What the developers proposed

A seven-storey National Conference and Exhibition Centre covering 39,484 square metres

A seven-storey National Conference and Exhibition Centre covering 39,484 square metres

A two-storey podium with 6,805 car parking spaces

3,012 apartments in 11 buildings ranging from nine storeys above ground to 17 storeys above the podium level

Nine office buildings totalling 188,587 sq m, ranging from six storeys above ground to 22 storeys above the podium

Two large hotels - one with 217 bedrooms and the other with 154 bedrooms - 10 and 12 storeys above ground

Total of 13,378 sq m of retail space, comprising 21 units

"Technopole" of 68,560 sq m, housing major research and development facilities for Trinity College

New underground rail station and concourse

Extensive areas of open space, including parkland, amounting to 11.42 hectares, or 54.7 per cent of total site area

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