Homes are to be constructed for young professionals at Plantation Little/Great Diamond, Plantation Prospect and Plantation Providence, all on the East Bank of Demerara, according to Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal.
Croal made this disclosure on Monday in his written responses to questions asked by APNU+AFC MP Annette Ferguson.
The responses were circulated during Monday’s sitting on the National Assembly.
In her questions on houses for young professionals, Ferguson noted that on September 10, 2020, Croal stated “there will also be the construction of houses catering for young professionals… three areas in Region 4 have been identified to start construction and we have had several expressions of interests”.
As such, she asked to be provided with the location of the three areas as well as the number of houses that will be built in each.
In his written response, Croal said “Currently the three (3) areas in Region Four where the professional houses are expected to be constructed are Plantation Little/Great Diamond, Plantation Prospect and Plantation Providence”.
According to Croal, 100 professional houses will be built at Plantation Little/Great Diamond and Plantation Prospect, respectively.
An additional 200, he said, will be constructed at Plantation Providence.
Ferguson further enquired about the expected cost per unit.
However, Croal said that there are three models of houses and for each model the price varies.
