Gleeson Building is to refurbish Crystal House in Preston, voted the city’s ugliest building.
The £4m project will create a mixed-use building with 48 apartments.

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Gleeson Building is to refurbish Crystal House in Preston, voted the city’s ugliest building.
The £4m project will create a mixed-use building with 48 apartments.
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