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
affordable housing to the district.
“The transfer