BHC WINS STATE AWARD FOR ‘LIFE-CHANGING’ INNER-CITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING

BHC has won a coveted Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) QLD Award for Excellence for Affordable Housing for their redevelopment of a former Blue Care retirement village into a thriving inner-city for over 55’s community.

Bowen Court in New Farm has been a blessing for its 51 residents, many of whom would have been forced to move from the popular suburb due to rising rents.

The 1960s building was given an $11 million-dollar facelift thanks to a 2013 Development Agreement between BHC and Queensland’s leading not-for-profit aged care and retirement living service provider, Blue Care.

Bowen Court’s open-living style apartments, attractive communal areas, high-tech security and mobility scooter charging stations were key factors in securing the award, BHC’s second in a row after last year’s win with the popular Caggara House seniors’ development in Mount Gravatt.