Demand for houses in Tanzania has grown with an average of 200,000 housing units per annum and requires huge investments from both the public and private sectors to construct new units. In efforts to meet the growing demand, the Tanzania National Housing Corporation (NHC) plans to implement

TZS 124billion (US$7.4million) in three projects which will entail adding a total of 510 units in housing market.

 

NHC Director General, Mr. Nehemiah Mchechu said that once the three classic housing projects are finished they will host more than 3,000 people and will include commercial and recreational facilities. Mr. Mchechu made the remarks in Dar es Salaam after handing over sites to constructors who will implement the projects through the design-and build approach.

Through its boss, NHC revealed that it has plans for four other projects which will be much bigger, with 1,000 units. The projects that were handed over to the contractors recently include Golden Anniversary Towers located at the former UNICEF headquarters.

It will have twin towers of 26 floors each. China Railways Jianchan Engineering will undertake the project at TZS 68.3billion (US$42.3million). Ushindi Housing Project along New Bagamoyo Road will include three storey buildings each with 16 floors at a cost of TZS 30.3bn/-(US$19million) to be undertaken by Group Six International. The project will have 190 units.

There is also Wakulima Eco Village at Hananasif area to be implemented by Estim Construction at a cost of TZS 24.9billion/-(US$15.4million). It will include two structures each with 16 floors and will have 120 housing units.

NHC says all the three projects will be supervised by Bureau for Industrial Cooperation (BICO), a consulting firm based at the College of Engineering and Technology (CoET) of the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM). Apart from proving decent housing for the people once completed, the projects will generate direct and indirect jobs during the construction stage and thereafter.