Elysian not a good fit for wholescale social housing

Cork City Council says it turned down a total of 313 units offered to it by the State asset agency 'to avoid over-concentration of social housing'

The Elysian was Ireland's tallest building for a period. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

CORK City Council did not take up an offer from the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) to use the entire Elysian tower for social housing because of concerns that it could lead to ghettoisation.

However, the council did identify a demand for 64 of the 205 units offered, but these were never delivered by Nama.