College Square
A picture of College Square in Dublin, with the main tower under construction
College Square, under construction as of November 2023
General information
TypeOffice, residential
AddressHawkins Street, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates53°20′46″N 6°15′22″W / 53.346°N 6.256°W / 53.346; -6.256
Height82m (Once finished)[1]
Technical details
Floor count22[1]
Design and construction
Architecture firmHenry J Lyons
DeveloperMarlet
Main contractorWalls construction
Website
marlet.ie/project/college-square

College Square is a mixed-use building development, under construction as of November 2023, in Dublin, Ireland. The building is located between Townsend Street, Hawkins Street, Poolbeg Street and Tara Street in the Dublin 2 postal district.[2] Once finished, it is due to become the tallest habitable building in the Republic of Ireland, with a height of 82 metres, surpassing the current tallest building, Capital Dock.[1]

Background

College Square is located on the sites of the former Apollo House, Hawkins House, College House and the Screen Cinema, which were demolished between 2017 and 2020.[3][4]

In 2021, Marlet Property Group began the construction of College Square after a €270 million agreement with Apollo Global Management and Pimco was signed.[5]

Initially, the development plans consisted of an 11-storey office. In 2020, An Bord Pleanála approved plans for a 10-storey residential tower on top of the office block,[5][6] which was then extended by one more floor in 2022, increasing the final height of the building from 78 metres to 82 metres.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McNally, Taigh. "Permission granted to build one of Ireland's tallest buildings on site of former Apollo House". TheJournal.ie. TheJournal.ie.
  2. ↑ McCormack, Chris. "Dublin's disappearing venues: A promised 500-seat theatre is shrouded in mystery". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times.
  3. ↑ Kelly, Olivia. "Hawkins House demolition begins". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times.
  4. ↑ Jack, Fagan. "Demolished Apollo House site goes on sale for €40m-plus". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times.
  5. 1 2 Quinlan, Ronald. "Marlet agrees €270m financing deal for College Square scheme". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times.
  6. ↑ "An Bord Pleanala approves College Square 21-storey tower". marlet.ie. Marlet Property Group.


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