LBI new scheme: Construction of 100 young professional houses commences this week

WHILE some contractors continue to lay the foundation infrastructure for the new La Bonne Intention housing scheme, others will be mobilising to begin construction on the area’s first 100 young professional houses.

According to the Housing Ministry, over the coming months, the scheme, which has already been zoned out, will see total transformation, as another 500 young professional houses, state-of-the-art commercial space, and other modernised development are on the cards for this area.

On Saturday last, the Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, took media members on a tour of the scheme, where he outlined plans for the area and engaged contractors on the ongoing infrastructure works.

“On the Eastern side is where private investors will be conducting infrastructural works…for high-end housing, hotel type activities and so forth. We will also be seeing a commercial zone, which will run close to the road connecting Aubrey Barker to Enmore-Foulis. So, you can see how interconnected all the areas on the East Coast are,” the Minister explained.

The Minister already said that more than 450 families have been allocated residential house lots and have started processing their ownership documents. He added that the overall plan is to develop the scheme in such a way that it will attract private investors.

The LBI new scheme is one of the many new schemes along the East Coast of Demerara that is being developed by the Ministry of Housing and Water- Central Housing and Planning Authority and is expected to transform the landscape of the coastlands.