Lagos unveils 480 units mass housing scheme in Ikorodu
As part of its efforts to provide affordable housing for the state’s teeming population, the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation has unveiled 480 units of one, two and three-bedroom flats in B.O. Benson Estate, Ibeshe, Ikorodu.
A statement issued by the corporation disclosed that the flats go for between N5million and N13.5million.
The statement revealed that the project, under the supervision of the state’s Ministry of Housing, began during the administration of former governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, and was completed and inaugurated by the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
According to the statement, the project was borne out of the need to provide decent accommodation to urban dwellers and subsequently reduce the housing deficit in the state.
The B.O. Benson Estate is located on a land area of 15 hectares opposite Nichemtex factory on Ibeshe Road in the Baiyeku Local Council Development Area of Ikorodu.
The statement added that the estate was constructed by seasoned professionals in the LSDPC and built by contractors who employed artisans within the local community to provide economic empowerment for the locals.
The statement read in part that “The estate is also well equipped with modern facilities to provide homes for the people in a conducive, serene and well planned environment.
“The structure comprises 40 blocks of 480 units of one, two and three-bedroom flats. Each flat comes with kitchen fittings, store and visitor’s toilet.
“External features of the estate include seven transformers, one injection station, two refuse houses, car park, water treatment plant, ground/overhead water tanks, borehole and two pump houses.
“Other ancillary in the estate include generator house, community halls, roads/drains and central sewage system. The B.O. Benson Estate joins a long list of housing projects embarked on by the Lagos State Government in its drive to provide affordable homes to all Lagosians”
Similar projects embarked on by the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation include; Anthony Enahoro Housing Estate, Ogba, LagosHoms Shitta Surulere, LagosHoms Suco Road, Oko Oba, LagosHoms Akerele/Randle, Surulere and LagosHoms Amuwo Odofin.
