The Land Development Agency has been granted planning permission for the development of 345 new affordable homes in Wilton in Cork city.
The development will deliver a mix of one, two and three bed apartments built across three blocks, ranging up to six storeys in height.
When finished the Wilton development will include 16 townhouses and 329 apartments.
The 2.61 hectare site is located on former ESB lands on Sarsfield Road, just over 4km from Cork city centre with great transport links.
The project will go to tender in the coming weeks, and once a construction partner is appointed, works are targeted to begin in 2027, with the first homes delivered in 2029.
The LDA said this marks the latest step in its "positive" progress in Cork.
The agency is set to deliver the first of 267 homes at the site of the former St Kevin's Hospital in Shanakiel early next year and will be lodging a planning application for 147 homes at Anglesea Terrace soon.
It is also active in the Cork Docklands, developing 302 apartments at Horgan's Quay in partnership with HQ Developments Residential Company Ltd and a further 337 apartments in partnership with Glenveagh Properties at Marina Depot.
John Coleman, chief executive of the Land Development Agency, said the agency's vision is to turn this underutilised site at Wilton into high-quality affordable homes, which will enhance an already active local community and create positive societal impact for Cork City.
