Regeneration of derelict office block in Cork City wins social housing accolade
The groundbreaking office-to-residential conversion of Springville House on the Old Blackrock Road in Cork City was the first such scheme in Cork, one of the first such schemes in the country, and was hailed at its official opening by Finance Minister Michael McGrath last September as a pioneering response to Ireland’s housing crisis which provides a template for use nationwide.
The conversion of a derelict 1960s-built office block in Cork City into 35 new right-sizing homes for older people has been named social housing project of the year.
Cork City Council’s innovative regeneration of the Springville House building on the Blackrock Road, which is now managed by the Tuath housing association, scooped the top award in its category having previously won a Local Government Excellence Award in the urban revival category.
