THREE HUNDRED HOUSES at Coverley, Christ Church, will be made available to Barbadians by year-end.And 70 of those are to be handed over to prospective homeowners on July 24.Yesterday Minister of Housing and Lands, Michael Lashley, officials of the National Housing Corporation and project developers, were at Coverley, at a section of the development called Tamarind Loop, where they fine-tuned plans for the July 24 handing-over ceremony.It was revealed that some fortunate householder from the initial 300-houses phase would have the opportunity to win a car which is already parked in the garage of one of the completed houses.Developers are utilising a building system that allows for the houses to be constructed in a factory and transported to the site for erection. The private/public sector project of 1 026 homes is divided into 17 villa neighbourhoods with a combination of two-house styles in each area. Tamarind Loop villas is the first completed village comprising 47 three-bedroom and 23 two-bedroom homes. Each house sits on approximately 2 500 square feet of land.The project also includes a state-of-the-art sewage reclamation facility, which once commissioned, will treat up to 450 000 gallons of sewage from homes and commercial buildings daily.The housing project will also include a town centre – Coverley Square – that will feature retail, recreational, medical and day care facilities.The expected completion date for the entire project is 2014.
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