Out with dingy bedsits, in with slick apartment blocks: student living grew up in Cork City this year

Partnership approach helps make apartments more affordable

Bottleworks, Cork City's largest student accommodation development, on Carrigrohane Road

THE demonstrable increase in student accommodation has been one of the key areas of delivery for the construction industry in Cork City this year, with the biggest scheme yet, on Carrigrohane Road, nearing completion.

The city’s skyline has altered considerably in areas where towering student accommodation blocks slot in alongside low-rise properties.