Bottleworks a 19,267 sq m 623-bed purpose-built project involved more than 1,200 people from start to finish and was built by Northern Ireland-based Farrans Construction is due to open its doors to students next week. The development took three years to build and is opening a year behind schedule, is the latest in a slew of new purpose-built student accommodation in Cork city where the third-level student population is circa 38,000, of which about 50% are not from Cork.
Bottleworks is the latest arrival to Victoria Cross and its backers are US investment management firm CA Ventures, who are also involved in a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) project on Dublin’s Parnell Street, The Artisan, a 200-bed development due to come on stream next year.
