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£200m complex to mark a new era for waterfront

THIS is the first glimpse of a new £200million urban village which will help
transform Glasgow's waterfront.

The giant glass office complex will dwarf the busy Kingston Bridge while
behind it an L-shaped tower block will house more than 400 luxury
apartments over 22 floors.

City Wharf, which will eventually consist of four separate blocks - two
office and two residential - is being billed as an iconic landmark which will
become the gateway to the city's International Financial Services District.

Planners say the development, the first commercial Scottish venture for
Manchester-based property developer Dandara, will provide an ideal link
between the SECC and the heart of Glasgow.

City Wharf will feature two giant office blocks offering a combined floor
space of 240,000sq ft. The first - aptly called One CW - is featured in the
artist's impression.

Construction work is due to start in a few weeks and the block will be
ready for occupation by autumn next year.

It will feature hot showers on all nine floors to encourage workers to cycle
to work.

James H
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james73 · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject:

Bid to extend £10m plan for Clyde cafe culture

AN AREA of cafes and restaurants along Glasgow's waterfront is getting
bigger - before it's even started.

Bosses behind the plans to create two-storey pavilions for eateries and
bars on the Broomielaw want to extend the project further.

The pavilions are a major part of a multi- million pound regeneration plan
to bring life to the banks of the Clyde.

Wilson Bowden Developments and Glasgow City Council originally planned
to put the pavilions in a 30,000 sq ft riverside site stretching from
Robertson Street, in the City Centre, to Carrick Street, near the Kingston
Bridge.

Now they want the development to continue west by a block to reach
McAlpine Street.

Councillors are being urged to approve the extension tomorrow - which
bosses say will create a "destination venue" along the north bank of the
river.

Bosses eventually hope to include the Clydeport car park on the
Broomielaw in their plans at a later date.

Councillor George Ryan, executive member for development and
regeneration, said: "The Broomielaw Pavilions development will further
enhance and improve the environment of Clydeside and attract more
visitors to what is an increasingly attractive area.

"Wilson Bowden have asked us if we can put an extension to the west of
the current scheme which would provide more restaurant space.

"Hopefully we can get it approved and get the Clydeport car park part
included in the final phase. We've also got a proposal at Customhouse
Quay which means new developments will go right along Clydeside."

Council chiefs also hope the ambitious scheme will link the river with the
city centre. Part of the regeneration plan includes the creation of the
so-called "squiggly bridge" which is taking shape.

It will link Broomielaw with Tradeston, giving city centre shoppers and
workers access to the South Side of the river.

Council bosses were forced to reconsider their plans for the Broomielaw
structure because of spiralling costs.

James H
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Happiness ain't at the end of the road - Happiness *IS* the road...