CALA Awards
CALA Homes won 3 awards at the What House? Awards: Silver - Best House category for Rowanlea at Briery Meadow, Haddington; Silver - Best Exterior category for Seisdon House, The Watergardens, near Wolverhampton; Bronze - Best Apartment category for penthouse at Signature, The Grange, Edinburgh

Your New Home Best Developments of 2006 Awards: Mar 2007

CALA's sustainable new community, Greenbank Village near Morningside, was awarded Highly Commended in the Best City Development category.

CALA's Grandholm Village in Aberdeen, received Highly Commended in the Best Newbuild Village category.

Greenbank Village, largest refurbishment project in Edinburgh when started in 1999, previously won a Homes for Scotland design award for Urban Newbuild and a Gold What House? award for Best Apartment in the UK.

CALA's new major development in Edinburgh: Grovewood Hill in Craigmount


Housing PR from CALA Homes Mar 06:

CALA Receives Approval for Three Major City Developments with a Value of £130 Million

Edinburgh-based CALA Homes received committee approval for two major residential developments in Edinburgh today (Wednesday 29th March) including one on the highly sought-after site currently occupied by the Scottish Agricultural Science Agency (SASA).

The leading developer was also granted permission for a third significant development in the city last week. Together, the developments have a sales value in excess of £130 million.

CALA is to build 277 homes on the SASA site which is located in East Craigs, near Corstorphine, and four miles west of Edinburgh city centre. The development will be ideally placed near to the new Royal Bank of Scotland global headquarters at Gogar and the amenities of the Gyle Shopping Centre.

The company was also given permission for 79 homes at Pinkhill in Corstorphine on the site of the former National Air Traffic Services (NATS) office building. The site is excellently placed with views of Edinburgh Castle, the Pentland Hills and the adjacent Carricknowe Golf Course.

Last Wednesday (22nd March), CALA also received the green light for a contemporary development featuring 89 homes at East Fettes Avenue on the site of the former Christian Salvesen offices which faces south towards Edinburgh Castle.

Each development includes an element of affordable housing.

Gerry More, Managing Director, CALA Homes (East) Limited says:

“We are delighted to receive planning permission for these three major city developments which will further enhance our excellent portfolio in Edinburgh which currently includes ‘Greenbank Village’ near Morningside, ‘Signature’ in The Grange and ‘Capricorn’ in the city centre. Each of the new developments will similarly offer homebuyers a superb choice of attractive and well-designed accommodation in a desirable location.

“These developments will also provide a boost to the Edinburgh economy by creating much needed private and affordable housing, as well as generating in excess of one hundred jobs over the four to five year development programme.”




Further Details of these CALA Homes developments:

East Craigs

CALA’s development at East Craigs will feature 277 homes including detached properties, contemporary apartments, mews homes and flexible three storey townhouses. In addition, CALA will refurbish the existing Craigs House into elegant apartments.


East Craigs near Corstorphine, Ediburgh

The properties, which also include 40 affordable homes, are arranged around a series of avenues which exploit the prestigious location and the open views to the west across the city and the countryside to the north.

The development is also ideally placed close to the airport and the transport network in and out of the city.

Pinkhill

CALA’s development at Pinkhill will feature a wide range of accommodation including a mix of one, two, three and four bedroom apartments, together with a small number of townhouses. The majority of the 79 homes will boast views of Edinburgh Castle, the Pentland Hills or the adjacent Carricknowe Golf Course.


Pinkhill in Corstorphine, Ediburgh

An internal courtyard, underground parking and other design features further enhance the character of this high quality residential development.

The development will also include eleven affordable homes.

East Fettes Avenue

The contemporary development at East Fettes Avenue will feature 89 homes all benefiting from the excellent location, which looks out to Edinburgh Castle and which is close to some superb amenities including the highly regarded Fettes College, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Inverleith Park.

The development has been designed to improve and enhance the existing site which itself nestles within the Inverleith Conservation Area. It will comprise 12 three storey townhouses and 58 one, two and three bedroom apartments, the majority of which will capitalise on the southerly aspect of the location.

The apartments, which include eight penthouses, have been designed within four attractive apartment buildings with balconies offering magnificent views over the playing fields and across the city skyline.

The townhouses, which have a variety of sizes, are the focal point along the central terrace and will have their own private gardens, private garages and driveway.

A further 19 affordable homes complete the accommodation on the development.

Bordered by existing mature trees, the development will also feature high quality landscaped grounds creating a 'parkland setting'. The majority of car parking will be located underground.

Edinburgh Houses - Building PR from CALA Homes 300306

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