Elder Housing
Katikati elder housing redevelopment
Affordable housing for older people is a key area of concern in our District - need is increasing, and supply is very limited. At the moment Katikati’s housing stock of mostly three and four bedroom homes, doesn’t fit the needs of our older population who typically want to downsize.
Providing affordable housing especially for older people often means they can stay in their local community, and continue to contribute to the strong social networks and proactive community that makes Katikati so special.
So what are we doing?
We're redeveloping the elder housing units on Heron Crescent. The finished product will see the existing 11 units replaced with a set of new modern units, with final designs to be decided by your elected members.
The project is the second elder housing development in Katikati recently, with tenants moving into the seven new units built at Beach Road earlier this year.
The majority of funding for the Heron Crescent project comes from $5.34m of the Government’s ‘Better Off’ funding allocated via the Three Waters Reform Package, approved in late 2022.
The move to support our elder community by retaining and redeveloping our elder housing was backed by the community (88 percent in support) through the Long Term Plan 2021-31 (page 17).
What's happening at the moment?
While final plans for Heron Crescent, including the number of units to be built, are still to be considered and approved by elected members, we're making a start on initial earthworks so that we can see elder housing tenants settled in the new units as soon as possible.
This will include, removing existing units, building a new retaining wall between the site and Diggelmann Park, remedying drainage issues and building preparation.
