Hotel plans to spare iconic Nambarrie Tea building
Plans to demolish the former Nambarrie Tea building to make way for a £25 million hotel in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter have been axed.
Moxy, a boutique hotel brand owned by the Marriot group has been linked to the development.
However, it now look like the iconic red brick 1960s building and the adjacent Justice building will remain in place
At the request of Belfast City Council, investors have now amended their plans to keep both strictures and add a further four floors.
The proposed 170-bed hotel is larger than that first proposed in 2019 and the total budget is expected to be almost £30m.
‘Development opportunities’
In 2013 Belfast City Council granted planning permissionto a previous developer to demolish the Nambarrie building, however that decision was widely condemned.
The Nambarrie building was constructed in 1960, more than 20 years after the previous structures were destroyed during the Belfast Blitz.
Waring Street Limited, owned by Surrey-based property investment group Propiteer, is behind the current hotel plan.
Derry-born brothers Lawrence and Brendan Duddy Jnr previously confirmed their involvement in the Propiteer venture.
A spokesperson for the Marriot group said: “Whilst we’re always looking for hotel development opportunities, we don’t have any news to share with regards to this location.”
