Excavation on a 73 residential unit social accommodation development in Birkirkara is underway, and will include 400sqm of open space, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Housing Roderick Galdes said today during an on-site visit.
The site is located on Triq il-Qanpiena.
He explained that there had been an application on the site back in 2004, however that this government changed the plans in order to include more apartments. Malita, of which government is the major shareholder, is carrying out the project, while the Housing Project Management Unit is managing such projects.
The Parliamentary Secretary said that this is one of the larger affordable housing projects currently being built, and that this project is spread over six blocks of flats. The project will be built over 11,000 sqm. 46 of the apartments will have two to three bedrooms, while 27 will be one-bedroom apartments.
Around 17 units will be fully wheelchair accessible, with bathrooms fitted for persons with disability as well, he explained.
The 400sqm of open space will help create more harmony and allow for public space which the people living in the apartments will need, Galdes said. Most of the apartments will have some form of outside space, be it a yard, terraces or galleries with access to a garden. He spoke about removing the stigma that housing projects are ghettos, and that the design is taking into consideration the density of the construction.
The architect explained that originally there were plans for the blocks to be four storeys in addition to a receded floor, however instead they are building four storeys. He said that he hopes to conclude the excavation works in a month's time. All tenders related to this project will be issued this year, Galdes added.
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