Spectrum Properties, one of Scotland’s largest family-owned commercial property business, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the forthcoming Scottish Property Awards 2026 for the extensive and detailed renovation work it has carried out on an historic B Listed former lace factory in French Street in south east Glasgow’s Dalmarnock district.
The company has been nominated in the Renovation Project of the Year category of the Scottish Property Awards 2026. The winners will be announced at an Awards dinner and ceremony on Thursday 26th February 2026 at the Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Central.
With two of three refurbished units now fully occupied and plans underway to launch a new café and bakery in the remaining space in early 2026, the B-listed 19th-century former lace factory has undergone an extensive programme of renovation, transforming the previously derelict buildings into a vibrant hub for community, creative and commercial use.
Spectrum Properties Managing Director, Bill Roddie, said: “We are delighted to be nominated as finalists in the Scottish Property Awards 2026. A great deal of hard, skilled, and painstaking work has gone into bringing the French Street building back to daily use.
“We saved this part of French Street, part of the East End’s industrial story, from demolition nearly 25 years ago, and we are proud to have played a role in bringing it back to life.
“Seeing organisations like our French Street tenants, OmniGym and Strange Field flourish in our properties shows what is possible when heritage buildings are reused with care.
“The café and bakery will add another layer of activity and amenity for the now growing, and flourishing-again, community in Dalmarnock, and we are excited to complete the final phase.”
Local fitness success OmniGym Glasgow now occupies the top floors of 111-113 French Street, delivering one of the city’s most distinctive training spaces.
OmniGym’s Alice McCosh said: “The team at Spectrum has been fantastic from the get-go for our large business venture and investment. We immediately fell for the beauty of our building with its brickwork, pillars and arched windows.
“Our members love the unique look and Spectrum has continued to support us with upgrades, including air-conditioning. They’ve been incredibly accommodating.”
Arts charity Strange Field, which recently expanded to take over the full premises at 105–109 French Street, praised the partnership approach that has helped it scale its cultural programming.
Verity Hocking, director at Strange Field, said: “Spectrum has been an exceptional landlord whose support has been critical to our growth. The opportunity to take on the entire listed building aligns with our long-term goals of securing heritage spaces as community cultural assets.
“Its collaborative approach has directly enabled us to expand exhibitions, events and community projects.”
The third and final refurbished unit at 103 French Street is now in the advanced stages of fit-out, including specialist ventilation and accessibility upgrades, ahead of its planned opening as a café–bakery early next year.
The French Street development, supported by Clyde Gateway, forms part of the wider transformation of Dalmarnock in contributing new employment, creative opportunities and long-term sustainable use of one of the area’s few surviving red-brick industrial landmarks.