Saint Anne’s Square

Last Update: 7 Aug 2016 | General Update

  • Address: Saint Anne's Square, Belfast, BT12 2HB
  • Use: Mixed Use
  • Additional Uses: Residential, Hotel, Office, Leisure
  • Floors: 5
  • Cost: £80,000,000
  • Planning Reference:

    Z/2004/2961/F & Z/2007/1324/F

  • Planning Status: Approved
  • Project Status: Completed
  • Start Date:

    March 2007

  • Completion Date:

    October 2009

  • Developer:

    TURNUS Ltd (CUSP & Kennedy Group)

  • Architect:

    WDR & RT Taggart

  • Contractor:

    Kennedy Construction

  • Quantity Surveyor:

    WH Stephens

  • Structural Engineer:

    McAuley & Browne, Ballykine

  • Subcontractor:

    Craftstone, K Henry Construction, MB Architectural

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Saint Anne’s Square is located between Saint Anne’s Cathedral and Dunbar Link. It is a brownfield regeneration project centred around a 14,000ft2 public space and comprises a 169 bedroom hotel, 35,000ft2 of ground floor restaurant space, 15,000ft2 of first floor office space, 16,000ft2 gym, 103no. apartments and a 560no. space multi-storey car-park.

CUSP and Kennedy Group formed a joint venture company in 2005 called TURNUS Ltd and began works to alter the existing road network in 2006. Part of Edward Street, Exchange Street and Dunbar Street were removed and Edward Street and Talbot Street were opened onto Dunbar Link with new junctions. Site preparation works began in March 2007 and construction commenced in October 2007. The hotel element of the development was completed in March 2009 and the Square was completed in October 2009.

Saint Anne’s Square comprises:

  • 169 bedroom ‘Ramada Encore Hotel’ (opened 6 April 2009)
  • 560 space multi-storey car-park (opened April 2009. Operated as ‘Q-Park’ 2009 – 2020)
  • 14,000ft2 public square (opened Oct 2009)
  • 103 apartments
  • 15,000ft2 of office space
  • 16,000ft2 ‘Pure Gym’ (opened 18 November 2010 and expanded by 3,000ft2 Aug 2012)
  • ‘House of Zen’ restaurant (opened April 2012)
  • ‘7Spice’ restaurant (opened Sept 2020. Formerly ‘Salt Bistro’, April 2012 – March 2020)
  • ‘4th Wall’ restaurant (opened August 2012)
  • ‘Coppi’ restaurant (opened 7 December 2012)
  • ‘Chopin Grand Cafe’ (opened January 2013)
  • ‘Dumpling Library’ (opened August 2021. Formerly ‘Pizza Express’, Sept 2016 – 2020 and ‘The Potted Hen’, opened Nov 2010, expanded Aug 2012 and closed Oct 2015)

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