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“Hundreds of new homes to transform derelict Ocean Terminal site”
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Posted 6 years ago #
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Tip of the hat to CALA who continue to be active in developing brownfield sites where most wouldn’t take a second look
Posted 6 years ago # -
Cue bad congestion around the area getting ten times more horrendous when 400-odd new residents and their 2-cars-per-household are added to it.
Any new development in that area should be car-free. There are plenty of buses running in all directions from Ocean Terminal, and the trams may be running through there in the next decade too. Chuck in a number of City Car Club bays and there's no need to own a car to live there.
Posted 6 years ago # -
Although I agree with klaxon that it's good to see something being done with it sadly Cala have a shocking record of screwing up active travel. The two developments in most familiar with include steps where there should be ramps/slopes and chicanes which meet neither Scottish nor rUK standards. Joining the development to the NEPN should be a requirement but I can't see them volunteering.
There customers also seem to have a propensity for more cars than their large drives can handle and generally store them on the pavement. Grr
Posted 6 years ago # -
It is unfortunate that if you can afford a Cala home you can probably also afford not just a car, but an expensive one, and probably a second.
The class of vehicle parked in the Brunswick Rd car park (that should be a beautiful back gardens but instead is block pave hell) is significantly higher than the Leith Walk average
Posted 6 years ago # -
The price of the CALA Brunswick Rd flats is also about a £150k premium on your typical nearby flat of equivalent number of rooms.
Posted 6 years ago # -
"about a £150k premium on your typical nearby flat"
That's markets, and marketing...
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City of Aberdeen Land Association (CALA) was the first Scottish company listed on the London Stock Market
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https://www.cala.co.uk/cala-group/our-company/our-heritage
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CALA Homes is the UK's most upmarket major homebuilder, with a range of homes for sale in sought after areas
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Posted 6 years ago # -
"In March 2013, CALA secured the backing of Patron Capital Partners, the pan-European institutional investor focused on property and property-backed investments"
http://www.patroncapital.com/overview/about-us
"Established in 1999, Patron Capital Partners has evolved into one of the leading opportunistic real estate managers in Europe.
Main advisory offices located in the UK and Luxembourg and operations in Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland
Patron represents approx €3.4 billion of capital across several funds and related co-investments, from prominent universities, major institutions, private foundations, and high net worth individuals located throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia."
Posted 6 years ago # -
If you're on of the few people who try to use it, beware of the cycle path next to the footway along Ocean Drive as it's currently featuring an unrepaired trench along most of its length, a covering of blown-over plastic barriers and blown-over roadwork warning signs.
Posted 6 years ago #
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