ONE OPERA SQUARE REACHES NEW HEIGHTS
Sisk has topped out Limerick’s One Opera Square, a Grade A office space in Limerick city centre. The €80M project will be an employment hub for 1,000 people and it will be the first commercial building in the Mid-West to achieve this level of sustainable design accreditation.
When completed in April 2025 the building will comprise over 106,000sq. ft of Grade A office space over 5 floors with a capacity of 1000 employees. It also has three restaurant/retail units at the ground floor level.
Work on the wider 3.7acre landmark Opera Square commercial development – one of the largest city centre build projects undertaken in Ireland outside of Dublin – commenced three years ago and is targeted for completion in 2027.
Designed by Coady Architects, One Opera Square enable occupiers achieve their Net Zero Carbon goals by being one of the most sustainable workplaces in the world using 60% less energy than the average building. The building is EU Taxonomy Compliant and meets the highest sustainability, efficiency and digital connectivity standards achieving the top accreditation possible including LEED Platinum, WiredScore Platinum and WELL Platinum.
The building is being developed by social impact investment company, Treaty Stone Partnership, a Joint Venture between Limerick Twenty Thirty DAC and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF). Limerick Twenty Thirty is the wholly owned Limerick City and County subsidiary established to transform and enable key strategic sites in the city and county into anchors for enterprise and investment development.
Colin O’Grady, Commercial Director, Sisk said: “We are delighted to achieve this milestone at One Opera Square. The project so far has involved large demolition and enabling works including navigating delicate works around retaining 16 of 18 Georgian buildings as well as archaeological features. We look forward to completing Opera Square in 2025 and are committed to delivering Limerick Twenty Thirty’s decarbonisation goals and building upon our reputation in the Midwest region.”
David Conway, CEO of Limerick Twenty Thirty said: “The team here is pushing the boundaries of excellence with One Opera Square so that Limerick has something at a level that it never had before. It will meet leading international standards of sustainability, user wellness and IT interconnectivity. Specifically, it will achieve LEED, WELL and Wiredscore Platinum accreditation. The vision, patience and determination of the wider team and contractors to achieve this in a complex project that includes retention of 16 Georgian buildings is testament to the people involved. When One Opera Square is completed in April 2025 it will be an exemplary case study in terms of sustainable development. Through exceptional design and on-site amenities, it will provide a working environment for companies looking to attract and retain talent.”
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Michael McDonnell Managing Editor of Irish Construction Industry Magazine & Plan Magazine
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