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CCG New city living in Glasgow’s Southside
RIVERFORD Gardens presents a rare opportunity to become part of an exciting development of contemporary city living in an unrivalled location in the heart of Glasgow’s ever popular Southside.
Situated along the banks of the White Cart River overlooking Auldhouse Park, homeowners at this new development will benefit from a stunning range of house types delivered by CCG Homes. The development comprises a total of 156 homes in a mix of one and twobedroom apartments, three-bedroom semi-detached houses and fourbedroom terraced villas with integrated garages.
CCG Homes understands that location is hugely important when buying a new home and that is why it chose the site at Riverford Gardens. Whether it is access to schools, work, transport or being close to bars and restaurants, Riverford Gardens cannot be missed with an enviable array of accessible amenities on its doorstep.
For families, education is a priority. Riverford Gardens has more than 10 nurseries within a three mile radius, and excellent schools Shawlands Primary and Hillpark Secondary are nearby. Hutcheson’s Grammar – one of Scotland’s leading independent schools - is located under two miles away, and don’t forget that Glasgow city centre has some of the best higher education establishments in the world – Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities – as well as a number of leading colleges.
Food and drink lovers will relish in the fact that Strathbungo – voted one of the trendiest areas in the UK – and Shawlands, with its eclectic mixture of cafés, bars and restaurants, are only a short walk away.
Those looking to go a little further afield to find their culinary fix – into Glasgow city centre or the West End – can easily do so via excellent transport links. Riverford Road itself is a prominent bus and cycle route with links to Pollokshaws Road –home to bus routes to and from the city centre - as well as both Pollokshaws train stations [east and west] which offer a 15-minute ride to Glasgow Central. In the opposite direction, Kilmarnock Road also has bus routes to the city centre as well as Renfrew and Paisley.
Sports and outdoor enthusiasts are bound to be catered for by Pollok Country Park, home to running tracks and mountain bike trails, as well as Pollok Golf Course which are situated just west of the development. For the winter months, nearby Shawlands offers a range of public and private leisure clubs and fitness centres as well as five-a-side football pitches.
For drivers, the M77 is just minutes away – perfect for longer distance commuters and frequent flyers from Glasgow Airport which is only 20 minutes by car.
The Victoria Hospital is located two miles from the development and wider connections to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital are easily accessible through the motorway network. Riverford Gardens has been designed to maximise its location with light, spacious house types that take advantage of a southerly aspect and local scenery. CCG has also aimed to maximise comfort and energy performance throughout each property.
With an enhanced building fabric specification, ‘A’ rated appliances and solar PV, CO2 emissions are vastly reduced along with monthly energy costs.
Internally, homeowners will have the opportunity to really make each Riverford Gardens home their own. Kitchen options include a range of contemporary cabinets and worktops complete with designer integrated appliances.
Bathrooms will feature designer sanitaryware, a choice of ceramic Porcelanosa wall tiling and chrome thermostatically-controlled showers, with the added touch of a drench shower for en-suites. There is nothing not to love about the finesse in this sought after end-product.
Externally, Riverford Gardens offers all that a modern lifestyle demands. The ground floor two-bedroom apartments each boast a private terrace whilst selected upper floor properties have the benefit of balconies to enjoy the best of the Scottish summer days. The semi-detached homes and terraced villas have generous rear gardens and a monobloc driveway.
CCG’s first phase of sale includes two-bedroom apartments from £177,000 with support from Help to Buy available for properties up to £200,000, whilst 3-4 bedroom homes range from £270,000 – £330,000.
Prospective buyers will have to act fast as CCG Homes is nearing a sellout of this phase of sale with limited availability across each house type. l Details on further releases will be provided in the spring and any interest can be registered via the CCG Homes website – ccghomes.co.uk/ development/riverford-gardens/