Glasgow Times

Drive-thru planned as developers kickstart £150m in constructi­on

- BY RUTH SUTER

ANEW drive-thru Starbucks and Home Bargains is planned for the city’s Dalmarnock Riverside as Clyde Gateway sets out £150 million of constructi­on activity plans in the East End.

The move will see nearly 1000 new homes being built on-site as developers Like Group and McTaggart Group restart the Dalmarnock Riverside developmen­t and Springfiel­d Homes bring forward new homes at Dalmarnock station.

More homes are also in the pipeline with Swan Group’s recent proposal for constructi­on at Newhall Street.

The programme is pushing to complete two office pavilions at Rutherglen Links Business Park, which were 12 weeks from completion when lockdown was announced.

Further plans include a new headquarte­rs for the STUC at Bridgeton which developers aim to complete by the end of the year.

A speculativ­e developmen­t, the Purifier Studios, on the site of the former gas works in Dalmarnock, will also start on-site with the unique Victorian building being transforme­d into offices and workspaces.

Martin McKay, executive director of Clyde Gateway, said: “Clyde Gateway has attracted more than £1 billion of investment to the area and has put itself firmly on the map as ‘the place’ for people to live and work and where businesses can thrive.

“Kickstarti­ng the investment in housing, business space and leisure facilities is welcome news, and with further exciting investment opportunit­ies in the pipeline, developmen­t activity is set to top £200 million in Clyde Gateway over the coming year.”

The project has promised

“great greenspace­s” to enjoy in the Clyde Gateway as they intertwine retail and leisure.

The Starbucks drive-thru and Home Bargains will be located at the Clyde Gateway Trading Outlet.

 ??  ?? An artist’s impression of the Purifier Studios on the site of former gas works in Dalmarnock
An artist’s impression of the Purifier Studios on the site of former gas works in Dalmarnock

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