Glasgow's Met £100m Tower Refurb OK'd

Glasgow tower

Plans to transform the Glasgow city's iconic college tower, dubbed the Met, into a hotel with leisure and grade A office space, are set to become a reality.

Glasgow city council has granted developers Osborne & Co detailed planning permission to convert the 11-storey tower into a 260-bed hotel with grade A office for up to 1,200 people.

The redevelopment of the 1960s B-listed building on North Hanover Street will also offer 25-23,000 sq ft of retail leisure, food and drink space.

 

 “Achieving planning consent comes at a critical time in the real estate market which continues to be challenged because of the coronavirus pandemic.”

– Will Hean 

Development Director, Osborne & Co

 

Tech magnet

The building lies in the city's innovation district close to the University of Strathclyde's technology and innovation centre and the Inovo building which have attracted a host of tech firms. Brokers Hank Zarihs Associates said development finance lenders regarded the area as a business hot spot and were keen to offer funding for refurbishment and new building schemes.

 

Demolishment

Osborne & Co plans to demolish an existing ‘podium' building facing Cathedral Street to make way for the hotel, which would connect to the Met Tower via a landscaped plaza.

A flexible double-height auditorium space is to be created below the plaza which could also suit a market hall, co-working space or suite meeting rooms and theatre-style conferencing facilities.

 

Who's involved

The project team for the refurbishment of the tower and surrounding developments include architects Cooper Cromar and structural engineering firm Woolgar Hunter.  Environmental design and mechanical & electrical consultants Atelier Ten, planning and property advisors Savills, construction consultants Gardiner & Theobald and quantity surveying consultants Thomas & Adamson are also involved.

Picture: Glasgow city's Met tower is set for partial demolishment and refurbishment.

Article written by Cathryn Ellis
13th January 2021

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