HFD Group’s 177 Bothwell Street – set to be Glasgow’s largest single office building – has reached its first construction milestone, as the project begins to rise from the ground.
HFD Construction, the group’s in-house construction division, has successfully finished slipping the core, providing the backbone of the building.
Work will soon begin on erecting 177 Bothwell’s Street’s steel frame as the project continues to take shape, with completion expected in Q2 2021.
READ MORE: First look: Inside Glasgow's largest office block
Developed by HFD Property Group, 177 Bothwell Street is the second and final phase of its wider Bothwell Exchange development, offering around 313,000 sq ft of Grade A office space over 13 storeys.
Among its features, the property will include an 8,000 sq. ft. rooftop terrace and running track, the first such office rooftop facility in Scotland, along with 318 cycle spaces and electric vehicle charging points for commuters.
The building is set to achieve a series of industry-recognised accreditations.
READ MORE: Scotland's first rooftop running track set for Glasgow office development
It is the first development in Scotland to receive a Platinum WiredScore certification.
CYBG, the owner of Virgin Money, has already signed a long-term lease at 177 Bothwell Street, while HFD Group’s serviced office business will take more than 65,000 sq ft on the building’s ground, first and second floors.
David Shearer, managing director of HFD Construction, said: “Slipping the core is the first major construction milestone for the 177 Bothwell Street project.
READ MORE: New York bank closes in on new Glasgow site
"We are delighted with the progress of construction so far and the building will continue to rise into the sky over the next few weeks and months.”
Stephen Lewis, managing director of HFD Property Group, added: “The building has been very well received by the market and we’re encouraged by the volume and quality of enquiries we’ve had so far, in addition to the pre-letting already secured.
"177 Bothwell Street is going to provide Glasgow’s thriving businesses with the quality office space they need to help them attract and retain the best talent, while supporting their growth ambitions.”
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article