Go-ahead given for 25-storey tower on Sextant site in Cork

A planning green light has been give for a 25 storey apartment tower in Cork city has just been approved for the Sextant pub/Carey Tools site in Cork city centre, sandwiched between two major office developments.

Developers, the JCD Group, got the go ahead for the build-to rent tower for over 200 build to rent apartments, plus bar and restaurant, via a fast track planning process from An Bord Pleanala, subject to 31 conditions. Rents are likely to be as high-end as the building itself, up to and over €2,000 a month to make the project financially viable.