Gartcosh is now primarily a residential area. In recent years, new housing developments by Redrow Homes, Thomas Mitchell Homes and other smaller developers have taken place in and around the old village. There are plans for further developments in the surrounding areas of farm land.
Gartcosh Business Interchange is currently being developed on the site of the old strip mill and steel works. As of 2006, Scottish Enterprise and North Lanarkshire council had invested £18m on land reclamation and upgrading transport access. This project will provide over 170,000 square metres (1,800,000 sq ft) of business space.
The new Scottish Crime Campus has been developed within Gartcosh Business Interchange. The development of this facility was originally administered by the Scottish Police Services Authority but following police reform in 2013 all of their undertakings, including the Crime Campus, were transferred to the Scottish Police Authority. The facility was originally scheduled for completion in 2010 with cost of the development put at approximately £65 million. However the budget for the project was revised and estimated at £82 million. Construction of the facility was completed in early 2014.![]()