Proposed Simon apartments in the mix on Cork's north docks

The proposed development is directly opposite the new Dean Hotel

Proposed Simon Community Development Railway St

Computer-generated images (CGIs) of what Cork Simon Community’s most ambitious residential project could look like show an impressive 10-storey apartment building, not substantially out of kilter with other nearby high-rise developments that, between them, represent the ongoing transformation of Cork city’s north docks.

The Simon proposal, for which a planning application has just been lodged with Cork City Council, is for the demolition of existing warehouse buildings at the corner of Alfred St and Railway St, by Hertz car sales, and the construction of a residential apartment block, ranging in height from one to 10 storeys, and consisting of 78 units.