珀斯南郊Hilton地区的社会住房项目严重延期，原定2022年竣工的14套住宅至今未全部完成，已超期4年[1]。该项目已投入超过400万澳元资金，但施工进展缓慢——仅6套住宅开始施工后停滞，其余8套则改为标准设计[1]。西澳绿党领导人Brad Pettitt表示："应该有两个家庭现在住在这里"[1]。
项目屡次易手加剧了延误问题。多个承包商相继进入清算，直到2024年由Jaguar Constructions接手承建[1]。然而新承包商自12月以来一直未进场施工，目前正等待政府进一步指示[1]。建筑师Georgina Willis指出，住宅原本应在施工开始后一年内完成[1]。住房和工程部长John Carey确认，8套住宅已在新承包商下竣工并入住[1]。
A social housing development in Hilton, a suburb south of Perth, Australia, has become mired in delays, with 14 residential units originally scheduled for completion in 2022 now still unfinished four years later [1]. The project has already consumed more than $4 million in public funds, yet construction progress remains severely hampered [1].
Of the 14 dwellings initially planned with a design cost of $200,000 per unit, only six have entered the construction phase before work ground to a halt [1]. The remaining eight units have since been redesigned to a standard specification [1]. The project has been destabilized by the insolvency of multiple contractors, with the current builder, Jaguar Constructions, having taken over in 2024 but failing to commence work since December [1]. Brad Pettitt, leader of the Western Australian Greens, underscored the human cost of the delays, stating that "there should be two families living here right now" [1]. Architect Georgina Willis noted that residential construction of this type should typically be completed within a year of commencing [1].
Housing and Emergency Services Minister John Carey has confirmed that eight of the units have now been completed and occupied under the current contractor [1].