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21 Century Homes - North Sighthill
North Sighthill tower blocks down with a bang
Schoolboy Lewis Reynolds joined Councillor Norman Work, and former residents, Maureen and William Murdoch, in demolishing the three multi-storey blocks at North Sighthill.
Footage of the demolition is available to view now on the Council's own You Tube channel
The nine-year-old won the right to push the plunger having designed the winning safety poster in a prinary school's competition.
Regeneration Plans
The redevelopment of the area will see up to 320 new homes built as part of a new mixed tenure community comprising 50% affordable housing (30% council homes for rent, 10% mid rent and 10% low cost homes ownership) with the remainder for private sale.
Architects appointed for North Sighthill
City based architects firm Anderson Bell and Christie have been appointed to provide the designs for the North Sighthill development project.
You can view the architects presentation for North Sighthill here
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Sighthill Library and Community Centre
The library and community centre have moved to the Westburn Community Learning Campus, 55 Sighthill Road, Edinburgh.
Low-rise re-housing
The low rise blocks are not included in the current demolition programme. The council are re-housing the owners and tenants of the low rise blocks during the next 12-18 months and only when a whole block is emptied will it be demolished.
Links to useful information:
Video of the Blowdown of Broomview House, 21 September 2008
Tenant Participation pages on the Council's website
