HUNDREDS of new homes are set to be built on the site of a legendary sporting event.
The new development will be built near the site of the £230m Athletes’ Village in Glasgow‘s Dalmarnock.
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The Athletes’ Village in Dalmarnock, GlasgowCredit: Tom Farmer
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The £230m estate was built for the 2014 Commonwealth GamesCredit: Tom Farmer
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More homes could be coming to the siteCredit: Tom Farmer
It was built to house the sporting champions competing in the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
In the 11 years since the games, the homes have been used to house residents.
But even more homes are set to be built on the site.
Glasgow City Council have reached a deal with the City Legacy consortium for the new project, which has been dubbed Phase 2 of the Athletes’ Village.
The arrangement has seen the land leased to firms Cruden and CCG.
Between them they will build a mix of private and social housing.
There are already 700 houses and flats on the site, with a further 125 coming with the second phase.
Cruden will build 67 private homes which will be put up for sale while CCG will build the social housing.
Building work is set to begin later this year or in the start of 2026.
Officials say the homes are expected to be built by 2028.
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Councillor Ruairi Kelly, Convener for Housing, Development and Land Use at Glasgow City Council, said: “This is great news for Dalmarnock and for the East End.
“Work can soon begin to build over 100 much-needed homes for both sale and social rent, building on the remarkable regeneration of this neighbourhood and transforming a site that has been vacant for some time.”
The Athletes’ Village was heralded as bringing regeneration to one of Scotland‘s poorest areas.
But despite hopes more investment will come into the area with the new development, some residents last year told The Scottish Sun on Sunday there are still issues more than a decade after it was built.
Despite more homes being on the way but those living there have complained about a lack of shops and other crucial amenities.
One woman, 36, moved in just after the athletes left and doesn’t share the optimism.
She said: “I have no complaints with the house — I just wish it was somewhere else.
“There’s a lot of antisocial behaviour.
“Fights happen most weekends, there’s a lot of fly-tipping and some of the houses already need a fair bit of work outside.
“I would never have thought about moving here before the Games.
“It was so nice when they were first built.
“But we’re in dire need of more shops and things for kids to do.
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“It’s like the land that time forgot.”
Another tenant complained about problems with the plumbing in buildings saying dirty water has risen up through toilets and baths in a number of properties.
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Over 100 new homes will be builtCredit: Glasgow City Council