Over the last few days, LSDPC has been celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Below is a summary of what the property corporation has done since the 70s in providing affordable housing for Lagosians.
***IN THE 70’s
(1.) Ikeja Residential and Industrial Estate spanning the whole of Allen Avenue, Adekunle Fajuyi Estate, Oba Akran Road, Guinness, Aromire Avenue, Adeniyi Jones Avenue, Ogba Oluwole, Sogunro, Ijaiye Phases I and II, Omole Scheme I & II, Agidingbi, Oregun, Isheri Road and Isheri-Olowu.
(2.) lIupeju Residential and Industrial Developments spanning the whole area from Cappa Railway Crossing to Shyllon Street, Bishop Street, Coker Roundabout, Oba Nle Aro, Town Planning Way, and Association Avenue.
(3.) Apapa/Oshodi Industrial Estate spanning the whole area from Matori to Oshodi-Isolo Expressway and Apapa Port Complex. Apart from the small planning residential area for expatriates and the police barracks, the rest of Apapa Estate was mainly swampy. It was reclaimed and developed into a self-contained estate with industrial, commercial as well as high and low density residential areas.
(4.) Other residential areas planned and developed by the Corporation are Palmgrove Estate, Maryland Estate, Gbagada Estate, Surul-
ere Estate comprising Eric Moore Road, Akerele Extension, Bode Thomas, Babs Animashaun, Ogunlana Drive and some parts of Ikoyi
and Victoria Island. The type TI/4 bungalows in Ikorodu were fully developed between 1972 and 1979.
(5.) Within the vicinity of Lagos, the Corporation developed and let-out to the general public three shopping centres viz:- (a). Falomo Shopping Centre, Ikoyi – 77 Shops.
Currently under redevelopment (2022). (b) Adeniran Ogunsanya Shopping Centre, Surulere – 69 Shops. (c) Iponri Shopping Centre Iponri.
In fact, the three shopping centres were revenue yielding ventures of the Corporation until 1980 when the civilian administration transferred Iporin Shopping Centre to the then Lagos State Market Development Board. Adeniran Ogunsanya Shopping Centre was later redeveloped under a joint venture development.
***IN THE 80s
UNDER JAKANDE
The 80s witnessed a rapid increase in the provision of housing for all classes of people in the State between 1981 and 1983 under the administration of late Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande.
Between 1984 and 1999, the different Military governors/administration facilitated the completion of some of the low and medium income estates that were yet to be finished at the exit of the initiator, Alhaji Jakande.
Below is the table of housing units built by the Corporation between 1980 and 1989 in different parts of the state. Many of these were completed during the four years of Alhaji Jakande’s administration.
LOW INCOME (JAKANDE ESTATES) LOCATION & NUMBER OF UNITS
Abesan – 4272, Abule -Nla – 90, Agarawu – 18, Akerele – 18, Amuwo-Odofin – 2068, Anikantamo – 714, Badagry – 6, Bank-Olemoh – 36, Dairy Farm – 708, Epe – 30, Iba – 1560, Ijeh – 62 (later gave way to Dolphin Estate), Ikorodu – 78, Iponri – 1002, Isolo – 3632, Itire – 42, Lawanson – 30, Oko-Oba – 48, Ojokoro – 534, Surulere – 24.
MEDIUM INCOME
LOCATION & NUMBER
OF UNITS
Alapere – 140, Alaka – 16, Opebi II – 120, Ogba Phase II – 28, Omole – 100, Opebi II – 20, Amuwo-Odofin – 36, Ijaiye – 796, Ebute Metta – 528.
**DUPLEX
LOCATION & NUMBER
OF UNITS
Amuwo-Odofin Phase I & II – 256, Ogudu Phases I & II – 126, Dolphin Phases I & II – 656.
LSDPC was the first real estate agency to make use of prefabricated units to build the following estates, Dolphin Estate, Ebute-Metta.
Medium Income Estate, and Ijeh Low-cost Housing Estate.
***ACHIEVEMENTS
IN THE 90’s
This era recorded the success of Brigadier General Raji Rasaki, Sir Michael Otedola, Colonel Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and Colonel Mohammed Buba Marwa as administrators heading Lagos State between 1990-1999.
Their contributions to housing development in Lagos State through the Corporation are as follows:
AMUWO-ODOFIN
RAJI RASAKI HOUSING ESTATE
4 Bedroom Duplexes – 142 units.
IKORODU
T. O. Shobowale Benson Estate
2 Bedroom Terrace Bungalows – 229, 3 Bedroom Terrace Bungalows – 58.
OKO-OBA
PALM VIEW ESTATE I
3 Bedroom Semi-Detached Bungalows – 44, 4 Bedroom Flats – 12.
ISOLO
L.S.D.P.C. Low Cost Housing Estate
3 Bedroom Semi-Detached Bungalows – 614, 3 Bedroom Flats – 54.
OJOKORO
L.S.D.P. C. Low Cost Housing Estate
3 Bedroom Flats – 90, 2 Bedroom Flats – 6.
OGBA – IJAIYE
MEDIUM INCOME ESTATE PHASE IV
4 Bedroom Semi-Detached Bungalows – 12, 4 Bedroom Flats – 44 (56 units)
OGBA PHASE II MEDIUM INCOME ESTATE
4 Bedroom Flats – 56.
ALAPERE
L.S.D.P.C. Medium Income Estate Phase II, 4 Bedroom Flats – 32.
SURULERE
L.S.D.P.C. Flats Games Village
3 Bedroom Flats – 12.
IKOYI DOLPHIN ESTATE
PHASE II
2 Bedroom Flats – 136, 3 Bedroom Flats – 440, 4 Bedroom Duplexes – 236 (812 units).
IKEJA
M. K. O. ABIOLA GARDENS
3 Bedroom Flats – 72, 4 Bedroom Flats – 72, 4 Bedroom Terrace Houses – 80, 4 Bedroom Duplexes – 126 (350 units)
***ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU ADMINISTRATION
(1999-2007)
The era of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the then Lagos State Governor contributed immensely to the housing development in Lagos State. Properties developed under his administration are as follows:
IKORODU
Bola Ahmed Tinubu Housing Estate, Odo-Nla, 1,2& 3 Bedrooms Flats and Bungalows – (672 units)
OKO-OBA/AGEGE
L.S.D.P.C Affordable Housing Estate, Oko-Oba IV (2 Bedroom) – 180, Palm-View Estate (Terrace), Oko-Oba II (3 Bedroom) – 34, Oko-Oba Estate Phase III (3 Bedroom) – 144, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Estate, Agege (2 & 3 Bedroom Flats) – 180 units.
SURULERE
Joseph Shyngle (Terrace), Surulere (3 Bedroom) – 12
L.S.D.P.C Estate, Alapere Phase III (JOINT VENTURE) – 19, 3 Bedroom semi detached, 4 Bedroom Flats,
L.S.D.P.C Low Income Estate, Isolo (JOINT VENTURE)
3 Bedroom Flats – 18, Phases I & II, 3 Bedroom Flats – 42 units.
FEMI OKUNNU, LEKKI
Phase I (Duplexes) – 106, Phase II (Terraces with BQ) – 127, Phase III Luxury Flats (3 Bedroom) – 126 units.
IJAIYE MEDIUM ESTATE
Phases I & II, 4 Bedroom Flats (Joint Venture) – 16, Crystal Estate (Terrace), Amuwo Odofin (3 Bedroom) – 38 units.
L.S.D.P.C RIVERVIEW ESTATE, ISHERI NORTH
2 Bedroom Flats – 60, Terrace – 155 units.
*** BABATUNDE RAJI FASHOLA (SAN) ADMINISTRATION
(2007 – 2015) PROJECTS & NUMBER OF UNITS
Sunshine Estate, Oko-Oba Iii (3 Bedroom Flats) – 144, Alausa Shopping Complex (Joint Venture) – 144, Lsdpc Riverview Estate, Isheri North 4 Bedroom Duplex – 16, Terrace – 7, Pearly Gate Estate, Ikota Lekki (Joint Venture) – 38, Iba Housing Scheme (3 Bedroom Flats) – 132, Oba Elegushi Estate Lekki Ii, Ogombo – 90, H.a.b. Fashinro Court, Apapa Gra – 60, L.S.D.P.C Lower Medium Income Estate, Isolo (3 Bedroomflats) – 78, Ogba Ijaiye Housing Estate (4 Bedroom Flats) – 8, Femi Okunnu Estate Iv Lekki (4 Bedroom Flats) – 32, M.K.O Abiola Gardens (Duplexes) – 10, Amuwo-Odofin (3 Bedroom Flats) – 72, Oluwole Shopping Mall – 384 Shops/ 294 Key-Clamps, Adeniran Ogunsanya Shopping Complex, Surulere – 140 Shops. Leisure Center, Adeniran Ogunsanya, Surulere (Cinema Halls & Shops).
*** CONSULTANCY (LAGOSHOMS)
Projects & Number of Units
Shogunro I, Ogba – 144 Units (1, 2, 3 Bedrooms), Shogunro II, Ogba – 96 Units (1, 2, 3 Bedrooms), Shitta, Surulere – 36 Units (1,2,3 Bedrooms), Oko – Oba, Agege – 108 Units (1, 2, 3 Bedrooms), HOS Quaters, Alausa – 48 Units (1,2,3 Bedrooms), Ibeshe, Ikorodu – 480 Units (1,2,3 Bedrooms), Randle, Surulere – 24 Units (1,2,3 Bedrooms), Obele Oniwala, Surulere – 72 Units (1,2,3 Bedrooms), Amuwo Odofin, Mile 2 – 84 Units (1,2,3 Bedrooms), Akanimado, Ketu – 192 Units (1,2,3 Bedrooms).
*** AKINWUNMI AMBODE’S ADMINISTRATION
BETWEEN (2015 – 2019)
PROJECTS & NUMBER OF UNITS
Olutunda Ilupeju – A BLOCK of 6 (3 Bedroom Flats with maid’s room), Ijaiye Ogba – 12 Units (3 Bedroom Flats with maid’s room), Adelabu Surulere – 4 Units (3 Bedroom Duplex), Olufemi Surulere – 2 Units (3 Bedroom Duplex).
*** BABAJIDE OLUSOLA SANWO-OLU ADMINISTRATION
(2019 TILL DATE)
The Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration has developed several contemporary housing within the state, some of which have been completed and delivered. Below are the projects the Corporation has completed and also developing under his administration.
PROJECTS & NUMBER OF UNITS
JOINT VENTURE PROJECTS
Courtland Villas Lekki – 120 (4 bedroom maisonette/BQ), Lekki Apartments, Lekki – 124 (1,2 & 3 bedroom apartments), Bayview Elegushi Lekki 32 Flats – (3 bedroom flats and maid’s room), 68 Terraces – (4 bedroom flats and maid’s room), Channel Point Apartments, V/I – 38 (2 & 3 bedroom apartments), Keffi Suites, Ikoyi – 144 (1 & 2 bedroom apartments), KLM Terraces, Sura Mogaji, Ilupeju – 10 (terraces).
DIRECT PROJECTS
NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (NVRI)
A block of suspended two-floor office complex, one (2) floor laboratory and a block of four 2-bedroom flats.
Sunnyville Apartments, Ogba – 32 (2 bedrooms), B.O Benson Estate, Ibeshe, Ikorodu – 480 (40 blocks of of 1, 2, 3 bedrooms), Love Garden, Surulere – 32 (2 bedroom apartments).
*** RENTAL PROPERTIES
Apart from shops, the corporation also invests in the building of rental office blocks and highbrow residential buildings to support the corporate world. The office and residential blocks include:
OFFICE COMPLEX
LSDPC House: A 13-storey ultra-modern office complex on Nnamdi Azikiwe Street, Central Lagos.
Macarthy Street Office Block: This is a 10-storey block on reinforced concrete frame structure on Macarthy Street, Onikan.
Falomo Office Block: 10-storey office block at Falomo Roundabout, Ikoyi.
Olowogbowo Office Block: 14-storey office block at Broad Street, Lagos.
*** RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
Eko Court Complex: A sprawling residential complex at Kofo Abayomi Crescent, Victoria Island. It consist of 4 blocks of 154 units of (1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments).
Adeola Odeku Complex: 5 blocks of 20 units (3 bedroom flats) with a penthouse and I block of 20 flats at Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island.
Boyle Street Flats: An eleven storey block of 38 units (I and 2 bedroom flat) at Boyle Street, Onikan.
*** COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES
As a policy of the Government, the Corporation provides Shopping Complexes in its Estates to assist small and medium scale enterprises, to ease the shopping needs of residents and to facilitate commercial activities in the state.
LOCATION & NUMBER OF SHOPS
Ogba Housing Estate Phase I – 20, Ogba Housing Estate Phase II – 5, Ijaiye Phases I & II – 58, Ijaiye Phase III – 46, Ijaiye Phase IV – 22, Ijaiye Phase V – 80, Ijaiye Ojokoro Estate Phase I – 27, Ojokoro Estate Phase II – 32, Corner Shops Surulere – 38, Iponri Shopping Precinct – 15, Gbaja Shopping Precint – 17, Ilelogo Shopping Precint – 14, Gbaja Installs, Surulere – 40, Ilupeju Shopping Centre – 32, Isolo Shopping Cenre (Ilewe-Meta) – 32, Isolo Shopping Centre (Oke- Afa) – 24, Opebi Medium Income Estate – 8, Omole Medium Income Estate – 9, Alapere Medium Income Estate – 10, Anikantamo Low Estate – 24, Ebute-Metta Medium Income Estate – 34, Gbaja Shops, Surulere Stand – 9, Dolphin Estate Phases I & II Ikoyi – 66, Crystal Estate Phases I – 28, Ogudu Medium Income Estate – 27, T. O. Shobowale Benson Estate Owutu – 12.
