It is situated east of the city centre, directly north of the River Clyde opposite the town of Rutherglen.

[7] Dalmarnock was the location chosen for the athletes' village when Glasgow hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games,[8][9] and by August 2011, there was no remaining housing on Ardenlea Street/Sunnybank Street side of the area,[10][11] due to the preparations and land need for the construction in the area pertaining to the Games and City Legacy.

From 19 May to 2 June 2014, BBC One Scotland aired a documentary entitled "Commonwealth City", narrated by actor Martin Compston, which showed how the people and community in Dalmarnock had been affected since the games were announced in November 2007.

The Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, constructed for the Games, is located at the intersection of Springfield Road, London Road and the Glasgow East End Regeneration Route, opposite Celtic Park football stadium which denotes the district's boundary with Parkhead.

To the south of this is the 'Legacy Hub' building, a multi-function community facility belatedly installed to replace the previous hall at Lily Street.

It opened in 2015[14][15] but by January 2019 had closed suddenly amid financial problems at the People's Development Trust charity which ran its operations;[16][17] the council purchased the building to secure its future,[18][19] while an investigation found funds had been embezzled by charity leaders including former councillor Yvonne Kucuk.

[28][29][30] There are also a lot of small business units in the Nuneaton Street area and the Calder Millerfield factory which supplies meat-based products to the fast-food market.

This structure should not be confused with the nearby Rutherglen Bridge which also connects Rutherglen and Dalmarnock (as well as Glasgow Green, Oatlands, Shawfield and Bridgeton), nor with two modern pedestrian bridges: one also connecting to Shawfield, and the other between the 2014 Athletes' Village homes and the Cuningar Loop, an area of open ground on a meander of the river, known locally as 'The Vallies' and converted to a park as part of the area's redevelopment).