Flats plan for Glasgow city centre office tower

Glasgow City Council has been asked for permission to turn the last floor of office space at 134 Renfrew Street into seven homes.

The owner, Inehaze Ltd, said there is “ongoing demand” for flats in the building, known as Fleming House.

New plans state: “The background to their thoughts was the drive to bring people back into the city to live.”

Inehaze believes the building’s great views and on-site car parking “meant the tower was ideal to convert to flats”.

“The success of this first phase drove the steady conversion of the rest of the tower, as and when the remaining office occupants moved out,” the application stated.

“The common parts of the building were refurbished to support the new mostly residential tower,” it continued.

The plans reveal the occupants of the level three offices have now moved out, after their 25-year lease expired.

“While Fleming House has functioned well as a mixed-use tower, there is now a compelling logic to convert this last office floor into flats,” the application continued.

“There is an ongoing demand for flats in Fleming House.

“The proposal to convert level three into seven flats is based on the successful layout adopted for the floors above.”

However, there will be no parking spaces for the level three flats. A secure bike storage area is proposed.

The application stated: “It is well-established that one of the best ways to achieve a ‘green outcome’ is to re-use existing buildings.”

It added: “This proposal exemplifies this and will secure the beneficial use of the whole building for the future.”