11 June 2017:
Trigon Hotels Limited to invest €50m in Cork’s Metropole Hotel.
Trigon Hotels Limited will shortly submit a planning application to Cork City Council for the iconic project which will include the sensitive refurbishment and expansion of the Metropole hotel, together with the construction of a new, contemporary urban hotel called ‘The M’, which will be built on an adjacent site near Harley Street.
The two hotels will be linked by a glass balustrade bridge across Harley Street, with an enclosed bridge at first floor level, linking ‘The M’ hotel to the Metropole Hotel providing easy access for guests to all hotel facilities. The overall development will deliver more than 400 hotel bedrooms in the heart of the historic Victorian Quarter, in addition to a double basement car park in the Metropole Hotel. Trigon Hotels Limited has a strong track record in Cork, as the successful operator of three significant hotel properties.
The standout feature of the refurbished Metropole hotel will be a uniquely-designed Winter Garden in the heart of the development, which takes its inspiration from the original architecture of the late 19th century and is based on the concept of a central double-height glazed glass atrium. The Winter Garden will be flooded with natural light and will feature an interior courtyard-style restaurant, delivering a bustling, social meeting space in the heart of the city.
The Metropole refurbishment will deliver three boutique retail units, a seventh-floor penthouse, an elevated rooftop bar, upgraded spa facilities and function rooms, an additional 140 new bedrooms and 43 bedroom suites and meeting rooms, completing the up-scale offering on the north side of the River Lee.
Once fully occupied, the total number of employees in the hotel and retail units is estimated at 200 people. The construction phase is expected to take approximately three years to complete, during which up to 300 people will be employed. The overall Metropole expansion project comprises more than 22,800m2 across two blocks around Harley Street
Plans for the Metropole expansion project have been in development for the past 12 months, involving extensive consultation with city planners. A world-class, Cork-based project team has been working on the development, led by Seán Kearns and his team at Reddy Architecture & Urbanism and including specialist conservation architects, Jack Coughlan Architects, structural and services engineers, JODA Engineering Consultants, cost consultants, Michael Barrett & Partners, planning consultants, Cunnane Stratton Reynolds and economic consultants, DKM.
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