high street, glasgow · units: more than 700 homes for rent on a 7.5 acre site, including a new...
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HIGH STREET, GLASGOW
SITE: High Street, Glasgow
DEVELOPER: Get Living & Stallan Brand
LOCAL AUTHORITY: Glasgow City Council
BUILDING TYPE: new residential neighbourhood.
UNITS: more than 700 homes for rent on a 7.5 acre
site, including a new public square, 99 student units and
c.3,365sqm of retail, leisure, food, drink and commercial
business space.
FACILITIES: tbc
CONCEPT: the development will connect the
Merchant City through High Street and into the East
End, via three new tree-lined streets. Looking to bring
the area back to life, tying it to the city centre.
PLANNING ISSUES:
Opportunities: placemaking; investment; creation of
a new city neighbourhood.
Challenges: flat sizes and configuration—single
aspect.
PROGRESS: aim to commence construction of the
entire project in a single phase, late 2018.
FURTHER INFO: http://www.getlivinglondon.com/
news/get-living-announces-first-site-outside-london-get-
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