Ghanaian-US joint venture to build 218 houses at Ayi Mensah
A local real estate developer, BlackIvy Ghana Limited, has formed a joint venture with its counterpart from the United States, Mercury Estates, to construct 218 houses in Accra to help address the housing deficit in the country.
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The gated community, which will be known as the Ayi Mensah Park, is located at the foot of the Aburi Mountain which is about 25 minutes’ drive from the Kotoka International Airport.
Sod cutting
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan Kyerematen, cut the sod for work to begin and said the country had a housing deficit of more than two million units, hence the decision by the government to support any initiative geared towards providing accommodation to the public.
Commending the two companies for their initiative, Mr Kyerematen said what was unique about the project was that it would use a technology that would help to reduce the cost of delivering housing units in the nation.
“Ghanaians don’t have money but want to see concretes, you want to see building blocks. The interesting thing about this technology is that you get the concrete that you are looking for but at the same time you are getting a quality home which is delivered to you with speed, so I think this is where our country should be moving to,” he said.
Ayi Mensah Park
The President of IndigoHomes, a division of BlackIvy, Mr Anthony Okyere, conducted guests round the construction site and said the apartments would have gourmet kitchens with engineered stone countertops, master suites with dual vanities, spacious closets, as well as balconies.
He said the place was a carefully crafted gated community with security, amenities and conveniences of modern living, adding that it had been designed to give residents a home they would love and a lifestyle they would cherish.
Background
The Ayi Mensah Park community began with a notion of a community built around a significant park and garden walks linking residents to the central park.
Mr Okyere said the place had green spaces to provide ambience for both active and passive uses, including a large central lawn surrounded by lush gardens, playgrounds, a sports court, a swimming pool and a clubhouse.
“The design of green spaces draws on the rich palette of plant material that thrives in Ghana and indeed on site, including the preservation of a mature Baobab tree within the central park,” he said.