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Friday, 16 April 2021, 1:31 pm Much-needed affordable housing for the Queenstown Lakes District is on the way, after the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) approved the transfer of land in Arrowtown to the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (QLCHT) for $1. The approval was signed late last month and is a key step in allowing the land, on Jopp Street, to be developed into a mixture of affordable rentals. This will include an allocation for elderly housing and Secure Home properties. QLDC Chief Executive Mike Theelen said the move was a “milestone” in helping bring additional a...
Monday, 21 December, 2020 - 14:11 Wakatipu’s affordable housing stocks are set for a boost, with Councillors approving a key land transfer at December’s Full Council meeting. At least 68 affordable housing properties will be built on 3.68 hectares of former Council-owned land in Jopp Street, Arrowtown. The land was initially resolved for transfer to the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust (the Trust) for $1 in April 2019. At the same December meeting, Council also agreed to extend its role as Guarantor for the Trust for an amount of $2M to secure the extension of their loan fro...