News Update

Neighbourhood Centre Update – November 2024

The Crawford Centre serves as the newly completed neighbourhood hub for the Jacob’s Island community. Completing the Crawford Centre is a key milestone on the journey to deliver the Jacob’s Island Masterplan, a process that began in September 2000. The Crawford Centre comprises 69 apartments, a crèche facility, and a 595 sq. metre retail unit and was delivered in conjunction with our joint venture partner, OBR Construction. A video of the completed Crawford Centre can be seen alongside some images here.

Neighbourhood Centre Update – October 2024

The neighbourhood centre for Jacob’s Island is now signed off by Cork City Council as complete. This neighbourhood centre of 69 no. residential units also delivers a retail unit and an ancillary creche facility for existing and future residents. This project was delivered through our joint venture with OBR Construction.

Neighbourhood Centre Update – March 2024

The neighbourhood centre under construction at Jacobs Island is being developed through our joint venture with OBR Construction.  Some exciting progress is being made.

Neighbourhood Centre Update – January 2024

The neighbourhood centre under construction at Jacobs Island is being developed through our joint venture with OBR Construction.  Block 10 is less than a year from delivery and will bring mixed-use to the site with 69 no. residential units, a retail unit, and an ancillary creche.

Neighbourhood Centre Update – November 2023

The neighbourhood centre under construction in November. The mixed-use block is less than a year from delivery and will bring 69 no. residential units, a retail unit, and an ancillary creche to the neighbourhood.

Hotel & Office Permission Granted 

We are delighted to share with you the news that, following An Bord Pleanala’s assessment of the case, planning permission has been granted for the construction of an office and hotel development to be provided in 2 no. blocks at Jacob’s Island.

• The hotel will contain 165 no. bedrooms, meeting rooms, bar/restaurant, cafe and back of house facilities in a 1-storey to 10-storey over basement building.

The hotel is in a key location, its tower announcing the entrance to Jacob’s Island on the N40, and its public amenity (café, lounges and restaurant) providing animation and activity onto a plaza to its southwest and southeast.

• The office building (10,632 sqm GFA) will provide 8,361 sqm net office floor area and ancillary staff facilities over 7 storeys. The office block is designed to maximise the future flexibility of the lease. At the ground floor level, a generous entrance lobby (and a 4-storey high atrium) allows for a controllable single entrance point. This will provide animation along the Avenue.
• This development will accommodate over 1,200 employees and bring increased mixed-use to Jacobs Island.

McCarthy Developments Managing Director, Dr. Tom McCarthy

Jacobs Island

Jacobs Island