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South China Morning Post
16-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's shelved plan for 8,300 public flats to face 90% higher cost per home
Hong Kong housing authorities have revealed that the now-suspended plan to build 8,300 public flats in a northern town will face higher costs of up to 90 per cent for each home and require an extra 10 months to complete if it were to press ahead. The Housing Bureau said on Monday that the postponement was prompted by its ground investigation that the site had 'complex geology with a deep bedrock layer'. 'The authority stresses that it has not abandoned the project,' the bureau said. It added that geological issues were expected to bring a longer-than-normal construction period and significant costs for foundation works. The bedrock level had been found at depths exceeding 80 metres (262 feet) below ground in general, with the deepest recorded at 120 metres. If the site were to be used for public housing construction, deep foundation work would be involved, it said. The suspension of the development, including its site formation and infrastructure works, in Fanling was revealed in a document the Housing Department and the Civil Engineering and Development Department submitted to the North District Council last week for a meeting on Monday. According to the paper, the Fanling Area 17 site, spanning about 5.47 hectares (13.5 acres) of both government and private land, is located to the east of Ling Shan Road and Jockey Club Road, south of Ma Sik Road and west of Fan Leng Lau Road. It currently houses the Fan Garden Police Driving and Traffic Training Centre.
South China Morning Post
16-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's shelved plan for 8,300 public flats to face 90% higher cost per home
Hong Kong housing authorities have revealed that the now-suspended plan to build 8,300 public flats in a northern town will face higher costs of up to 90 per cent for each home and require an extra 10 months to complete if it were to press ahead. The Housing Bureau said on Monday that the postponement was prompted by its ground investigation that the site had 'complex geology with a deep bedrock layer'. 'The authority stresses that it has not abandoned the project,' the bureau said. It added that geological issues were expected to bring a longer-than-normal construction period and significant costs for foundation works. The bedrock level had been found at depths exceeding 80 metres (262 feet) below ground in general, with the deepest recorded at 120 metres. If the site were to be used for public housing construction, deep foundation work would be involved, it said. The suspension of the development, including its site formation and infrastructure works, in Fanling was revealed in a document the Housing Department and the Civil Engineering and Development Department submitted to the North District Council last week for a meeting on Monday. According to the paper, the Fanling Area 17 site, spanning about 5.47 hectares (13.5 acres) of both government and private land, is located to the east of Ling Shan Road and Jockey Club Road, south of Ma Sik Road and west of Fan Leng Lau Road. It currently houses the Fan Garden Police Driving and Traffic Training Centre.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
‘It is definitely a loss': Buffalo leaders react to YMCA closing Delaware Ave. branch
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After being open for close to a century, YMCA's branch on Delaware Avenue in North Buffalo will be closing its doors. Buffalo's North District Council member Joe Golombek said he wasn't surprised by the closure. 'I sort of expected this long term,' he said. 'I didn't think it would happen as quickly as it did, though. There's been a lot of rumors. But you hear all sorts of rumors from developers, and in City Hall. Unfortunately, this rumor came to be true.' Golombek said the facility meant a lot to the neighborhood. 'It is definitely a loss, especially for the people that use it,' he said. 'It's just another one of those little things that takes away from the traditional fabric and community of a neighborhood.' The Delaware YMCA, located at 2564 Delaware Ave., is closing its doors on April 4. A spokesperson with the organization said the closure is due to significant financial losses and deferred maintenance costs. 'While the decision to close the Delaware Y is incredibly difficult, it allows us to focus on strengthening our impact in our region,' said John Ehrbar, YMCA Buffalo Niagara President and CEO. Despite the closure, construction on a new outdoor YMCA camp called Camp Swan is expected to start later this year and will be located on Elmwood Avenue near Hertel Avenue. Until Camp Swan's completion, Golombek is concerned about residents without transportation having access to the services YMCA provides. 'The concern that I have is the people that live in this immediate area not having that walkable place to go to,' he said. Current members will still receive full access to other YMCAs in the area. 'I spent a lot of time at the YMCA as a child taking swimming and karate lessons, playing floor hockey, and I am sad to hear they are closing the Delaware location,' Delaware District Council Member Joel Feroleto said in a statement. 'I'm happy they still are committed to our area in their realignment and that they are continuing the tradition of the Turkey Trot. One of the best road races in the country!' Golombek would like to see the former Delaware Avenue site be turned into apartments. Sarah Minkewicz is an Emmy-nominated reporter and Buffalo native who has been a part of the News 4 team since 2019. Follow Sarah on Twitter @SarahMinkewicz and click here to see more of her work. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
