Demolition of Sextant pub under scrutiny by Cork City Council

The demolition of The Sextant Bar in Cork in August 2020. Picture: Larry Cummins

THE developers behind a proposal to build a 16-storey office block on the site of the former Sextant pub at Albert Quay in Cork have been asked to address its demolition as part of a request for further information from Cork City Council.

The bar was demolished a year ago after Progressive Commercial Construction Ltd, part of the John Cleary Developments (JCD) group, was granted planning permission for a 25-storey build-to-rent scheme at the city centre site. The tower was to be the first private apartment scheme of scale in the city since the 17-storey Elysian tower was delivered in 2008.