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Joseph Madzimure Senior Reporter
West Property, has embarked on a multi-million-dollar flats project in Borrowdale West, Harare, a move expected to avail more high-end housing units in the capital.
West Property owns Millennium Heights, an exclusive upmarket estate in close proximity to superb shopping centres, schools and medical facilities.
Speaking during a media tour, West Property chief projects officer Mr Mandla Ndebele said Millennium Heights would deliver 1 000 apartments.
“We are looking at constructing club facilities, gyms, swimming pools, tennis courts, shopping space and offices and other recreational facilities.
“We started construction about nine months ago after the groundbreaking ceremony in December last year. We are committed to delivering housing for all,” he said.
Millennium Heights Phase one entails the development of two-storey blocks of flats while second phase consists of three-story blocks.
Speaking after the tour of the Millennium Heights the Minister of National Housing and Social Amenities Daniel Garwe commended West Property for complementing Government efforts to ease the housing backlog
Minister Garwe said the property developer was constructing modern structures in line with international standards.
“All these developments are in line with our human settlement policy. Let’s now migrate from single storey construction so that we can preserve land for other uses.
“The construction of flats is the direction which Zimbabwe is now taking so that we optimally use the land that we have and leave land for agricultural purposes,” said Minister Garwe.
Under the housing delivery programme, he said, Government would be providing an environment conducive for the construction industry.
The developers would provide the technical expertise and financing to ensure that housing delivery was achieved.
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