BBC reports that a developer has announced fresh plans for the regeneration of a major waterfront site in Belfast.
The BBC writes:
The Sirocco site covers 16 acres along the River Lagan between Bridge End and the Albertbridge Road. A consortium is proposing to develop 69,000 sq m of offices, 815 new homes, a hotel and a footbridge to the Waterfront Hall.
The international architects Broadway Malyan practice has carried out the masterplanning and urban design work for the Sirocco Quays in the Northern Irish capital which would take 20 years to fully develop.
Philip Silk, Director of the Swinford (Sirocco) consortium, said:
‘Sirocco Quays will establish new benchmarks for quality across the office and residential space and bring the first truly international branded hotel to Belfast’. The plan for 815 homes represented ‘the largest residential development in the city centre’. He said it would include a mix of private, rental, social and affordable accommodation.
The Sirocco site originally used as an industrial ventilation-making factory ceased functioning in 1999. The former industrial site, now derelict brownfield, was purchased by Swinford last August. Swinford will now start a minimum 12 week of pre-application community consultation including three public exhibitions before submitting a plan to the city council by the summer.
