Hargey hails £22m Strabane Housing Scheme

A new £22 million social housing scheme in Strabane is great news which will help address housing need in the town, Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has said.

Hargey hails £22m Strabane Housing Scheme

This development on the Old Adria Factory site in Beechmount Avenue is funded by £11.7 million Housing Association Grant from the Department for Communities along with private financing from Habinteg Housing Association.  It will provide 150 social homes as well as retail opportunities within the site and a children’s playpark. The scheme will also benefit from high quality open space, landscaping and will make a positive contribution to the streetscape of this area of Strabane.

Speaking during a visit to the site, Minister Hargey said:

“Delivering more social housing to areas most in need is central to my programme of housing reform.  The 150 social homes which will be constructed here in at the Old Adria Factory site, will go a long way to meet the housing needs of the Strabane area and help reduce housing stress.  The mix of family apartments and houses, coupled with apartments for active older people, will help create a real community feel to the development.”

Darren McKinney, Chief Executive at Habinteg Housing Association said:

“We are of course honoured to be joined by the Minister for Communities today to mark the first phase of construction at Beechmount Village. This new community has been specifically designed to exactly meet the social housing needs of this area of Strabane and will include homes for the over 55s, bungalows and affordable houses for families.”

Notes to editors: 

1. PHOTO CAPTION:  Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey and Darren McKinney, Chief Executive at Habinteg Housing Association mark the first phase of construction of a new £22m new social housing scheme which is being developed by Habinteg on the Old Adria Factory site in Strabane.
2. Habinteg Housing Association appointed the Kevin Watson Group as the main contractor in March 2021 with a programme in place to deliver the scheme within 36 months.
3. There will be a phased handover of the scheme to Habinteg Housing Association with the first homes ready for occupation later in 2022 or early 2023, bringing the long-term vacant brownfield site back into use by delivering a new, high quality, residential-led place to live.  
4. The site of the former Adria Factory was there and following its closure, the space has been vacant for more than 15 years.
5. To find out more, visit Habinteg Ulster
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