The community-owned Not For Profit has completed all eight villas and the community centre for its new ‘women-only’ housing precinct at its Kanahooka retirement village south of Wollongong – and there’s plenty of interest from buyers.
As we reported here, IRT opened expressions of interest for Jasmine Grove – which is set within the new Henry Brooks Estate women – in September last year.
CEO Patrick Reid says they have since received more than 100 expressions of interest from Illawarra women wanting to learn more about the precinct which is priced from $199,000.
“We’ve been encouraged by the level of interest expressed by prospective Jasmine Grove residents. Offering a new choice for retired women living on their own that is purposefully designed to encourage social connection is really important to us as a community-owned not-for-profit organisation,” he said.
“We understand that senior women on their own sometimes have difficulty accessing appropriate retirement living options. Our aim with Jasmine Grove is to offer a new type of retirement living for women that is not only more affordable, but sustainable and connected.”
Partly funded by the Federal Government through the Building Better Regions Fund, the model features eight private one-bedroom self-contained villas which range in size from 46 to 48sq m – slightly larger than the Victorian ‘tiny homes’ in the next story.
The homes are set around a community building with a large share kitchen, family sized dining and lounge area where the residents can come together to cook or relax and chat, plus a BBQ area, additional storage and shared vegetable garden and green space.
Residents also receive 50 hours of integrated IRT Home Care services within the first 12 months of their residency.
Construction is now expected to be complete by July.
