New houses handed over in Greenville housing project outside Durbanville

Another 26 homes were handed over to families last Thursday in Phase 5 of the Greenville Breaking New Ground (BNG) housing project in Fisantekraal.

The City of Cape Town’s Human Settlements Directorate and its partner, Garden Cities, handed over the houses — totalling 103 units in this phase of the project so far.

Phase 5 of the project will benefit 495 beneficiaries and their families once completed.

Teams have been working non-stop on the innovative Greenville Phase 5 Breaking New Ground (BNG) housing project of the City and its partner, Garden Cities, in Fisantekraal, Durbanville.

Steady progress

The R153 million Greenville housing development continues to make steady progress, reflecting the City’s commitment to accelerating housing delivery, according to a media release issued by the City.

“Last year, Phase 4 of the Greenville housing development was completed, delivering more than 1 000 housing opportunities to qualifying families — many of whom are among the most vulnerable in the metropole,” says Carl Pophaim, the City’s Mayco member for human settlements.

“This is one of the City’s most innovative housing projects, as it makes use of Benex Block technology — an affordable, lightweight building solution that allows for faster and more efficient construction. This approach allows Garden Cities to employ both skilled and unskilled labour from the surrounding communities. The City is exploring the use of this technology in other suitable housing projects in the future,” he says.

R54 million allocated for Phase 5

“In the current financial year, the City has allocated R54 million towards Phase 5 of the project. We thank Garden Cities for their continued partnership and for assisting the City in delivering an excellent housing development across all phases,” Pophaim says.

“All teams remain hard at work and we look forward to creating many more housing opportunities for residents at the Greenville housing project,” he concludes.

Beneficiaries of City housing projects are selected in accordance with the City’s housing allocation policy and housing needs register to ensure housing opportunities are made available in a fair and transparent manner that prevents queue jumping, and only to those who qualify for housing as per the South African legislation. The City’s political office bearers do not have access to or influence over the register and its qualifying beneficiaries, according to the media release.