'A terrible precedent for the city's historic buildings' — plan to scrap apartments for offices criticised

The Sextant pub was demolished to allow JCD Group build more than 200 apartments in the city centre but the developer now says these are too expensive and it plans to build offices instead.
'A terrible precedent for the city's historic buildings' — plan to scrap apartments for offices criticised

The 16-storey JCD office tower planned for Albert Quay at the grounds of the old Sextant bar. Picture: G-Net 3D, gnet.ie

A Cork City councillor is to write to An Bord Pleanála over the decision by a major developer to scrap a proposed apartment tower in the city centre and instead build offices.

Independent councillor Kieran McCarthy was one of many people to voice their disappointment at the decision by the JCD Group, who demolished a much-loved Cork pub to make way for the development.

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