Elphinstone Place is a cancelled
skyscraper project that was scheduled to be built in
Glasgow
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,
Scotland
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. The building, which had been in the planning stage since 2004 would have been a
mixed-use development consisting of office, retail and residential. It was to be built on the site of the former
Strathclyde Regional Council
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Headquarters.
In July 2008 The developers Elphinstone announced that the building had been cancelled due to the difficulties arising from the
subprime mortgage crisis, with one of the main financial backers of the project being the failed
Lehman Brothers
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. Although ground work had been completed for the tower it was indicated by the developer that a "fall-back project is not in place" for the site.
At 39-stories the structure would have been the tallest building in both Glasgow and
Scotland
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. The building would have been situated at the western end of
Blythswood Hill
Blythswood Hill, crowned by the elegance of Blythswood Square, is the wealthiest part of central Glasgow, Scotland. It extends from the west edge of Buchanan Street to Gordon Street and Bothwell Street, Charing Cross, Sauchiehall Street ...
on the edge of Glasgow's financial district (
IFSD).
In July 2012, it was announced that the site would instead be used for a new headquarters complex for the energy company,
Scottish Power
Scottish Power is a vertically integrated energy company based in Glasgow, Scotland. It is a subsidiary of Spanish utility firm Iberdrola.
ScottishPower is the distribution network operator for Central and Southern Scotland, Merseyside, Nor ...
; that project, of more modest height (albeit still around 60 metres) was completed in 2017.
See also
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List of tallest buildings and structures in Glasgow
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References
External links
Official Website*{{SkyscraperPage, 28738
Summary at SkyScraperNews website
Skyscrapers in Glasgow
Unbuilt buildings and structures in the United Kingdom