Nelson City Council wants to hear from the public on a proposal to sell Council-owned land in the city centre to Kāinga Ora to provide a potential 175 new homes in a high-quality affordable and social housing development at 69 to 101 Achilles Ave and 42 Rutherford Street.
A lack of affordable housing close to our city centre is an issue raised time and time again as a key issue for our community.
“This proposal makes sense on so many levels. Kāinga Ora are uniquely placed to provide the scale of social and affordable housing we require, bring intensification to our City Centre, and provide much-needed housing,” Deputy Mayor Judene Edgar said.
“Dr Kay Saville-Smith, Director of the Centre for Research, Evaluation, and Social Assessment, presented to the Urban Development Sub-committee last year and spoke about the ‘missing middle’. These are people with relatively secure, low-to-middle income jobs who still struggle to access and afford secure housing. With employment disruption, they can very quickly require social housing. Dr Saville-Smith’s advice identifies this as a critical gap in Nelson’s housing supply.”
Public feedback opens today, Monday 30 August. To submit feedback or for further details go to the Shape Nelson website.
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