Christchurch building.

PHOTO: IAIN MCGREGOR/STUFFSome of the finished homes in One Central are selling for up to $1.6 million.

Construction of 68 new homes is set begin in central Christchurch, where the apartment market is already proving sluggish. 

The housing will be a mix of two-bedroom apartments and one, two or three-bedroom terraced homes on the land bounded by Gloucester and Worcester streets and Latimer Sq.

They are part of One Central – a government-driven development being built by Fletcher Living for the east frame anchor project. Groundwork has started and Fletcher aims to have them finished in late 2021.

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