Belfast Building Yard To Be Transformed Into 42 Affordable Homes

The historic former home of a prominent Belfast builder, known for constructing landmarks such as City Hall and the Ulster Museum, is to be redeveloped into 42 social housing units.In collaboration with Choice Housing Ireland, Clonrose Developments appointed H&J Martin to create the new homes on the Ormeau Road site, which was its home for 140 years.’The Brickworks’ will include seven townhouses, 32 apartments and three wheel-chair accessible apartments, arranged around a central courtyard with allocated parking.H&J Martin established themselves on the site in 1879 and from this location grew to be the leading builder in Northern Ireland, constructing many of the city’s landmark buildings such as the Belfast Telegraph Building in 1886, the Grand Opera House in 1895 and Belfast City Hall in 1898. The Slieve Donard Hotel and Ulster Museum are also listed amongst their achievements. By the turn of the century, H&J Martin also grew to be the largest brick manufacturer in Ireland as owners of the Haypark Brickworks Company and The Model Brickworks Company, both located on the Ormeau Road.