Posted by: The Missing City, Glasgow on 11:49am Wed 19 Mar 08
Bang on, but ET you made a printing error!
First you say this...
[quote]As reported in the Evening Times last week, Mr Mugnaioni's ambitious plan for the two towers, at [bold]Norfolk Court[/bold], would have seen them re-clad in thermally-efficient glass and powered by wind turbines.
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However, a committee of local residents and housing associations strongly opposed the idea, saying it would put their long-standing masterplan to redevelop the area into jeopardy.
The council is also against Mr Mugnaioni's proposal for the same reasons.[/quote]
But then you say this....
[quote]However, the property developer said he would now concentrate his efforts on other multi-storeys in the city - including the two remaining tower blocks at [bold]Norfolk Court[/bold] and others in Ibrox and Maryhill.[/quote]
This man is bonkers, as much as his plans to have yuppie flats in some of the most deprived areas of the city.
Very bizarre indeed, what sort of snobbery would live there, it is urban legend that snobs find people who are beneath them to be repugnant species - just read some of the comments on here day to day!
Bang on, but ET you made a printing error!
First you say this...
As reported in the Evening Times last week, Mr Mugnaioni's ambitious plan for the two towers, at Norfolk Court, would have seen them re-clad in thermally-efficient glass and powered by wind turbines.
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However, a committee of local residents and housing associations strongly opposed the idea, saying it would put their long-standing masterplan to redevelop the area into jeopardy.
The council is also against Mr Mugnaioni's proposal for the same reasons.
But then you say this....
However, the property developer said he would now concentrate his efforts on other multi-storeys in the city - including the two remaining tower blocks at Norfolk Court and others in Ibrox and Maryhill.
This man is bonkers, as much as his plans to have yuppie flats in some of the most deprived areas of the city.
Very bizarre indeed, what sort of snobbery would live there, it is urban legend that snobs find people who are beneath them to be repugnant species - just read some of the comments on here day to day!
Posted by: Meep, Shawlands on 12:13pm Wed 19 Mar 08
This is karma coming back to bite Mr Mugnaioni on the ****. He of all people should not profit from the misery he helped to create in Glasgow in the early to mid eighties by leaving the council housing in chaos..
This is karma coming back to bite Mr Mugnaioni on the ****. He of all people should not profit from the misery he helped to create in Glasgow in the early to mid eighties by leaving the council housing in chaos..
Posted by: uncle ben, glasgow on 3:10pm Wed 19 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Meep[/bold] wrote:
This is karma coming back to bite Mr Mugnaioni on the ****. He of all people should not profit from the misery he helped to create in Glasgow in the early to mid eighties by leaving the council housing in chaos..[/quote] Bang on!!
He completely let down all staff in the Housing Department in the 80's and all tenants of the Council. He spent 2 years setting up a new business venture (Quality St) whilst working as Director of Housing, paid by Glasgow Council.
I remember it well and those that left with him to set up Quality Street.
Some of them even set up a short term estate agent and the other went on to manage Carstairs State Hospital (a former housing officer?!?), then caused a huge overspend in the NHS Western Isles?!?.
Meep wrote:
This is karma coming back to bite Mr Mugnaioni on the ****. He of all people should not profit from the misery he helped to create in Glasgow in the early to mid eighties by leaving the council housing in chaos..
Bang on!!
He completely let down all staff in the Housing Department in the 80's and all tenants of the Council. He spent 2 years setting up a new business venture (Quality St) whilst working as Director of Housing, paid by Glasgow Council.
I remember it well and those that left with him to set up Quality Street.
Some of them even set up a short term estate agent and the other went on to manage Carstairs State Hospital (a former housing officer?!?), then caused a huge overspend in the NHS Western Isles?!?.
Posted by: Stewie Griffin, Glasgow on 4:27pm Wed 19 Mar 08
[quote]Former Glasgow City Council housing chief turned property magnate Paul Mugnaioni[/quote]
How'd he manage that one ;)
Former Glasgow City Council housing chief turned property magnate Paul Mugnaioni
How'd he manage that one ;)
Posted by: The X Factor, Glasgow on 4:56pm Wed 19 Mar 08
hold on a minute, you cant blame him for all the anti-social bams that p*ss on the stairheed and smash wndows etc etc etc.
here we have somebody offereing £6m for towers that willcost £4m to demolish. Seems a no-brainer to me!
It also seems to me that there are vested interests lying with the housing associations who want the land to expand their empires!
hold on a minute, you cant blame him for all the anti-social bams that p*ss on the stairheed and smash wndows etc etc etc.
here we have somebody offereing £6m for towers that willcost £4m to demolish. Seems a no-brainer to me!
It also seems to me that there are vested interests lying with the housing associations who want the land to expand their empires!
Posted by: Ian, Glasgow on 5:00pm Wed 19 Mar 08
Pull them down - horrific buildings!
Pull them down - horrific buildings!
Posted by: The X Factor, Glasgow on 5:12pm Wed 19 Mar 08
ok ian
cost you £4million to do that!
the proposal is to create a plaza, flats with floor to ceiling glass, penthouse apts and the rest and for the city to get £6m in its sky rocket. Wish i owned them!
ok ian
cost you £4million to do that!
the proposal is to create a plaza, flats with floor to ceiling glass, penthouse apts and the rest and for the city to get £6m in its sky rocket. Wish i owned them!
Posted by: The Missing City, Glasgow on 6:02pm Wed 19 Mar 08
[quote][bold]The X Factor[/bold] wrote:
ok ian cost you £4million to do that! the proposal is to create a plaza, flats with floor to ceiling glass, penthouse apts and the rest and for the city to get £6m in its sky rocket. Wish i owned them![/quote] Lets degenerate Glasgow for the better
Such a wonderful idea to have two concrete blocks in a grass desert next to the city centre
Very thoughtfukl idea - yes they should do this with Charing Cross - do away with the mansions and in its place we can see great big iconic eco blocks man!
Maybe there should be a row of 5 from North Street along to Kelvingrove Park - those old buildings look frightingly out of date, all shabby and covered in peeling paint - they are an eyesore and should be removed at once!!
The X Factor wrote:
ok ian cost you £4million to do that! the proposal is to create a plaza, flats with floor to ceiling glass, penthouse apts and the rest and for the city to get £6m in its sky rocket. Wish i owned them!
Lets degenerate Glasgow for the better
Such a wonderful idea to have two concrete blocks in a grass desert next to the city centre
Very thoughtfukl idea - yes they should do this with Charing Cross - do away with the mansions and in its place we can see great big iconic eco blocks man!
Maybe there should be a row of 5 from North Street along to Kelvingrove Park - those old buildings look frightingly out of date, all shabby and covered in peeling paint - they are an eyesore and should be removed at once!!
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