VIDEO: Survey Finds Over 500 Derelict Homes in Urban Communities

More than 500 derelict homes have been identified across several urban communities, Prime Minister Gaston Browne said, citing the results of a recent government survey that underscores the scale of urban decay in and around St. John’s.

“I don’t know if you’re all aware that we just did a recent survey,” Browne told the audience. “Between Point, Grace Farm … over 500 derelict homes. No, we can’t live like that.”

He described the structures as “properties that are practically uninhabitable,” adding that they are “old, broken-down buildings, uninhabitable, nobody living in them.”

Browne said many of the abandoned properties are owned by individuals living overseas, noting that “many of them, the property owners, they live in the United States or they live in North America and Europe,” while residents at home are left in “less than satisfactory conditions.”

The prime minister said the findings reinforce the government’s push to remove derelict buildings and accelerate urban renewal, particularly within older communities such as Point and Grace Farm, which form part of the capital’s wider urban corridor.

WATCH: Prime Minister Gaston Browne reveals that a recent survey found more than 500 derelict homes in urban communities including Point and Grace Farm, calling the conditions unacceptable and highlighting the scale of urban decay facing St. John’s.

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