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The contractor worked alongside property managers Spiers Gumley and chartered building surveyors Wiseman Associates to renovate the building at 33 Dalintober Street/53 Morrison Street.
The building, which was originally designed in 1919 by architect James Ferrigan as a warehouse for the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society, was completed in 1933. It was converted to 60 flats and four commercial units in 199.
A survey of the structure last year discovered the building would deteriorate rapidly if the almost 100-year-old roof was not completely replaced at a cost of £1.135 million.
After applying for an emergency £576,000 grant from Glasgow City Council, Speirs Gumley gained approval from the homeowners and business owners to pay their share of the remaining costs. The money was raised by the building's Owner Focus Group in 12 weeks and vital repairs began in August 2015.
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Works included replacing the roof as well as carrying out improvements to the underground car park and stairwells along with a refurbishment of the façade.
As a result of the project, the building hosted Housing Minister Kevin Stewart last month as he launched 'Under One Roof'', a new free website designed to help private flat owners with carrying out shared repairs.
Lorraine MacDonald, owner of Speirs Gumley, added: "In my entire property management career I've never seen anything like the dedication and determination of the Owner Focus Group to raise the money needed to save their beautiful building from deterioration. My team at Speirs Gumley have also gone well above and beyond the call of duty to make this happen, and the chartered building surveyors, Wiseman Associates Limited and contractors GDN Contracts have also done a wonderful job."
David Kerr of GDN Contracts added: "This was one of the biggest and most exciting restorations that we have ever worked on and I am very proud that we completed the repairs on budget on a project of this magnitude."
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