June 13 2024

A disused Glasgow office block in Glasgow is to be put to new use as student housing, extending a trend seen across the city centre.

McLaren Property plans to convert the existing 1970s building at 285 Bath Street, introducing a ground-floor commercial unit in the process.

Incorporating a range of standard amenities such as a gym, roof garden and bike store the property will be revamped at the hands of Manson Architects.

McLaren Property's divisional managing director, David Atherton, said: "We want to deliver best-in-class student homes to the city, which will help address the widely reported shortage of student accommodation and support both the universities and Glasgow to retain and develop young talent."

A public consultation outlining the plans in more detail will be held on 18 June.

2 Comments

#1 Posted by A Local Pleb on 13 Jun 2024 at 12:25 PM

Whilst the existing building is an ugly beast it is better to reuse it rather than demolish it.

#2 Posted by Ed on 14 Jun 2024 at 12:35 PM

Not that long ago that ugly beast was cutting edge modernism

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