Riverpoint
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{{Infobox building
| name = Riverpoint
| image = Riverpoint_building.jpg
| floor_area = {{convert|66800|sqft|m2|disp=flip|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url= http://www.property.ie/commercial-property/Riverpoint-Penthouse-Office-Suites-Lower-Mallow-Street-Limerick-City-Co-Limerick/55356/|title=Riverpoint Description |publisher =Property.ie |date= 24 June 2010 |accessdate=January 24, 2010}}
| caption = The Riverpoint Complex seen from the Clayton Hotel Limerick. The building to the left is Tower 2, and the building to the right is Tower 1.
| building_type = Residential and Office
| floor_count = 15
| start_date = 2005
| completion_date = 2008
| height = 58.52 metres
| cost = €75 million{{cite web |url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2005/08/21/story7192.asp
|title=Sky's the limit for local developer |publisher = The Post.ie |date= 16 June 2010 |accessdate=January 13, 2010}}
| location = Limerick, Ireland
| elevator_count = 2 passenger lifts{{cite web |url= http://www.property.ie/commercial-property/9th-Floor-Riverpoint-Bishops-Quay-Limerick-City-Co-Limerick/45546/|title=Property.ie|publisher = Property.ie |date= 21 June 2010 |accessdate=January 21, 2010}}
| architecture_firm = Burke Kennedy Doyle{{cite web |url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2005/08/21/story7192.asp
|title=The Post.ie |publisher = The Post.ie |date= 17 June 2010 |accessdate=January 17, 2010}}
| coordinates = {{coord|52.6613|-8.6325|region:IE_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
}}
Riverpoint is a two-tower mixed-use building complex located in Limerick, Ireland. Standing at {{convert|58.52|m|ft|abbr=off}}{{cite web| url = http://www.emporis.com/building/riverpoint-limerick-ireland| url-status = usurped| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121106075757/http://www.emporis.com/building/riverpoint-limerick-ireland| archive-date = 2012-11-06| title = Riverpoint {{!}} Buildings {{!}} EMPORIS}} it is currently the eighth-tallest storeyed building in the nation, the sixteenth-tallest on the island of Ireland and the third-tallest in Munster after the Cork County Hall and The Elysian, both in Cork. The Riverpoint tower is {{convert|1.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} taller than the nearby Clayton Hotel, which at {{convert|57.0|m|ft|abbr=on}} is the tallest hotel in Ireland.{{cite web| url = http://www.punchconsulting.com/our-projects/leisure-hotels/clarion-hotel-limerick/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101129052015/http://www.punchconsulting.com/our-projects/leisure-hotels/clarion-hotel-limerick/| archive-date = 2010-11-29| title = PUNCH Consulting Engineers - Clarion Hotel, Limerick}} The Riverpoint development as a whole forms most of the block surrounded by Henry Street, Lower Mallow Street, the Bishop's Quay and Mill Lane. The only other buildings on the site are an apartment building on the corner of Lower Mallow Street and Henry Street, and Estuary House on Henry Street.
Features
The complex has a restaurant, fitness centre and a 250-space underground car park along with 13 floors of offices. There are 137 apartments in total between both towers, including an office penthouse on the 14th floor.{{cite web |url= http://www.daft.ie/searchcommercial.daft?id=33676|title=Riverpoint Penthouse |publisher =Daft.ie |date= 24 June 2010 |accessdate=January 24, 2010}}{{cite web |url= http://www.omg.ie/property/riverpoint-retail-bishops-quay-limerick/430/description.html|title=Riverpoint Retail |publisher =Omg.ie |date= 21 June 2010 |accessdate=January 21, 2010}}image:RiverPoint.JPG
Location
It is situated on the site of St. Munchin's House, which housed the Department of Agriculture who have since moved into Riverpoint. St. Munchin's House was built in the 1960s and since then has been an eyesore and was dubbed one of the "ugliest" buildings in Limerick.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/limerick-puts-its-shiny-new-face-forward-1.480024|title = Limerick puts its shiny new face forward}} The main tower of the Riverpoint complex was built alongside St. Munchin's House, with the latter being demolished as the second tower opened in 2007. The main Riverpoint tower is situated on the riverfront of Limerick city, on the corner of Lower Mallow Street and the Bishop's Quay, facing the Shannon Bridge over the River Shannon.
References
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External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130409041112/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&id=233010&lng=3 Emporis.com]}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Limerick (city)
Category:Skyscraper office buildings in the Republic of Ireland
Category:Residential skyscrapers
Category:Office buildings in the Republic of Ireland