Welsh developer Watkin Jones has started pre-application discussions for a major residential and leisure project in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter.
Titanic Quarter is one of Europe’s largest urban waterfront regeneration projects.
The Bangor-based developer and manager of residential for rent is in talks with Belfast City Council - in a partnership with Lacuna Developments, Titanic Quarter Limited and Belfast Harbour
The proposed scheme will accommodate approximately 800 new apartment homes.
A spokesman said: "It will create the first mixed tenure neighbourhood in this area of the city, bringing together private accommodation, from studios up to three-bedroom apartment homes, alongside high quality social and affordable apartment homes, which represent 20% of the development.
"The ground floor active uses will include workspace, shops, cafes and restaurants, a gym, a pharmacy and crèche with opportunities for the community, arts and cultural sectors.
"The plans also include over an acre of public realm in the form of a public square and park, along with a public riverside promenade."
The partners believe the scheme will be one of the most sustainable proposals in the city, aligned with Belfast’s recently published Resilience Strategy, delivering on-site renewable energy production, reduced reliance on cars and investment in active and public transport.
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