St. Francis Rigg, New Gorbals, Glasgow City

Stylishly refitted and recently re-decorated, this modern two-bedroom apartment, is situated on the ground floor of a gated courtyard development and centrally located within the popular New Gorbals, a suburb to the south of the City Centre and only minutes’ walk over the River Clyde to Glasgow Green and the Merchant City beyond. The enclosed resident’s communal courtyard gardens have a lovely outlook towards the St Francis Community Centre one of the Gorbals’ last important Victorian Buildings saved and repurposed for local community use, its striking Gothic architecture set against a contemporary mix of modern apartment blocks.

The property extends to a generous 781 sq ft and has south facing aspects over the rear gardens from the re-fitted kitchen. It has been upgraded during our client’s ownership with a refitted kitchen, main bathroom and en suite shower room along with lovely herringbone ash wood laminate flooring to the hall and living space. The property benefit from great storage and residents parking on street.

Accommodation:

• Security entry system to gated courtyard with paved walkway to front porch and entrance.
• Welcoming reception hallway with a very large storage cupboard currently used as drying cupboard.
• Generous angled wall living room with outlook to St Frances Rigg, offering lots of natural light and space for dining.
• Set back from the living space is an open plan re-fitted moder kitchen with a range of base and tall wall mounted units, and integrated appliances nd with window facing towards resident’s courtyard.
• Bedroom one is a generous double, it has carpeted floor covering, an integrated double wardrobe and modern re-fitted en suite shower room.
• Bedroom two is a double room and has carpeted floor covering.
• Refitted main bathroom with three-piece white suite, tiled finishes around the bath and shower area.
• The property has double glazing, gas central heating, lovely residents’ courtyard gardens to the rear and ample parking in marked bays around the building.

Situation:

Located within the New Gorbals an area of Glasgow City Centre, having undergone extensive urban regeneration over the last 20 years, this established suburb benefits from easy access to both Glasgow’s main shopping thoroughfare, the ‘Style Mile’ being less than 1.5 miles away and a pleasant walk along the Clyde Side and with the Gorbals Leisure Centre only a few minutes’ walk away. It is an area of Glasgow which has benefitted from significant and ongoing redevelopment over the last few decades and is in good proximity to Strathclyde & Caledonian Universities, the Glasgow School of Art, Barclays Wealth hub in Tradeston and the SEC and The Clyde Auditorium beyond. The area benefits from frequent public transport with the nearby city centre offering access to Central and Queen Street Train Stations, and St Enoch subway stations. Public transport and road links are exceptional.

Travel Directions:

From Gorbals Leisure Centre on Ballater street, continue east turning first right into commercial Street. At the junction with Old Rutherglen Road, turn left onto Old Rutherglen Road, head east towards the junction with Queen Elizabeth Gardens a short distance along on the right-hand side. Head south on Queen Elizabeth Gardens where you will find the junction with St Frances Rigg half-way along on the left-hand side, follow the curved road around where you will find the entrance to No. 8 a short distance along on the right hand side.

EPC: C
Council Tax Band: C
Tenure: Freehold




EPC Rating: C
Council Tax Band: C