The Northern Counties Club to be transformed into a new boutique hotel
IT was good news on the jobs front this afternoon with the announcement of 77 news jobs will be created in Derry city centre.
Two landmark buildings are to get a face lift and overhaul and be turned into boutique style hotels.
The former Northern Counties Club on Bishop Street is being converted into a 31-bed hotel.
A former bank building on Shipquay Street will be turned into a 20-bed hotel.
Both projects have received funding from the Department for Social Development and Department of Environment.
Work on the building in Shipquay Street is due to be finished in March.
Over in Bishop Street, the hotel is due to open for business later this summer.
It is expected that 65 jobs will be created at the Bishop Street site, which will also have a restaurant, a cookery school and two retail units.
A further 12 jobs will be up for grabs at the Shipquay Street site.
Derry SDLP MLA and Environment Minister Mark H Durkan said the projects were important for investment and tourism.
“Derry’s built heritage is a unique attraction for tourists and investors and a source of pride for locals. It is important that we strive together to realise its full potential.”
Social Development Minister Mervyn Storey said the projects were a “major boost to the local economy”.
He added: “They will provided jobs for the local hospitality sector, as well as the construction jobs needed to undertake the work.”
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