Opera Centre

If the OPW are taking it then the tower is probably overfunded 🤣

More apartments would have been nice but people forget how much this has morphed over the years and thank fuk this wasn't just a second Arthur's Quay which was the original plan for Opera "Centre"

think a proper hotel would be better than the aparthotel tbh might create a better atmosphere in the area

Was there ever anything more than rumours about that ?

I remember hearing that Dean would expand but didn't say where and the Opera people said vaguely about "boutique hotels"

I could be wrong but I do not think the OPW will be taking space for themselves but are responsible as it is a lease by the state for moving the Revenue into this tower and as the Revenue have indicated their space needs are reduced due to remote working the OPW have to find other state agencies that can be moved to take up the surplus space .

Totally agree from financial point of view but it would be terrible if we end up in another Gardens International scenario where we do not have a fully occupied building for years and not giving the boost businesses in the vicinity expected

Wait until you see version 3 - the actual building!

Opera will never be built. Fake news. Those are AI generated images. Nothing is happening down there. The council are a disaster, etc, etc…

yeah nice to be kept informed and updated , I do worry that the "connect" with the town won't happen naturally but if they get a good proper hotel in that would help some way to do that

The Granary is to be completely gutted, the roof is to be replaced and the walls repointed

Is the granary roof that bad ? it doesn't look it from the pictures but I haven't ever really taken notice ?

It would be nice if they opened it up again at some point to show further progress

The third contract is for the New City Library, Four Opera Square and new Central Plaza public realm. The tender stage is scheduled to be complete in Q2 2025 with works to commence once funding is confirmed.

The fourth and final element of the scheme will comprise a hotel on the corner of Ellen St. and Patrick St. and the refurbishment of the existing Georgian buildings for residential subject to funding.

Is that not strange wording for something I believed was already fully funded ?wouldn't term of "due diligence" or that ilk be better if that was the case, with wording like that you can see why people are still a bit skeptical on it been finished and improving the city if funding tightens up does that mean we end up with some half completed building or now none refurbished Georgian buildings Because of an earlier issue ? I may be wrong but that is the 1st time I've noticed a slight change in terminology to once /subject ?

Starting off with the refurbishment of the Georgian buildings would have been an early win for Limerick 2030 and opera square. Worrying that they state that the third and fourth stages will only begin once funding has been secured.

Agreed, there should have been way more residential included.