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Stuball
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 Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 7:13 pm Post subject: Albany/Holiday Inn, Bothwell st |
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Jeeze... it gave me a bit of a surprise this morning when I saw what was left of the old Albany. Last time I went by, the ballroom and function room block had been demolished... did'nt expect them to rip the rest down!
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HollowHorn
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That 2nd pic is a beauty.
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I love the heated towel rail still on the wall.
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City hotel boom is scaling new heights (Evening Times)
Plans have been drawn up for a £140million hotel and office block in
Glasgow - with a 270ft-tall glass tower as its centrepiece.
And details of the development - on the site of the former Albany Hotel in
Bothwell Street - today earned the area the title mini Manhattan'.
Last year, the Evening Times revealed proposals for two hotels, a 14-storey
office block and a European-style plaza at the site in the heart of the
international financial services district.
But new plans for its replacement were lodged with the city council this
week.
Aberdeen-based European Development Company now want to build a
4/5 star hotel with 320 bedrooms, a brasserie, lounge bar, piano bar,
luxury spa, health and fitness facilities and conference centre.
The building will be split in two with the east side made up of 320,000 sq
ft of office space capable of accommodating around 1800 staff.
London-based architects Aedas say the 18-storey Bothwell Plaza will be
the tallest commercial property in the city to date and, because it will be
both a hotel and office, will be the first building of its kind in Scotland.
It is believed the hotel will employ around 250 people with a further 1000
involved in the construction phase.
Building work is expected to begin this year and will be completed by
2011.
James H
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