CHOICE Housing has laid out plans for a £6 million social housing development in the Somerset Road area of Coleraine, which will provide quality affordable homes for up to 138 individuals and families.
The scheme, which cut sod in March last year, is expected to be completed by spring 2024.
With grant funding provided by the NI Housing Executive, the development is located two miles from Coleraine town centre and adjacent to the main Riverside retail park.
The mixed scheme is made up of 39 units of apartments, houses, and bungalows, and will offer residents secure quality living close to a range of amenities with excellent public transport links.
Working in collaboration with DTL Construction Ltd, the development will offer the highest specification in energy efficiency, which will help residents with cost saving measures.
Choice Group chief executive Michael McDonnell said: “The Somerset Road development is part of the 1,000 Choice units currently on site and we hope to deliver this project by spring 2024.
“The local area has high demand for quality affordable housing, and this is one of many projects we are working on in the Coleraine and surrounding areas.
Over the last five years Choice has invested £9.1m in three developments in the Causeway Coast and Glens area including The Hill, a £1.5m development in Portstewart specifically tailored for over 55s, and a £1.6m development on Beresford Avenue, Coleraine providing 14 new homes in the area.”
As one of Northern Ireland’s largest housing associations, Choice offers a mix of supported, sheltered and general needs housing, providing over 12,000 homes across the region.
