The Former Bank of Ireland, Bridge Street project is a conversion of a former bank building in Cork, Ireland, led by Cork developer OBF Property Investment Group and its director, Donal O’Brien.1 The scheme will turn the building’s upper three floors into 12 one- and two-bedroom apartments, while providing for a restaurant on the ground floor.1
Cork City Council granted planning permission for the project in 2021, including a change of use of the upper floors from offices to residential accommodation.1 The conversion is under way, with scaffolding reported at the site.12
The Bank of Ireland branch closed in 2013. The upper floors then remained vacant for more than a decade, apart from a brief period of commercial use in one office, before the planned conversion.1 The Bridge Street site is within walking distance of Patrick’s Street and next to MacCurtain Street.1
The project brings vacant commercial space back into residential use while retaining a ground-floor commercial element. The available sources identify OBF Property Investment Group as the developer, led by Donal O’Brien; they do not specify a project founding date.1