The apprehension by most young families
and other members of the growing middle class to own affordable cozy
homes in a serene and high brow neighborhood seems set to be relieved by
GT Rich Realtors, developers of Lekki Gardens.
Currently existing in four phases, all
on the Lekki Epe Expressway of Lagos, Lekki Gardens is poised for a
giant stride by providing over 1,000 luxury apartments for home owners
and savvy investors.
The first phase of the estate comprising
predominantly three bedroom duplexes and apartments blocks has been
fully delivered to over 200 families who are currently reaping the
benefit of tapping into the off plan scheme of the estate which kicked
off sometime last year.
These proud home owners currently enjoy
all the facilities of an uptown estate such as well paved inter-locked
road network, water treatment plants, street lights, underground
electrical wiring, over-night power supply and other facilities.
The second phase of the estate which is
about five minutes away from Victoria Garden City (VGC), is currently
fully subscribed with construction in top gear to deliver over 400
housing units of predominantly three bedroom duplexes and other
house-types in time for subscribers to inhabit in the next few months.
Tucked behind the Lagos Business School,
the third phase of the estate which is a mini-estate compared to the
second phase and it is expected to house over 150 families in three
bedroom duplexes.
BusinessDay visit to the site revealed
that construction was in top gear to meet delivery date. Roads,
drainages were eagerly constructed and the lush green area of the estate
was already mapped out while most houses were almost on decking level.
Construction at the fourth phase of the
estate which is also on the Lekki-Epe axis is in top gear to deliver
residential apartments in the next nine months. “At the site, perimeter
fencing and other infrastructure are currently being completed, while
a 1.2km access road to the site has just been delivered to allow easy
access to the site, Azuka Ugboh, the company’s media director, revealed
to our reporter.
“Our success stories have however,
been threatened by some challenges which are affecting early delivery
of the estates”, Ugboh said.
One of the major challenges we face is
the doubt that has clouded the real estate sector in recent times, as
clients fear that developers might not deliver on their promise,
especially when it has do with off-plan sales.
However, at GT Rich we have been able to allay those fears by delivering the first phase in our series of Lekki Gardens.
“Also with the second phase fully
subscribed, it is obvious our clients have a great deal of trust on us
and that further informed our decision to see them as our partners
rather than just clients,” he added.
“There is also the difficulty of the
terrain on some of our projects because of the swampy nature of the
Lekki environment; however, we have been able to tackle this by
employing strategies that have helped us to dredge the areas,” Ugboh
said, disclosing that they construct their houses with raft foundation
at some of the challenging sites to guard against future environment
challenges
