Otavi delivers on housing
The construction of 250 modern houses at Otavi's Extension 4 residential area is progressing well.
Newly serviced Extension 4 is an affluent residential area situated south of Otavi, with a total of 250 dwelling plots, five business and 13 light industrial erven.
The site manager for Gerveyo Property Development and Construction, Joe-Marlin Neff, says about 60 houses have been completed and some are already occupied.
“We are building modern houses here, and we are happy with this project as it continues to move as we have planned it,” he said.
The building project started in April 2016.
Two- and three-bedroom houses with a lounge, kitchen and one or two toilets are sold by the company for between N$400 000 and N$950 000.
Neff said the houses are built on plots of between 470 and 1 180 square metres.
About 20 local general construction workers and 11 subcontracted companies have secured jobs at the site.
Otavi deputy mayor George Garab said the town council was determined to surpass the demand for accommodation at the town in the next three years.
“As a strategically located town, we are determined to deliver on the housing needs because we have a big dream to make Otavi become a city in the future,” he said.
Garab said land servicing was continuing at Extension 4 and Extension 5, where more than 400 plots had been earmarked for servicing in the next two years.
He said the Otavi town council had entered into an agreement with the Otjikoto B2Gold Namibia mine to build about 120 houses for the company's employees residing at Otavi.
He said the Ohorongo Cement Factory also agreed to build 30 houses for its employees at the town. Garab said the two housing deals have already been signed with the town council.
Several beneficiaries at Extension 4 told Nampa they are proud to be home owners.
Elizabeth Shinana said her family was excited to own a new house and would move into their three-bedroom house in a fortnight.
Olga Karobes was also happy to own a house, saying it added value to her family's lives. -Nampa
MULISA SIMIYASA
Newly serviced Extension 4 is an affluent residential area situated south of Otavi, with a total of 250 dwelling plots, five business and 13 light industrial erven.
The site manager for Gerveyo Property Development and Construction, Joe-Marlin Neff, says about 60 houses have been completed and some are already occupied.
“We are building modern houses here, and we are happy with this project as it continues to move as we have planned it,” he said.
The building project started in April 2016.
Two- and three-bedroom houses with a lounge, kitchen and one or two toilets are sold by the company for between N$400 000 and N$950 000.
Neff said the houses are built on plots of between 470 and 1 180 square metres.
About 20 local general construction workers and 11 subcontracted companies have secured jobs at the site.
Otavi deputy mayor George Garab said the town council was determined to surpass the demand for accommodation at the town in the next three years.
“As a strategically located town, we are determined to deliver on the housing needs because we have a big dream to make Otavi become a city in the future,” he said.
Garab said land servicing was continuing at Extension 4 and Extension 5, where more than 400 plots had been earmarked for servicing in the next two years.
He said the Otavi town council had entered into an agreement with the Otjikoto B2Gold Namibia mine to build about 120 houses for the company's employees residing at Otavi.
He said the Ohorongo Cement Factory also agreed to build 30 houses for its employees at the town. Garab said the two housing deals have already been signed with the town council.
Several beneficiaries at Extension 4 told Nampa they are proud to be home owners.
Elizabeth Shinana said her family was excited to own a new house and would move into their three-bedroom house in a fortnight.
Olga Karobes was also happy to own a house, saying it added value to her family's lives. -Nampa
MULISA SIMIYASA
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