New Glasgow housing development officially opens in East End

The 43 new energy-efficient houses in Barlanark, in the East End were built for social housing.

37 two-storey homes including a mix of semi-detached and terraced houses and cottage flats are located on Garvel Crescent.

Six more houses were built on nearby Blyth Road, with two-storey design, comprising one terraced block accommodating four and five-person households. 

A selection of ground-floor flats is available to residents who require a wheelchair and offer spacious and flexible living spaces.

The £8.2 million project was carried out by contractor, Cruden Building and Calvay Housing Association.

Construction works commenced in March 2022 and are almost complete.

David Linden, Colin Kennedy, Jim Gourlay (Image: Supplied)

Colin Kennedy, David Linden and Jim Gourlay (Image: Supplied)

Last Friday, MP for Glasgow East David Linden visited the site site.

He said: "This new development is a fantastic addition to the East End, bringing land back into active use and delivering more social housing to meet exceptionally high demand.

"It's been great seeing the construction take shape and learning more about not only the energy efficient design and build, but of the economic benefit to the area through local employment and training.

"Both Calvay and Cruden can be very proud of what has been achieved here. This is as much about building a stronger community as it is building homes and I'm very pleased to see this project, backed with funding from Glasgow City Council and Scottish Government, make its mark." 

The new homes at Garvel Crescent (Image: Calvay)

Jim Gourlay, chair at Calvay Housing Association said: “Welcoming guests to our new development represents an important milestone for Calvay Housing Association as we celebrate the completion of high-quality and energy-efficient homes for the Barlanark community.

“We are acutely aware of the declining provision of social housing across Scotland, and whilst our new development will not solve the issue alone, we are proud to help increase the number of available affordable housing units.

"Working collaboratively with our partners, we have arrived at a well-considered design that utilises available brownfield sites to create homes that prioritise sustainability, accessibility and green space.”