LAGOS | Ilubirin Housing Estate | Master-Plan | U/C

Renders from Official Website

tomiwalker said:

These kinds of projects make me skeptical. Even though I believe they are badly needed, somehow these kinds of projects only remain renders. I'll do some more research into the developers. This would be a very inspirational development if executed.

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These new renders are beautiful but doesn’t tell us the whole story. If you ever passed there you’ll see there’s a giant overhead high tension wire that goes straight through Ilubirin.The present uncompleted buildings there clearly avoided it as nothing can be built directly under or even close to these high tension cables. But these new renders shows every inch of the Ilubirin land sprawling with buildings. The question is are they going to relocate these high tension wire. If so work on that should be the first thing that should have been going on now unless the new renderings are just wishful thinking.

JoblessBeggar said:

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There already is a clear departure from the designs in the render. The image above shows buildings with a pyramid type roof.

B_Enkay said:

There already is a clear departure from the designs in the render. The image above shows buildings with a pyramid type roof.

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While I don’t think the finished product will be a carbon copy of the render, note that those buildings actually precede the render.

As noted above, there’s a pre-existing thread on this project. It was started initially as a HOMS (solely residential) project, but has since been redesigned as a mix-use “live-work-play” project. I believe the redesign also necessitated some reclamation (and additional infrastructural work) which has now been completed, but the new render reflects the nature of the redesigned project.

First Phase Of Ilubirin Housing Scheme to be Completed Next Year - Lagos State Government

The Lagos State Government has stated that the construction of the first phase of the Ilubirin Housing Scheme will be completed by end of 2018 while sales to members of the public will commence during Q1:2019.

The housing scheme will be built in 7 phases starting with the completion of the existing structure which encompasses Phase 1 of the project, while completion of other phases of the project would span over a 3-year period terminating in 2022 the government said.

In 2014, the Ilubirin Housing Scheme initiative was conceived under the Lagos Home Ownership and Mortgage Scheme (LAGOSHOMS) and marked as a purely residential project but new designs released indicate it will accommodate live, work and play activities.

According to Gbolahan Lawal, the state’s Commissioner for Housing, the project had been on hold as a result of limited budgetary provisions but a private sector partnership reached through a joint venture agreement to see the completion of the project.

After a review of the proposals received from various companies to execute the project, the state was pleased with and awarded First Investment Property Company (FIDC) the contract to fulfil the vision of Ilubirin.

He added, the new design of the project will comprise 472 units of living space designed as studio apartments, 1, 2 and 3-bedroom flats, terraces and penthouses, while commercial units and recreational facilities, as well as child day care facilities, are also included in the plan.

The plan also includes a shopping mall, an eco-park, a waterfront with restaurants and bars. “There would be something for everyone in Ilubirin,” Lawal said.

The commissioner stated the new plans of the project had also put into consideration the existing traffic conditions in the area because its prime location between Lagos Island and mainland hence a new flyover will be built to connect the development to the Third Mainland bridge axis to ensure seamless integration into the wider road network.

In June 2017, Profica Nigeria was appointed by FIDC to manage the construction of the state housing scheme alongside 3 other majors projects in Nigeria. FIDC is expected to source funds for the completion of the project and also to provide the technical expertise. The equity of the State remains the land for project and sum spent on the development to date.

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The primary defeat of the current Governor has seemingly taken the wind out of sails of governance in Lagos, and the foot appears to have been taken off the pedal to complete several ongoing projects

Furthermore, given the “he’s not a good party man” rationale underlying that defeat, several project reversals and/or revisions would not surprise most people, and this project and the Oworonsoki Reclamation project could very well be among the casualties.

Maybe someone can answer this question for me. With so many millions of people crammed into the city already and countless thousands more moving into it every year, why aren't these developers more focused on building high tower developments. These low tower buildings placed on rather large portions of real estate seem kinda shorted sighted of those developing them. The government should be guiding developers into high tower development with a small foot print, for space conservation.

Lyfeline said:

Maybe someone can answer this question for me. With so many millions of people crammed into the city already and countless thousands more moving into it every year, why aren't these developers more focused on building high tower developments. These low tower buildings placed on rather large portions of real estate seem kinda shorted sighted of those developing them. The government should be guiding developers into high tower development with a small foot print, for space conservation.

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Developers build for the local market (including local preferences), and as suitable to their financial and other capacity.

JoblessBeggar said:

Developers build for the local market (including local preferences), and as suitable to their financial and other capacity.

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Developments should at least be more dense then, like row houses or larger apartment buildings. It seems the only private mass housing developments in Lagos are the older ones (like 1004) which I think we need more of.

donny_ovi said:

Developments should at least be more dense then, like row houses or larger apartment buildings. It seems the only private mass housing developments in Lagos are the older ones (like 1004) which I think we need more of.

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I agree, with the way things are going now, Lagos is looking at running out of land to develop in possibly the next 20 years. At that point, many of these types of project will need to be forced to be torn down, and redeveloped into high tower apartment complexes. These little 10 and 16 story buildings are pointless in a rapidly growing city like Lagos in my humble opinion.

Also, is there no masterplan that Lagos follows?! It's almost as if urban planners are non-existent in the state and its not the first time this has been said. Maybe they don't have enough power because they should be able to control building regulations as well I believe but it seems every building is designed independently without any regards to land use or how it fits into the city.

donny_ovi said:

Also, is there no masterplan that Lagos follows?! It's almost as if urban planners are non-existent in the state and its not the first time this has been said. Maybe they don't have enough power because they should be able to control building regulations as well I believe but it seems every building is designed independently without any regards to land use or how it fits into the city.

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Lagos has urban development masterplans (also known as model city plans) for VI/Ikoyi, Lekki, Ikeja, Agege, Apapa, Alimosho, Mainland Central/Lagos Island, Ikorodu and Badagry. In addition, model city plans were/are being developed for Epe, Kosofe and Oshodi-Isolo.

Before anyone can legally begin to build housing or otherwise develop or modify property (or property use) in Lagos, such developer is required by law to obtain a Development Permit from the Lagos Building Control Agency. The application for the permit would include design and usage information, and the Agency can seal or even demolish buildings/property that fails to conform the permit granted or which fails to obtain a permit.

I'm not really a fan of these isolated large developments. Essentially they are just gated communities with only one or two access points and they dont co-exist with the rest of the city. there are 3-4 more like this under construction (in the land reclamation phase) and I hope it doesn't become a Lagos trend because they host tens of thousands of people, and I doubt the current infrastructure can accommodate such, especially those Islands being reclaimed in lekki and those small residential streets.