State buys $5m, 23-room Brisbane hotel for more housing
The State Government has paid $5m-plus for a 23-room hotel in Brisbane’s inner-west that was at risk of being sold on the private market.
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An inner-city Brisbane hotel being used as emergency accommodation has been bought by the state government in a bid to provide housing security.
The 23-room hotel had been turned into emergency accommodation, but was understood to be at risk of being sold on the private market.
The state government has purchased the building, at a cost of $5.3m, to prevent losing the facility.
It will provide immediate support for people experiencing, or at risk of homelessness, the state government said.
It was paid for out of a $64.3m cash bucket outlined in the budget for leasing or buying emergency facilities.
Housing Minister Meaghan Scanlon made the announcement at a former aged care facility at Clayfield which the state government bought last year for $9.6m.
The 37 units at the Clayfield property will be managed by Bric Housing in partnership with Communify Queensland Ltd, with about eight sets of tenants moving in to the facility in recent weeks.
“These 37 self-contained units provide safe and secure housing for older Queenslanders, particularly those who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and those looking to downsize to smaller homes,” Ms Scanlon said.
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