Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:14 am
I seem to recall reading somewhere that Glasgow Uni had first refusal on the Kelvin Hall as it had put a lot of the money into the sports arena when it was developed.
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The Scotsman, 3 May 2001 wrote:Sporting legends fade into history as Kelvin Hall arena faces sell-off.
...But now this theatre of dreams is likely to be sold off to make way for an upmarket housing development. The city council is investigating the sale of the Kelvin Hall as part of a £30 million scheme to relocate its Museum of Transport to the Clydeside. A working group is examining the project and what can be done with the Kelvin Hall site once the museum has gone. It is understood that selling it for high-value housing has already emerged as the most viable option. The four-acre site is estimated to be worth about £10 million and money from the sale would be used to fund the new transport museum...
...Alan Baxter of the estate agent Slater Hogg and Howison, said: "If Kelvin Hall came up it would certainly interest developers, because the area is the strongest housing market in Glasgow."
red_kola wrote:The Scotsman, 3 May 2001 wrote:...But now this theatre of dreams is likely to be sold off to make way for an upmarket housing development. The city council is investigating the sale of the Kelvin Hall as part of a £30 million scheme to relocate its Museum of Transport to the Clydeside. A working group is examining the project and what can be done with the Kelvin Hall site once the museum has gone. It is understood that selling it for high-value housing has already emerged as the most viable option. The four-acre site is estimated to be worth about £10 million and money from the sale would be used to fund the new transport museum...
...Alan Baxter of the estate agent Slater Hogg and Howison, said: "If Kelvin Hall came up it would certainly interest developers, because the area is the strongest housing market in Glasgow."
Alex, can you tell us categorically that this is no longer the plan?