With an unknown amount of money, central government via the National Housing Institute (INVI) has begun the construction of a housing project to benefit 100 families in Puerto Plata. The location is on former sugar cane land in Villa Esperanza, Puerto Plata on the road to Sosua from Puerto Plata city.
Seventeen 3-floor buildings with 100 apartments of 65 square meters will be built, according to INVI director, Mayobanex Escoto. Escoto said the construction is part of the government plan to build low cost housing in joint actions with the private sector to reduce the housing deficit.
He thanked the collaboration of the State Sugar Board (CEA) for the donation of the land to build the project which will be known as Villa Esperanza Montellano. He said that those interested in having an apartment should contact INVI to begin the application process.
At the ground-breaking ceremony were the Deputy Felix Castillo, director of the CEA, Pedro Mota; governor, Iván Rivera; mayors of the municipalities of Montellano and San Felipe de Puerto Plata, Héctor Rojas Padilla (Chino) and Walter Musa Meyreles, among other distinguished guests and officials.
In 2015, the media reported on the construction of 250 single home dwellings for undocumented Haitians in Villa Esperanza by the Canadian organization, Fundacion El Samaritano.
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El Dia
Diario Libre
30 January 2019
