Glasgow’s one million foot development
December 21st, 2009
An abandoned city site that is about the same size as ten football pitches is going to get £200m pumped into it soon as the largest regeneration project of the UK is due to begin.
The 1.1m sq ft site is found next to the High Street rail station and has been vacant for the last 40 years. The concept was introduced by the Glasgow City Council president Steven Purcell and the construction group Dawn Group’s boss Alan MacDonald.
The initial phase of the site reconstruction, which has been dubbed the Collegelands project, will include the construction of about 102,000 sq ft of deskspace for the council, 250 student flats, and a multi-storey car park.
Also included in the preliminary plans are a Ramada Encore with meeting rooms, a 200 bedroom hotel, and a restaurant.
Now that funding is assured, planning permission has been garnished, and the groundwork has been laid, Dawn Group and the council estimate that the project will be finished by the end of summer in 2011.
Purcell described the business development project as a major boost for the city’s regeneration efforts particularly in the
According to Purcell, due to the new home and commercial space that the area will become the city will gain a new sense of excitement and vibrancy.
MacDonald stated that with the current economic times developments such as the Collegelands show how well private and public partnerships can successfully come together to regenerate a city and bring about new employment opportunities.
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