The 38.5hectare site in Dalmarnock will provide accommodation and facilities for 6,500 competitors and officials.  After the event, removal of temporary facilities will allow 500 additional homes to be built. Approximately 300 of the total number of houses will be social rented.

The site will also provide a 120bed Social Work care home for the elderly.

The City Council expects the Village to be carefully designed, of the highest environmental standards and built to become a highly desirable new residential neighbourhood within Glasgow's East End.

A short list of potential partners will be drawn up in September with the preferred developer identified in Spring 2009.

Organisations interested in submitting a masterplan for the Athletes Village should go to www.glasgow.bravosolution.com

The deadline for initial submissions is August 11.

Work is expected to be completed by Spring 2011.