TItanic quarter Belfast

• Background information

  • 75 hectare site in the inner city
  • 10 minute walk from the CBD
  • East bank of the lagan river
• Housing

  • A complex of 474 apartments
  • With ground floor retail outlets
  • Plans to build another 5000
  • People are attracted by; Restaurants , local shops and leisure facilties

  However, there are many unoccupied apartments as only young professionals can afford them
• Employment

  • Citigroup/microsoft opened offices here, creating many jobs
  • 20,000 jobs to be created in the next 15 years
  • Shops,hotels and offices have been built - spar, titanic hotel, premier inn
  • Belfast metropolitian college and public records have relocated to here

  However, most jobs are given to well-qualified people who live in the suburbs and commute to work
• Transport

  • 20 minute walk to CBD
  • recent plans to build Belfast rapid transit to west belfast, east belfast and T.Q via the city centre, it will be used instead of the glider
  • Pedestrian walkways and cycle routes to be built

  However, the original vision was that there would be no need for cars, but there is no access to healthcare, schools or large supermarkets
• Environment

  • Former slipways of titanic and olympic were built will be laid out as parks and open space for residents and tourists
  • Derelict industrial sites will be decontaminated
  • 1.5km of attractive water frontage hosted tall ships, 2009

  However, it was very expensive - £385 million invested