City Quays 5
The next stage of the City Quays Masterplan
City Quays 5
The proposed City Quays 5 development is for a mixed-use office, retail and amenity development. The proposals include a range of new ground floor retail spaces, a new building entrance and reception opposite the proposed City Quays Gardens and Belfast Harbour Commissioner’s Office. In addition, it is proposed to have a separate entrance and Gallery / Community Space which can be accessed from Donegall Quay along with a direct link with the multi-storey car park to the rear.
Artists visual impression of City Quays 5 in context with City Quays and Belfast Harbour Commissioners Office on the left (click to enlarge)
About Belfast Harbour
As the primary gateway to Northern Ireland, and a key hub for trade, Belfast Harbour handles more than 70% of the region’s imported and exported goods transported by sea.
Belfast Harbour Estate, at the heart of the city’s Innovation District, is home to a vibrant mix of over 760 businesses working across multiple sectors, to include marine logistics and heavy engineering, commercial and residential real estate, retail, financial and IT services, tourism and leisure, media and creative industries. The 2,000-acre Harbour Estate also hosts more than five million tourist visits annually, including 1.8 million ferry and cruise ship passengers.
An ongoing £250million 5-year investment programme in port infrastructure and real estate projects is delivering Belfast Harbour’s vision to be an economic hub for the region, a world leading regional port, upholding the highest environmental standards and adopting innovative Smart technology and digital infrastructure.
Have Your Say
Belfast Harbour is currently undertaking pre-application community consultation to hear your views on the proposals. During this period, we will be running a range of in-person and digital consultation mechanisms, to ensure we accurately capture the views of those with an interest in the proposed development.
Artists visual impression of the proposed City Quays 5 with a particular focus on the roof-top bar and amenity area. (click to enlarge)
Artists visual impression of the proposed City Quays 5 development from the perspective of City Quays 3. (click to enlarge)
City Quays Masterplan
The development is part of the City Quays Masterplan which is a £275 million office led regeneration project located in the former docklands area of the City.
City Quays 5 will support the existing and proposed aspects of the City Quays Masterplan. The Masterplan is a high quality waterside development which seeks to reconnect the river frontage to the city centre. Components of the Masterplan include:
City Quays I, II and III Grade A office developments,
Multi-storey car park,
City Quays Gardens, a transformative, modern green space
The AC Marriot Hotel, and
City Quays 4, a proposed 256-apartment build-to-rent development
Artists visual impression of City Quays 5 from the future City Quays Gardens (click to enlarge)
Red line site plan (click to enlarge)
Sustainable Design
The final development proposals will be designed in accordance with a high-quality ESG strategy, (Environmental Social Governance) with the goal that City Quays 5 be awarded a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating.
BREEAM stands for the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method, and it sets best practice standards for the environmental performance of buildings through design, specification, construction, and operation. A rating of ‘Outstanding’ has only been awarded to less than the top 1% of buildings in the UK. The assessment demonstrates the strong sustainability credentials that the proposals have.
Download
A digital copy of the public consultation is available for download by clicking the button below.
If you would like to order a printed hard copy of our proposals, please call us on our Freephone hotline 0808 1688 296.
We can also share a proposal pack via email. To order one, simply send an email requesting a digital information pack to: contact@cityquaysfiveconsultation.co.uk
Chat to our team
You can use the live chat function on this website to talk to a member of the project team who will be available Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm to respond to your queries for the duration of the community consultation.
(The chat will not be available after 01 December 2023)
Attend our Public Information Event
To find out more about the proposals or to chat to the development team, please come along to our in-person community consultation event being held at AC Marriot Hotel, Belfast, BT1 3EE from 3pm to 7pm on Thursday 16th November 2023.