- Brisbane Housing Company selected as the preferred provider to deliver 201 social and affordable homes at Northshore Hamilton
- The project forms part of a wider market housing development to provide approximately 1,300 additional homes in the precinct
- Another way the Miles Government is delivering on the Homes for Queenslanders Plan to build more homes, faster
Minister for State Development and Infrastructure Grace Grace has today announced that community housing provider Brisbane Housing Company (BHC) has been selected to deliver 201 social and affordable homes in Northshore Hamilton's Priority Development Area.
The development at the 8,000m2 site – which was identified through a land audit following the Housing Summit - will facilitate $160 million in investment and support more than 460 jobs.
Already, approximately 3,000 dwellings have been delivered at Northshore, which the Miles Government is also supporting with a $180 million investment in the design and construction of a major roads project.
Northshore is Queensland's largest waterfront urban renewal project, and a 5-star green star precinct. It is estimated that over the next 30 years, another 20,000 Queenslanders will call the precinct home, and work is well underway for plans to increase dwellings by 50 per cent in the next 10 years.
As the state's land use planning and development agency, EDQ has a major role to play in housing supply, including social and affordable housing. The Northshore Hamilton project is one of the sites identified from the land audit that EDQ has taken to market as part of its housing strategy.
Following a market tender process, agreements are also being finalised with preferred proponents for 150 social and affordable homes at Carseldine Village, and 780 homes – at least 160 of which will be social and affordable - at Lumina, the Miles Government's 9.5-hectare development-ready land in the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct.
Quotes attributable Minister for State Development and Infrastructure Grace Grace:
"Every Queenslander deserves a safe, secure, and affordable place to call home.
"The whole nation is experiencing housing pressures, and Queensland is no different.
"The challenges are complex, and there's no one single simple solution: that's why the Miles Government is committed to using every lever at our disposal.
"A key outcome of the Housing Summit was to carry out a land audit, which identified this site as a possible location for social and affordable housing – we now have a preferred proponent and a development application lodged for these 200 houses at Northshore Hamilton."
As stated by Minister for Housing Meaghan Scanlon:
"The LNP and David Crisafulli gutted the powers of EDQ's predecessor, restricting housing supply today.
"We changed the legislation to give our public developer a clear mission: make social and affordable homes a main priority.
"This partnership with BHC to deliver another 200 social and affordable homes adds to the hundreds of homes we're building with them through our Housing Investment Fund.
"Because we'll work with community housing providers to deliver more homes, not attack projects they're delivering through the Housing Investment Fund like the LNP have done.
"We want EDQ act in the public interest – and that's to deliver more Homes for Queenslanders."
As stated by BHC Chief Executive Officer, Rebecca Oelkers:
"BHC is honoured to be selected as the preferred proponent to deliver social and affordable housing at the Northshore Hamilton project.
"We have developed more than 2,000 homes for low-income residents over the past 20 years and are committed to creating high-quality, affordable housing that meets the needs of the community.
"Our team is eager to work closely with EDQ and other stakeholders to bring this exciting vision for Northshore to life."
