Arresting proposals for former police HQ

Plans have been submitted for hundreds of “high-tech” rental homes on the site of the old Strathclyde police headquarters in Glasgow.

Developer Moda is looking to transform the Pitt Street complex into a “build-to-rent neighbourhood”, with co-working space for start-ups and health and wellbeing facilitiesnestledinamongapartmentsdesignedexclusively for rent. The homes would be spread over four blocks and there would be cafes, bars and restaurants within the ground floor of the scheme, dubbed Holland Park.

Backed by Apache Capital Partners, Moda has a £1.5 billion pipeline of 6,000 rent-only properties in city centre sites across the UK. Other schemes are currently under way in Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester.

Tony Brooks, managing director at Moda, said: “By being both the developer and the landlord, we can ensure the residents of Holland Park have the best possible experience, having designed the scheme from the ground up for rent.”