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Fri 08 Aug 2007Developer's towering vision for Dublin 4 may aim too highSeán Dunne's soaring scheme for Ballsbridge has undoubted architectural quality, but the real question is whether it will "fly", writes Frank McDonald, Environment EditorA lot of money has been gambled by developers on the prospect of re-creating Ballsbridge, the heart of "Dublin 4". Seán Dunne paid €54 million an acre for the Jurys Hotel site, and €60 million an acre for the Berkeley Court, but even these record prices in autumn 2005 were soon trumped by other developers.