A new St James housing development promising 34 affordable homes is set to expand options for Barbadians seeking home ownership, with more than a dozen buyers already expressing interest ahead of construction, the developer said Friday.

The Deanstown Heights Housing Development, being executed by the City of Bridgetown Co-operative Credit Union through COB Financial Services Incorporated, is being pitched to low- and middle-income buyers at prices ranging from about $362 500 to $571 000.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the project was held at the site of the first house to be built on Friday.