KEEPMOAT has commenced work on the build of 142 new homes in Hamilton in a £42 million project.
Set to transform the former Bell College site, Keepmoat will deliver a mixed tenure scheme – including 36 affordable homes in partnership with South Lanarkshire Council.
The development will offer a range of homes including apartments, terraced, semi-detached, and detached houses, together with new pedestrian routes, public play areas and green spaces.
Tim Metcalfe, regional MD at Keepmoat Scotland, said, “At Keepmoat we’re committed to breathing new life into brownfield sites and creating well-connected, multi-tenure communities and our significant investment at Hamilton is testament to that.
“As a partnership-first housebuilder, we’re also proud to be delivering affordable homes alongside South Lanarkshire Council to create much-needed accessible options. It’s great to see work start on this site as it prepares to transform a disused area in the town.”
Stephen Gibson, executive director of housing and technical resources at South Lanarkshire Council, added, “These affordable homes will be a welcome addition to the council’s housing stock and will help meet the varying needs of people across Hamilton.
“We are determined to provide residents across the council area with high-quality homes, and that is exactly what will be provided through this partnership with Keepmoat. I am delighted to see the work beginning that will revitalise what has been a derelict site in a prime location and am looking forward to seeing the genuine difference it will bring to people’s lives.”
The site was also formerly home to Hamilton Barracks before it was converted into a college and the Almada Street Campus sold by the University of the West of Scotland.
