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20 October 2026

Spectrum House Glasgow East End Development

Spectrum House becomes a beacon of economic hope in the East End of Glasgow as new business community arises around major development

Commercial units are being snapped up in the regeneration centrepiece as the pace of activity in Dalmarnock continues to accelerate

A new flagship building, which is destined to become a beacon of optimism and economic hope, is rapidly rising in the East End of Glasgow as the striking Spectrum House takes centre stage in the city’s former industrial heartlands.

The dramatic centrepiece of the project, which will bring an unprecedented number of new jobs to the previously blighted district, is the anchor point for growing development spurred by the forward-looking strategy of ambitious local property investor and developer Spectrum Properties.

The company, which operates throughout Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirlingshire, has poured nearly £20 million into the re-imagining and regeneration of Dalmarnock and has been instrumental in recreating it as a desirable and upcoming area in which to live and work.

Later this month, ground floor units in Spectrum House will be offered onto the market for rental, with half of the commercial units already marked for occupation. Five remaining units, up to 1196 sq ft in size, are now also available.

Bill Roddie, chief executive of family-owned Spectrum Properties, and who was born and raised in the city’s East End, said: “We have been a key element in bringing the East End back to life, having rescued and re-purposed a number of outstanding architectural buildings which remained from the area’s Victorian heyday.

“It has been a long road to obtain the necessary permissions to realise our ambitions for the Dalmarnock area and it is very heartening to see them start to come to fruition and begin to catalyse new economic activity and development.

“Good progress is also being made on the CubeHQ co-working space, which will feature hot desks and private offices, as well as our new barista-style coffee shop. We expect an opening date within the next few months.”

The project is introducing innovative thinking and construction techniques to reduce carbon footprint, such as employing modular buildings which were originally used as high-specification offices at the London Olympics in 2012 and subsequently at the construction of the Queensferry Crossing.

Spectrum House is a radically-designed construction of modular sections with a striking industrial aesthetic, including a light-filled glass atrium. It will serve as Spectrum Properties’ new HQ, as well as a business centre.

The character-altering project, which has been years in the planning, is bounded by French Street, Dora Street, Norman Street and the A728 and is expected to bring an unprecedented number of new jobs to the area.

The Spectrum House masterplan frees up the company’s former HQ in the Strathclyde Business Centre, Carstairs Street, where it is seeking consents for conversion to 106 residential units in the building and on the surrounding ground.

The planned development comes on the heels of another Spectrum project which saw the A-listed Tollcross House, built in 1849 and known as a jewel of the East End, transformed into 13 rental apartments in a “detailed and sympathetic refurbishment”.

The company also restored the home of shipping magnate and philanthropist Sir William Burrell in an Alexander “Greek” Thomson terrace in Great Western Road in Glasgow, creating four duplex homes.

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Previously on Glasgow Architecture:

3 May 2025

A new business community arises around Spectrum House in Glasgow’s East End as restoration company’s master plan comes to fruition.

Spectrum Properties creates jobs and opportunities in grandly ambitious £20 million project.

image courtesy of Spectrum Properties

7 April 2025

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A thriving new business community is taking shape in the heart of Glasgow’s East End as an ambitious and far-sighted strategic master plan by Spectrum Properties nears completion and breathes new life into the former industrial area.

The company, which operates all over Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirlingshire, is a major property investor and has saved many buildings which are part of the Glasgow’s Victorian heritage by re-purposing them for commercial use.

In its latest venture, it is investing close to £20 million in the wide-ranging development in Dalmarnock, centred on the dramatic new Spectrum House, which will act as a magnet for further economic activity in the upcoming district.

It is also using innovative thinking to reduce carbon footprint, such as employing modular buildings which were originally used as high-specification offices at the London Olympics in 2012.

The character-altering project, which has been years in the planning, is bounded by French Street, Dora Street, Norman Street and the A728 Clyde Gateway, and is expected to bring an unprecedented number of new jobs to the East End. It includes:

• Total refurbishment of a series of listed buildings in French Street, with new roofs, windows, walls and floors. Work is now completed on this element of the project and tenants have been secured for all the accommodation.

• New industrial units, to the extent of 12,000 square ft, which are also now completed and have been fully let.

• The centrepiece of the project, Spectrum House, which will serve as Spectrum Properties’ new headquarters, is a radically designed construction of modular sections with a striking industrial aesthetic, including a light-filled glass atrium. The property will include a four floor, 44,000 square ft business centre to accommodate flexible working and to be known as Cube HQ. It is due to be completed and occupied by the end of the year.

• A business centre, of 30,000 square ft, which is 30% into its development and is scheduled for completion by 2026.

• A bakery and café, for which the company has planning consent and which it intends to have operational in 2026.

• A car park with 120 spaces.

Bill Roddie, director of family-owned Spectrum Properties, said: “The masterplan for the Dalmarnock project envisages not just a series of developments, but the deliberate building of a thriving, bustling new community in the East End with jobs, opportunities and real economic purpose.

“We have been a part of the East End’s resurgence for the last thirty-seven years and we know, understand and respect its huge potential. The activity centred on the new Spectrum House will create a crucible for new businesses and viable enterprises.

“The office market is changing, away from long-term leases to the new environment of hybrid working and we will have dedicated desks, offices and flexible leases to meet the needs of this new generational trend.”

Spectrum Properties also has planning consent for 90,000 square ft of office accommodation, to be converted to residential use and developed over the next three to four years.

The Spectrum House masterplan frees up its former HQ in the Strathclyde Business Centre in Carstairs Street, which has full planning consent for conversion to 106 residential units in the building and on the surrounding ground.

The master plan comes on the heels of another Spectrum project which saw the A-listed Tollcross House, built in 1849 and known as a jewel of the East End, transformed into 13 apartments in a “detailed and sympathetic refurbishment”.

The company also restored the home of shipping magnate and philanthropist Sir William Burrell in an Alexander “Greek” Thomson terrace in Great Western Road in Glasgow, creating four duplex homes.

Spectrum House Glasgow East End property image / information received 7 April 2025