500 homes to be built at Otjiwarongo
Roughly 41 hectares of serviced land has been set aside for the construction of 500 homes as part of the mass housing project.
More than 500 houses will be built in the low-income Orwetoveni residential area of Otjiwarongo as part of the mass housing project.
In a public notice issued last week, the Otjiwarongo municipality invited proposals from private developers to build the houses under a public-private partnership.
The first extension will be in Freedom Park, where the municipality has set aside 17 hectares of serviced land for the construction of 300 houses.
About 24 hectares of serviced land has been allocated in Heroes Park for the construction of 209 more homes.
According to municipality spokesperson Adelheid Shilongo, this is the first such initiative by the municipality.
“These two extensions are fully serviced, with government aid, to accommodate subsidised low-cost houses. The extensions are part of the mass housing project.”
The deadline for proposals is 28 February.
The notice states that the main objective is to attract established developers or consortiums, with their own funds and expertise to partner with the council.
Shilongo said further details of the project, including the cost of the houses and the intended date of completion, could not be confirmed at this time.
“It is too early to say when the houses will be ready for occupation, because first the Expression of Interest has to go out for proposals, then be submitted to management and then to council.
Thereafter, agreements have to be signed between the council and the successful developer.”
Following that, the developer would need to seek funding, she explained.
Shilongo said future plans included three more low-cost extensions that would be serviced through a private-public partnership, emphasising that the municipality's core function was to provide serviced land.
“The community can buy these plots and build their own houses of course, provided that their building plans are approved by the municipality.”
Prospective buyers of the low- and medium-cost houses in Freedom Park and Heroes Park will probably be able obtain mortgage loans from banks, but Shilongo said it was too early to confirm such details.
JANA-MARI SMITH
In a public notice issued last week, the Otjiwarongo municipality invited proposals from private developers to build the houses under a public-private partnership.
The first extension will be in Freedom Park, where the municipality has set aside 17 hectares of serviced land for the construction of 300 houses.
About 24 hectares of serviced land has been allocated in Heroes Park for the construction of 209 more homes.
According to municipality spokesperson Adelheid Shilongo, this is the first such initiative by the municipality.
“These two extensions are fully serviced, with government aid, to accommodate subsidised low-cost houses. The extensions are part of the mass housing project.”
The deadline for proposals is 28 February.
The notice states that the main objective is to attract established developers or consortiums, with their own funds and expertise to partner with the council.
Shilongo said further details of the project, including the cost of the houses and the intended date of completion, could not be confirmed at this time.
“It is too early to say when the houses will be ready for occupation, because first the Expression of Interest has to go out for proposals, then be submitted to management and then to council.
Thereafter, agreements have to be signed between the council and the successful developer.”
Following that, the developer would need to seek funding, she explained.
Shilongo said future plans included three more low-cost extensions that would be serviced through a private-public partnership, emphasising that the municipality's core function was to provide serviced land.
“The community can buy these plots and build their own houses of course, provided that their building plans are approved by the municipality.”
Prospective buyers of the low- and medium-cost houses in Freedom Park and Heroes Park will probably be able obtain mortgage loans from banks, but Shilongo said it was too early to confirm such details.
JANA-MARI SMITH
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