City’s oldest tower blocks to get £14m facelift

james73 · City’s oldest tower blocks to get £14m facelift

City’s oldest tower blocks to get £14m facelift (Evening Times)

THE oldest multi-storey blocks in Glasgow are to get a £14million facelift.

The decision ends years of uncertainty and frustration for the 200 tenants
and their families in the Moss Heights flats in Cardonald.

Two years ago, the Evening Times revealed tenants were desperately trying
to find out if their homes were to be upgraded or flattened.

Glasgow Housing Association has finally decided the 11 blocks will get new
kitchens, bathrooms, re-wiring, heating, overcladding and a coat of paint.

The residents will be rehoused while the work is carried out and Halfway
Local Housing Organisation, which manages the flats for GHA, says it will
not lease any vacant flats until work is complete.

Residents were delighted at news of the facelift.

Jim Sneddon, executive director of regeneration for the association, said:
"Tenants in Moss Heights have told us loud and clear there is a demand
for the properties and investment is needed.

"We have listened to their views and the major investment planned will
bring each property up to the Scottish Housing Quality Standard."

Gordon Gunn, chairman of Halfway Local Housing Organisation, said: "We
are delighted GHA has agreed to carry out the investment works over the
next four to five years.

"It will ensure tenants live in the warm, dry homes they deserve and the
additional investment will help give the neighbourhood a new lease of life."

The flats, built in the early 1950s, are the second oldest high-rise blocks
in Scotland.

They offer panoramic views over Pollok Park and are among the best
known buildings in the city.

The flats were refurbished during the 1990s, resulting in exterior and
interior improvements, including larger lifts.

Trouble had previously arisen when large items of furniture - and sometimes
coffins - could not fit inside the small lifts.

James H

cybers

Then after all the work is completed and signed off on we can all get the cameras oot fur the blaw doon

Scary

I was looking forward to mibees demolishing them

maximusmop

these tower's are the first one's put up in glasgow, thankfully they are being kept, wonder what they are going to look like after all the work is compleated?