The Fleet Street Hotel, located in Temple Bar, Dublin 2, was refurbished in Autumn 2011. Each of the 70 bedrooms has been individually decorated in a bright and contemporary style. McCarthy Associates were instructed by the receivers, acting for the previous owners, to carry out an appraisal report on a mixed use scheme, incorporating a trading hotel, offices, night club, and standalone restauran…
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This project related to an incomplete residential development in Longford Town, consisting of the construction of 86no. residential units and all associated access roads, services and landscape works. McCarthy & Associates were requested by the financial institution to carry out an appraisal of the project files and current status of the development. As part of the report, McCarthy & Assoc…
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The Challenge Our brief on behalf of a financial institute was to negotiate with a local authority the release of a financial bond and have the relevant site infrastructure taken in charge. Due to concerns of the local authority on the incomplete nature of the development and site infrastructure, the council indicated their intention to call in the financial bond issued by the developer’s bank, …
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Constructed in 1906 by the Gresham Life Assurance Company, Four Seasons Gresham Palace was conceived as a luxurious apartment residence.
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Challenge This project involved construction of three residential towers, each with 211 modern apartments, in the attractive area of Bratislava’s Nové Mesto. It was a joint venture project between QPG and local developers, Cresco. Local architects were appointed by Cresco to produce a design for this development but it subsequently became evident they were unable to produce a scheme that compli…
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Killeen Castle is located in Dunsany, County Meath, Ireland and has occupied this site since around 1180. The current building is a restoration of a largely 19th century construction, burnt out in 1981. McCarthy & Associates were commissioned to Project Manage the design development of a World Class Five Star Hotel, Golf Course and Luxurious Residential Development. The proposed Killeen Cast…
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The Challenge When McCarthy & Associates were appointed as project managers for the 600-seat food court at Dundrum Town Centre, a design team had already been appointed by the client. Part of our challenge related to clarifying the client brief and making sure that it was communicated clearly and concisely to all members of the design team and the main contractor. With a single overall contrac…
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