Head office

21 Kingsway Road, G.R.A. Enugu

                                  History of  ESHDC 
    The Nigeria Building Society which was set up in 1956 with a capital of N2.25 million was the first major attempt by Government to finance home ownership in the country. The Society was set up under an arrangement between the Colonial Development Corporation, the Central Government and the Government of Eastern Nigeria. Unfortunately, the impact of this novel effort could not be felt by majority of the populace, as the NBS was only able to serve a very restricted section of the population due to its credit terms, commercial orientation and lack of funds.

             The introduction of Regional Housing Corporations soon followed, with that of the Federal Territory of Lagos know then as the Lagos Executives Development Board The Board and the Regional Corporations were charged with the powers to acquire land, develop and manage housing estates, and to make loans available to people who qualify for such loans to build their own homes.

              One of such Regional Corporations was the Eastern Nigeria Housing Corporation. The impact of this Corporation was felt in Enugu and Port Harcourt where it developed the Abakpa Nike Housing Estate phase I and the Trans Amadi Housing Estate (Rainbow Town) before the civil war.

              After the war and the creation of three new states from the former Eastern Region, the East Central State Housing Development Authority was established in 1970 and by the time of the bifurcation of that state in 1976, it had begun work in the Riverside Housing Estate, Apakpa Nike and the Trans Ekulu Housing Estate both in Enugu and the Aladinma Estate in Owerri. The activities of that Authority also included provision of per-contract consultancy services for Government and Government Agencies and the construction and refurbishing of some Government projects eg. Alvan Ikoku College of Education, Ohafia Armey Barracks, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Umuahia, etc.

                 Following the creation of Anambra and Imo States in 1976, the Anambra States Housing Development Corporation was established by Edict No 10 of 1976, Apart from continuing with the projects started by the Authority, it went ahead to expand both the Abakpa Nike Trans Ekulu Estates in Enugu and also to establish the Niger Bridge Head Estate in Onitsha. The corporation, during the Second Republic, also established its presence in 16 Local Governments Areas of the old Anambra State where it commenced work on pilot Schemes. It was under the Corporation that work was begun on the phase VI project of Trans Ekulu in 1987.

                 Enugu and Anambra Stae were created by the president and Commande-in Chief on 27^th August, 1991, and after a long period of inactivity the old Anambra State Housing Development Corporation was finally spilt – giving birth to the Enugu State Housing Development Corporation. The Corporation is poised to extend the scope of activities of its predecessor and with the assistance of the Enugu State Government, there is no doubt that in not too distant time the problem of housing will be a thing of the past in the state.