Keepmoat Homes has been appointed to deliver the next phase of a £250 million regeneration project in Glasgow.

Glasgow City Council has selected the contractor as its preferred developer for the provision of more than 800 new homes at the Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area (TRA).

A total of 826 homes will be delivered over the next 10 years, including retail units and a commercial development. 198 properties will be built for mid-market rent by Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) and let and managed by GHA's partners in Wheatley Group, Lowther Homes.

The remaining 628 private sale homes, retail units and commercial development will be delivered through a development agreement between Keepmoat Homes and the city council.

GHA has already delivered 141 homes at Sighthill and demolished high-rise blocks across the site. Key milestones still to be completed include:

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• imminent completion of remediation work.

• the delivery of infrastructure works - including new utilities, public realm and the public park - by late 2019.

• the building of a new community campus school by October 2019.

• the construction of a new road bridge across the Glasgow-Edinburgh railway line, to be complete by late 2018 and;

• the delivery of the M8 pedestrian bridge by late 2019.

When finished, the Sighthill regeneration project will comprise of almost 1,000 new homes.

Cllr Kenny McLean said: "This is a historic day for Sighthill and Glasgow. The appointment of Keepmoat Homes as our preferred developer to deliver new homes, shops and a commercial development in Sighthill marks the next step for the regeneration of Sighthill. This area, immediately to the north of the city centre, has fantastic potential, and I am sure it will become an example of regeneration to follow in the years to come. I would like to thank all those organisations involved in the process, and I am delighted with the quality of the proposals put in front of us. This quality gives me great confidence in the future success of this project."

Tom Barclay, Wheatley Group Director of Property and Development, said: "The new mid-market development helps us increase the supply of much-needed affordable homes in the city and will be a key part in the transformation of the area.

"It's an exciting time for Sighthill and we'll be working closely with the local community and our partners at the city council and the Scottish Government as the plans progress."

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