Might make more sense to try and run with it than build another one in the middle of town. All facilities including 1000 parking spots. With the right stores and marketing it could attract business from all over the South East. Has to be potential there.

Just stop

thomasm

BBM77 wrote: »

Who in their right mind would build the third biggest shopping centre in Ireland in Ferrybank. It's beyond ridiculous.

They didn't just build one of them either

psnKOB79LFC

danjo-xx wrote: »

Ferrybank is 6,200sq m (66,736sq ft) of retail space on two levels.

City Square is 5,737 sq.m (61,750 sq ft) (excl. Anchors).

Judging by city square size, Ferrybank would be lucky to be in the top ten list I reckon.

Thats simply wrong; the Dunnes shop in Ferrybank was 66,736 feet alone (not the entire shopping centre)

Taxburden carrier

wellboytoo wrote: »

Just stop

Yeah, much better idea.

BBM77

Taxburden carrier wrote: »

Might make more sense to try and run with it than build another one in the middle of town. All facilities including 1000 parking spots. With the right stores and marketing it could attract business from all over the South East. Has to be potential there.

Yeah that’s it. That's what happens to places with huge potential they get left there empty for years and company’s rather pay millions to get out of a contract than go in there.

Just stop indeed.

Deise Hurler

The dunnes stores part could be used as a call centre. IDA should be looking to get tenants into it. Not far into town then when the north quays are developed and the footbridge with it. With employment from that some of the units might open too.

wellboytoo

Taxburden carrier wrote: »

Yeah, much better idea.

Read the thread , it's been done to death, three rules in property, this one breaks them all.
1 Location
2 Location
3 Location

Taxburden carrier

wellboytoo wrote: »

Read the thread , it's been done to death, three rules in property, this one breaks them all.
1 Location
2 Location
3 Location

Oh yeah, forgot its on the OTHER side of the bridge :eek:

wellboytoo

Taxburden carrier wrote: »

Oh yeah, forgot its on the OTHER side of the bridge :eek:

No, its not in the centre of the City where there is a critical mass,get over your chip boy this is not an anti kk thing its just facts.

Taxburden carrier

Am not from Kk, have no connection whatsoever with the county, but it obviously hits a nerve with you.

TheQuietFella

Why is this in the Waterford City forum?
Surely this should be in the County Kilkenny forum!

TrustedApple

Heres a crazy idea for the place they should turn it into Offices for IT company's, Start ups and so.

Like they try make it like City Gate in Mathan in Cork some business complex just endless offices. That could have easily been a shopping center and they could put a few coffee shops into it as well.

Done right you could get 600+ jobs out of this place. They could even put some of WIT into the place as its in a better spot for more classes then there sports complex

Wanderer78

Deise Hurler wrote: »

The dunnes stores part could be used as a call centre

please, no, please please no!

TrustedApple wrote: »

Heres a crazy idea for the place they should turn it into Offices for IT company's, Start ups and so.

Like they try make it like City Gate in Mathan in Cork some business complex just endless offices. That could have easily been a shopping center and they could put a few coffee shops into it as well.

Done right you could get 600+ jobs out of this place. They could even put some of WIT into the place as its in a better spot for more classes then there sports complex

i like it!

wellboytoo

Well we know the timescale anyway, NAMA will be closed down before 2020 ,so it will be unloaded demolished or somethinged within 4 years at the outside. There is no clamour to buy it by anyone and the overhead to keep it closed is unsustainable in the long run.
I would go as far as to say a financially solid property company would not take it on for free.
It is a beautiful big dog simple as that unless a Google or the like come along out of left field,eventually it will be realised it would be cheaper to demolish most of it and sell the remainder as a medium sized supermarket with a few shops which is what the area needs and deserves.

flutered

.Henry Sellers. wrote: »

They can't even knock down the feckin grain silos, come back in 20 years and they might warm to the idea. Would be a good place for startup business if they got cheap rates.

they willl cost some dosh to remove, if as i remember they are sheeted with asbestos

flutered

.Henry Sellers. wrote: »

They can't even knock down the feckin grain silos, come back in 20 years and they might warm to the idea. Would be a good place for startup business if they got cheap rates.

how will the gatso van know where to park if they are gone, it lives there

julyjane

What is the road infrastructure like in the area? I was in Blanchardstown centre today - a serious size of a place between the shopping centre and the retail parks. 7000 parking spaces and I'd say about 95% full. Getting in and out on the roads around it was head wrecking, moving freely but just very slow

cookie.monster

don't forget the empty retail park up by abbey park lads, and the ghost estates dotted around ferry bank, jaysus they should just rename the place namabank

wellboytoo

cookie.monster wrote: »

don't forget the empty retail park up by abbey park lads, and the ghost estates dotted around ferry bank, jaysus they should just rename the place namabank

Says more about the planning antics and lust for planning contributions of KK than anything else

robtri

wellboytoo wrote: »

Says more about the planning antics and lust for planning contributions of KK than anything else

no different than any other place.....

wellboytoo

robtri wrote: »

no different than any other place.....

I disagree other than logloss we had no over development in The City

7upfree

wellboytoo wrote: »

I disagree other than logloss we had no over development in The City

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