Cardiff Council has unveiled a £74m housing plan for the next two years as part of its ambitious plan to build more than 4,000 homes across the city by 2030.
This includes 2,800 council homes in what will be the largest council housing build programme in Wales. The total investment in the new homes will eventually total more than £800m, the council says.
The huge building programme is already under way with 806 properties having already been built comprising 613 council homes and 193 homes for sale. A further 522 are currently being built while 506 have planning permission and a further 1,729 homes are in the pipeline.
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So far 59 sites have been confirmed for the programme, which will deliver about 3,600 new homes, but the council said new sites are also being assessed to reach the target of 4,000.
Some £74m is earmarked for the capital spend on housing for the next two years in the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan for 2022-2023, which will be considered by the cabinet on Thursday, March 10.
The plan also includes an investment of £100m to create 10 new community living buildings, amounting to about 500 new homes, for older residents.
The first of these will be Addison House in Rumney in 2023 while other schemes are planned for Maelfa, St Mellons, and Grangetown's Channel View development.
The council also revealed it has "agreed in principle" to acquire a three-storey apartment, comprising 30 new one-bedroom flats, for older people in Wyndham Crescent, Riverside.
These will be built by a private developer on the site of the former Seel & Co building, near the junction with Cowbridge Road East, before being sold to the council.
Other measures outlined in the plan include preventing homelessness, replacing the cladding on the council's high-rise apartment blocks, carrying out repairs on council homes, and improving and extending community hubs.
Cabinet member for housing and communities Lynda Thorne said: "This is not just about building quality homes. Access to services and a healthy local economy are essential for safe and strong communities. Our programme will deliver both enhanced and new neighbourhoods where people are proud to live."
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