20/03/2015

New €50m Cork City Centre Development Proposed

Developer John Cleary is seeking planning permission for a new €50m retail and office development in Cork city centre.

The plans proposes a re-development of the former Capitol Cinema site, which would see it converted into a five-storey office, retail and food innovation centre.

It is claimed that the development could be completed by next Christmas and would create 300 jobs during construction and an estimated 450 jobs once complete.

(MH/IT)

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