Tragic story of Sligo Apartment Block that didn't land softly

Rabidlamb · 20-01-2012 04:52PM #1

Author of this piece takes a look inside an apartment complex in Sligo, this place gives Pripyat a run for it's money.
He juxtaposes photos of todays development against the wording in the original sales brochure, works well.
2 beds were asking €320k back in the day.

http://zxcode.com/2011/05/the-mill-apartments-ballisodare/

markesmith · 20-01-2012 04:55PM

Cool Tragic story of Sligo Apartment Block that didn't land softly bro

Edit: That's actually mental

Sindri · 20-01-2012 04:56PM

What pissed me off most is the poor building quality of these buildings.

They are uninhabitable because of it and what could have been an asset that people may have eventually bought and contributed to turning around the housing market is useless.

Doc Ruby · 20-01-2012 05:13PM

Yep, that'll all have to bulldozed.

cocoshovel · 20-01-2012 05:46PM

Thats nothing compared to the huge Ard Ri Hotel perched over Waterford city. Its tidied up a bit now and closed up since the tall ships festival but going up there before the druggies swamped the place felt like being in post apocalyptia. Freaky yet awesome place to explore, and sad too seeing as I used to go swimming up there as a kid.

Unfortunately sights like these are pretty common around Ireland.

gurramok · 20-01-2012 07:21PM

It really sums up what the Celtic Tiger was all about! That piece should be taught to kids in school.

sgb · 20-01-2012 07:30PM

Such a waste

Almaviva · 20-01-2012 07:45PM

Should be declared a national monument and preserved as a memorial to the celtic Cheshire cat.

RichieC · 20-01-2012 07:58PM

kinda sad tbh..

20-01-2012 08:06PM

Bah hah ha!

Who the hell would spend 320k to live in Ballisodare?!

kinetic · 20-01-2012 08:07PM

Bertie Ahern should be banished there.

saywhatyousee · 20-01-2012 08:21PM

The problem with that apartment complex was that it was not built properly as apposed to them not being able to find tenants.Its not in a bad location it only 5 mins From Sligo and Strandhill

My name is URL · 20-01-2012 08:24PM

I remember seeing this some time last year. Comparing it to Prypiat is a bit of stretch!

Owl Tickler · 20-01-2012 08:30PM

salonfire wrote: »

Bah hah ha!

Who the hell would spend 320k to live in Ballisodare?!

Probably some dumb bogger.

Mike 1972 · 20-01-2012 08:34PM

saywhatyousee wrote: »

.Its not in a bad location it only 5 mins From Sligo and Strandhill

Until you accumulate 12 penalty points......

Sindri wrote: »

What pissed me off most is the poor building quality of these buildings.

My name is URL wrote: »

Comparing it to Prypiat is a bit of stretch!

I have been in Soviet era apartment blocks in both Poland and the former GDR (East Germany). Despite their reputation for shoddy construction they looked a damn sight better built than anything Ive seen in Ireland.

ilovesleep · 20-01-2012 08:42PM

The link is not working for me but I'm guessing the complex was poorly built and perhaps giving problems.

For people who bought them and at that price they only have themselves to blame.

Many didn't believe the scaremongering of house prices going up and up and up.

I remember looking the local paper in the property section and seeing a 2 bed apartment in the village next to me going for 500,000. It just didn't make sense. My neighbour built his house back in 96 and it's a fine house and he wouldn't have spent more than 75 000 on it.

But having this I can see clearly how people were duped. We were led to believe that the good times were going to keep rolling. Rents were high too.

Logical Fallacy · 20-01-2012 08:45PM

Owl Tickler wrote: »

Probably some dumb bogger.

None of them appear to be that dumb.

They have sold for 500K+ in a city though, and people would have been shanking each other for the privilege.

Stercus Accidit · 20-01-2012 08:48PM

My name is URL wrote: »

I remember seeing this some time last year. Comparing it to Prypiat is a bit of stretch!

Yeah, it took a nuclear disaster to get people to leave Pripyat, a nuclear disaster couldn't force people to live in that mess in Sligo!

Owl Tickler · 20-01-2012 08:48PM

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

None of them appear to be that dumb.

They have sold for 500K+ in a city though, and people would have been shanking each other for the privilege.

A few people did buy them.

donegal_road · 20-01-2012 08:49PM

Owl Tickler wrote: »

Probably some dumb bogger.

500k + for the same type of place in Dublin, and people bought them in their droves. Hardly any of these sold

saywhatyousee · 20-01-2012 08:51PM

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Until you accumulate 12 penalty points......

Easy 5 minute drive its motorway spec dual carriageway from that apartment block to the Summerhill roundabout

magnumlady · 20-01-2012 09:06PM

I had a look around these before they put fences up. It really is something else, I don't know how planning permission was given.

Owl Tickler · 20-01-2012 09:08PM

donegal_road wrote: »

500k + for the same type of place in Dublin, and people bought them in their droves. Hardly any of these sold

What's your point?

Mike 1972 · 20-01-2012 09:16PM

saywhatyousee wrote: »

motorway spec dual carriageway

Distance from Sligo = "5 miles" (8Km)

Speed limit on said dual carriageway = 100 Km/h (50Km/h in town)

The only way one can legally drive to Sligo from there in 5 minutes is if the apartments exit directly onto dual carriageway and one only drives when there is little or no traffic and perfect weather conditions /visibility.

paddydriver · 20-01-2012 09:26PM

Owl Tickler wrote: »

Probably some dumb bogger.

Those same dumb boggers that sold all the land to the greedy builders;)

Owl Tickler · 20-01-2012 10:33PM

paddydriver wrote: »

Those same dumb boggers that sold all the land to the greedy builders;)

I doubt they bought one of the apartments after they sold the land.

fortwilliam · 20-01-2012 10:50PM

Sindri wrote: »

What pissed me off most is the poor building quality of these buildings.QUOTE]

What about the lowlife scumbag c*nts who went into new buildings and made sh*t out of them, smashing windows, stealing cables & copper water tanks etc...

Is this now accepted behaviour when there are vacant buildings?
What are the Gaurds doing to apprehend these criminals?

Disgusting.

Broads.ie · 20-01-2012 10:55PM

markesmith wrote: »

Cool Tragic story of Sligo Apartment Block that didn't land softly bro

Edit: That's actually mental

Epic thankwhore fail.

Basq · 20-01-2012 11:00PM

There's another webpage showing a property on the Bundoran Road side of Sligo.. and it's a fantastic house that I think was built by a young couple, and they ran out of money soon after construction. And there's just loose fittings and fixtures everywhere... and a couple of photo albums too (unsure why they were left). Bit sad!

Will see if I can find it.

saywhatyousee · 20-01-2012 11:16PM

Basq wrote: »

There's another webpage showing a property on the Bundoran Road side of Sligo.. and it's a fantastic house that I think was built by a young couple, and they ran out of money soon after construction. And there's just loose fittings and fixtures everywhere... and a couple of photo albums too (unsure why they were left). Bit sad!

Will see if I can find it.

Where bout's is that i live round that general area never noticed anything before?

billybudd · 20-01-2012 11:18PM

Whats really shocking is the complete poetry in motion waffle thats in the brochure, whoever came up with that should be spanked with slipper.

Tragic story of Sligo Apartment Block that didn't land softly

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