NO.40 MOLESWORTH STREET – OFFICE REDEVELOPMENT

NO.40 MOLESWORTH STREET – OFFICE REDEVELOPMENT

No. 40 Molesworth Street is a reconstructed modern office building in Dublin 2’s Central Business District. The project involved refurbishing the existing building and upgrading the internal spaces. Work commenced on the refurbishment of the 2,972 m² building in 2015, and it opened in summer 2017.

PENROSE QUAY

PENROSE QUAY

Penrose Dock in Cork city’s docklands is one of Ireland’s most celebrated modern office spaces, on a prime riverside site on the Lee, and beside Kent Station. The development offers a net floor area of 22,077m² across two buildings, the six-storey over ground Penrose One and the eight-storey Penrose Two. Works also included construction of two basement levels of ancillary car parking and services areas, a gym and associated facilities including access for vehicles.

SOUTH MALL

SOUTH MALL

85 South Mall is one of Cork city’s most celebrated modern commercial spaces — a 4,400 m² office block with an abundance of natural light through its distinct floor to ceiling glazing, and views of some of Cork’s most famous landmarks. The office building opened in 2019, and is a main hub in Cork’s Central Business District.

BLACKPOOL COMMERCIAL PARK

BLACKPOOL COMMERCIAL PARK

PJ Hegarty spearheaded a vibrant development project encompassing retail, residential, leisure and office space in Blackpool, a northern suburb of Cork city. The Retail Park is right beside Blackpool Shopping Centre, north Cork’s main shopping hub. The €100 million project began in 2004, and was completed in four distinct phases.

Basement at Lapps Quay, Cork

Basement at Lapps Quay, Cork

PJ Hegarty played an integral role in the Lapps Quay Development in Cork city’s revamped dockland area. We were contracted to construct a basement car parking facility, with 280 spaces in a 11,500m² area. Complementary work also included modifications to road levels at Lapps Quay, minor realignment of kerb lines on Clontarf Street, and removal and reinstatement of Quay walls. PJ Hegarty also constructed a new boardwalk, along with ancillary landscaping and site works.

RAILWAY SQUARE DEVELOPMENT

RAILWAY SQUARE DEVELOPMENT

Railway Square is a prime mixed-use development next to the old city walls in Waterford that was designed to regenerate a previously derelict brownfield site in the city centre. The modern three-block development totals 26,000m² of floor space and comprises 111 luxury apartments as well as retail units, offices, student accommodation and a multiplex cinema, with a basement carpark providing 180 parking spaces.

GRAND CANAL HOTEL

GRAND CANAL HOTEL

PJ Hegarty was contracted to construct a hotel in south Dublin, on the original site of the celebrated pub, Kitty O’Shea’s. The five-storey hotel — opened in 2005 — has 142 bedrooms, five conference rooms, a basement car park, the Grand Canal Restaurant and the Gasworks pub (transformed in 2015 from the old Kitty O’Shea’s). Construction features a steel frame with brick faced, pre-cast concrete cladding panels.

Criminal Courts Complex

Criminal Courts Complex

The Criminal Courts Complex beside Dublin’s Phoenix Park is one of Ireland’s most renowned civic buildings, which was voted by the public as Ireland’s best new building at the 2010 Irish Architecture Awards. The landmark circular building on Parkgate Street was Ireland’s largest court project for over 200 years, driven by modern technological innovation.

GPO 1916 EXHIBITION CENTRE

GPO 1916 EXHIBITION CENTRE

GPO Witness History is one of Ireland’s most popular new museums, incorporated within the GPO on Dublin’s O’Connell Street, the headquarters for the Irish Volunteers during the 1916 Rising. The permanent attraction has won numerous awards including the Micheletti Award at the European Museum Academy Awards (2017) and Best Cultural Experience at the Irish Tourism Industry Awards. The museum was completed as part of the Rising centenary commemorations in 2016.

NEW CORK PRISON

NEW CORK PRISON

PJ Hegarty was the principal contractor for the construction of a new and modern 275-berth prison facility in Cork built on a six-acre site adjacent to the old prison buildings, which had been in use since the early 19th century. The two- and three-storey complex is approximately 16,000m2 and includes specialist cells for disabled people, with eight more for segregation and seven high support cells for people with complex needs. The new prison, which also includes an outdoor exercise yard and separate gyms for both inmates and staff, is surrounded by a 7.5m-high perimeter wall.