ASO Savings and Loans Plc, arguably Nigeria’s leading primary mortgage bank (PMB), has assured prospective buyers from its ASO Garden Estate of quality infrastructure and other essential facilities.
The bank also assured that the estate will boast a neighborhood shopping centre, children’s playground and park, ample parking space, hospital, police post, fire service and school, adding that it is offering modern all these amenities at very affordable prices.
Hassan Musa Usman, the managing director of the mortgage bank who gave this assurance during a visit to the estate by Inyangette, the MD/CEO, Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC), disclosed that the estate was a product of their vision of providing affordable housing to Nigerians desirous of living in a safe environment here in Abuja.
Usman noted that the estate would change the face of property market in Abuja, explaining that “we aim to break the price jinx associated with premium properties here; with our flexible payment plans, you don’t need to break a bank to own a decent home in Abuja”.
A 900-housing-unit planned community sitting on 27-hectares of land, ASO Garden Estate is located just after Gwarinpa, along the Kubwa Express Road, within the Karsana East District which is part of Abuja Phase IV. It is an affordable property that the middle income earners can afford.
While inspecting the estate, Inyangete commended the management of ASO Savings for the quality work done on the project, adding that the estate exemplified affordable mass housing which was the main thrust of NMRC.
He urged other primary mortgage institutions in the country to emulate ASO Savings efforts at making housing available and affordable for Nigerians.
With flats at a starting price of N17 million, phase 1 of the estate comprises 249 housing units made up of 2 and 3 bedroom exquisite blocks of flats and 4 bedroom terraces, and has reached 80 percent completion and will be commissioned in November this year.
The flats comprise six per block, and each flat has two (or three) bedrooms, with open plan living, kitchen area, all rooms en-suite. Individually priced starting at N17 million for the two bedroom and N23 million for the three-bedroom flats respectively.
The four-bedroom terraces offer a well-planned living accommodation set over two floors; these terraces have stylish features like an open floor plan. There are four bedrooms on the first and second floors, all en-suite. As well as a spacious kitchen there is an adjoining dining area on the ground floor.
When completed, the estate will offer 900 homes ranging from 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, 4 bedroom terraces to 5 bedroom fully detached luxury houses.
CHUKA UROKO
