Most Dubliners favor large buildings

Most Dubliners are in favor of high-rise buildings, provided they are well-designed, located in appropriate locations and contribute to the city's skyline.

This is emerging from a new study commissioned by Spencer Place Development Company, a joint venture of Ronan Group, Johnny Ronan, and Colony Capital.

Mr. Ronan is trying to get permission to add two more floors to the Salesforce Tower, an office building that he is developing in the Dublin Docklands. The authorized height for the Dublin Tower is currently 39.

The developer recently received permission to build a 22-story tower in Tara Street as part of a decision described by An Tasice as a "catastrophic mistake."

The proposed tower, the highest in the state, will be 30 m higher than Liberty Hall, which it will face on the other side of the Liffey River.

While nature conservation groups may lament plans to allow higher building construction, the survey of 590 adults, led by Red C on behalf of the Ronan group, suggests that most Dubliners are in favor of lifting the restrictions.

Overall, 87% of those surveyed believe that building high-density housing and offices close to existing transport infrastructure is a good idea for Dublin. A similar percentage said that although the historic Georgian core should be protected, there is room for taller buildings in areas such as the docklands.

Compete

Some 79% of respondents believe that Dublin needs to have higher buildings to compete with cities like Barcelona, ​​Amsterdam and Frankfurt in terms of jobs.

Nearly 60% of respondents believe that the city of Dublin should be protected, while 48% fear that tall buildings are no longer covered by light and that cities no longer feel like a community.

Women were more likely than men to be in favor of high-rise buildings in the capital.

Commenting on the research, James Ronan of Ronan Group Real Estate said, "For Dublin to grow, we need higher buildings, if at all. Areas such as docklands provide ample space to do so and, as the study shows, it is clear from the consensus of Dublin residents and commuters that the construction of higher density housing and offices near Existing transport infrastructure is essential to Dublin's growth.

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"We can achieve all of this without compromising the special structure of Dublin's Georgian core and the" human size "of the city. The key is to locate a higher density in appropriate places. "

Only one in four respondents believed that the housing crisis could be resolved without modifying height and density restrictions, with two-thirds believing that taller buildings could help solve the problem.