Bluebell Waterways apartments will be on side of former canal water ponds in Dublin 12, used in the past to make Guinness
Almost 400 apartments, 65 per cent of which will be available to rent by low- and middle-income workers under the State’s cost-rental scheme, are to be built along the Grand Canal in Dublin by the
The 389 apartments, in blocks of up to nine storeys, will include a mix of studios and one-, two- and three-bed apartments, as well as community spaces, a creche and allotments. The site, owned by the city council, includes 37 1950s social housing maisonettes which are earmarked for demolition. These tenants will be offered social homes in the new blocks.
The Grand Canal was built in the late 18th century as a transport route, but also to provide a reliable water source for Dublin and the Guinness Brewery at James’s Gate, where there was a harbour, a city basin and the canal’s original terminus. The LDA will today begin consultation on the Bluebell Waterways scheme and intends to submit a planning application before the end of this year.
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