Plans for a new multi-million-pound housing development on the site of the former Alexander Street multis have been lodged with city planners.
The housing blocks were levelled four years ago, and now a project is being put forward to build houses there.
Proposals for more than 80 homes, including around 40 council houses, will now be considered by city planners.
The council is proposing to put more than £3 million into a partnership scheme with Hillcrest Housing Association to build the homes, which will be constructed alongside a school and community facilities.
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Hilltown is a priority area for the council, and the development of the Alexander Street site is to be followed by the more recently demolished Derby Street site.
Elaine Zwirlein, director of housing at the council, said: “By the council and Hillcrest Housing Association working together to deliver the new-build housing this creates the opportunity for including housing for shared equity and mid-market rent to ensure the best housing mix.
“The partnership approach will ensure best value and will avoid the duplication that would be involved if separate design and procurement processes were undertaken by both organisations.”
The development is part of the council’s plans to transform the area as outlined in the Hilltown physical regeneration framework, which sets out a vision for the area as “a popular, safe and attractive place to live”.
Discussing the project previously, Dundee City Council’s housing convener, John Alexander, said: “For many years there has been a requirement for new-build housing in the Hilltown as the demolition of the multis left quite a hole in those communities.”
The proposals for 81 units, which will see a capital investment of £3.045m by the council, were agreed by the housing committee in October.