Cruden begins £9.3m revamp of former east end hotel

A multi million pound transformation of a historic Glasgow building into new east end homes with begins in earnest with the redevelopment of a former hotel in iconic Monteith Row close to Glasgow Green.The street has an important place in Glasgow’s rich history and dates from 1891.Now Thenue Housing is preserving the building by turning it into new flats and also building new ones in a project costing £9.3 million.Councillor Kenny McLean, city convener for neighbourhoods, housing and public realm at Glasgow City Council, got the work underway on a visit to Monteith Row.Forty nine new flats are being created with building work scheduled to be completed in 2019.Monteith Row was once home to well-heeled Glaswegians in the 19th century.One of its remaining buildings – the former Monteith Hotel which is named after a former Lord Provost – will form the centrepiece of the development.Its new lease of life and additional flats is the latest housing boost from Thenue and is the third development of new homes the housing association has announced in the last nine months.It brings to £23.6 million the amount of money Thenue is spending on giving people new homes in this location, in Bridgeton and in Castlemilk. The total number of homes being built is around 120. The development is being built by Cruden Building.