Councillor Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council and GHA Chair Bernadette Hewitt met with tenants on a visit to Gallowgate where the milestone home was built by CCG as part of the 143-home masterplan that is set to be completed in early-2020.
The Council Leader heard how the city-wide new-build programme is transforming communities, providing families with quality, affordable housing and creating jobs and training for local people.
She said: "These latest homes in Gallowgate are a great example of what is being achieved across the city, with thousands of new, high-quality and energy-efficient affordable homes being built, improving people's lives and bringing social, economic and environmental benefits to our communities."
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Tenant Isabel Campbell, 56, who has lived in the east end all her life recently moved into her new GHA house in Gallowgate with her husband William, grown-up daughter Isabel and their two dogs.
The mum-of-three watched her new home – which is just a stone's throw from the tenement flat where she lived in Millerston Street – taking shape over the last 18 months.
Isabel said: "Our new house is warmer, safer and more secure and has given us much more space. It's great being able to hang your washing out too. That makes a big difference and my daughter is enjoying having a great, big bedroom."
As a partner of GHA and the Wheatley Group, CCG has delivered many projects over nearly two decades of construction including the multi-award-winning Dougrie Drive; Sighthill and Barmulloch as well as the recently-completed Bell Street.
With the Gallowgate project, CCG has also sustained a community benefit programme that has provided six full-time jobs, six trade apprenticeships, nine work placements and the donation toward community-based projects.
David Wylie, managing director of CCG, said: "By working collaboratively alongside design and supply chain partners, GHA and CCG have successfully delivered many modern, energy-efficient homes as well as creating jobs and apprenticeships. We look forward to continuing our partnership for many years to come."
(MH/JG)
