The WA Government has today announced that preferred community housing providers (CHP) have been chosen for two major residential developments in Perth’s western and southern suburbs which are set to deliver 481 new affordable and social homes.
“These two projects will not only provide greater housing diversity in prime metropolitan locations but will go a long way in boosting our State’s overall housing supply, improving long-term rental and housing affordability,” said WA Premier, Roger cook.
“This builds on our government’s historic investment in housing and homelessness measures, which has resulted in the delivery of more than 3,300 social homes across our State, providing security and opportunity for vulnerable Western Australians.”
Community Housing Limited (CHL), a Tier 1 national CHP, has been selected as the preferred proponent to deliver, own and operate the Court Place development in Subiaco (artist’s impression pictured), following a competitive procurement process in 2024.
Court Place’s current design includes 288 one-bedroom apartments, 139 two-bedroom apartments, around 20 three-bedroom apartments with around 300 square metres of commercial tenancies at ground level.
Tier 1 CHP Foundation Housing Limited (FHL) has also been selected to deliver and operate the East Street development in East Fremantle.
This project will be a three-storey, 34-dwelling building on the corner of East Street and Canning Highway and has been supported under the second round of the HAFF. It will include 19 one-bedroom and 15 two-bedroom dwellings.
The 3,665 square metre development site was selected as part of the WA Government’s Housing Diversity Pipeline, which is maximising the potential of ‘lazy’ government land to bolster social and affordable housing.
Supported through the first round of the Federal Government’s Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF), Court Place in the Subi East precinct is set to deliver 447 new homes, including 300 affordable and 147 social homes in a prime location just four kilometres from the Perth CBD.
Subi East is a major State Government urban redevelopment project set to transform the land around Subiaco Oval into a vibrant mixed-use residential community with more than 1,000 new homes, as well as public parks, pedestrian-friendly green links, and civic spaces.
Construction on both the Court Place and East Street projects is expected to start in 2026.
