THE VACANT block of land across the road from the Port Macquarie Library and Memorial Pool is about to be home to 94 social and affordable housing apartments.
Member for Port Macquarie Robert Dwyer has announced that construction will begin in October.
“The Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA is the second highest regional demand area for social housing in NSW,” he said.
“During the last sitting week of Parliament, I met with the Minister for Housing, the Hon Rose Jackson, and was pleased to see this vital project is high on her agenda.”
The development is on the corner of Grant and Gordon streets.
It will consist of 28 social units and 66 affordable units.
These will be available to households on very low to moderate incomes.
There will be 43 one bedroom units and 51 will have two bedrooms.
“There will also be a communal room for residents, basement car parking, internal lifts and landscaping across the site,” Mr Dwyer said.
“The positive flow-on effect of these new units [is that they] will allow for the freeing up of a number of three bedroom cottages… more suitable for families rather than single occupancy.”
Mr Dwyer said 84 percent of the applications on the current priority waitlist are for dwellings with up to two bedrooms.
The development is expected to be completed in February 2027.
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