Cork has highest number of new builds last year

Cork recorded the highest number of new buildings in the country last year — but its total was still 21% less than a year earlier.

According to Geo-Directory, which records a database of commercial and residential premises, there were 1,243 new buildings in Cork last year: consisting of 1,082 residential properties, 128 commercial properties, and 32 “dual purpose” buildings. That brought the total number of properties in the county to 223,924.

The data for Cork showed 158 buildings or roughly 13% of this new commercial and residential stock is vacant. It also revealed that 241 buildings were under construction in the county at the end of the year.