❓ Hon. Simon Ehrenfeld questions the Minister for Housing and Works regarding the breakdown of social, affordable, and market-rate housing at The Muse at Artisan Place development, following a report of apartments being sold for $1.8 million. The Minister details the project's funding and the number of social housing units in Stage 1.

Affordable housing—Muse at Artisan Place development55.Hon Simon Ehrenfeldto theparliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Housing and Works:I refer to the article inThe West Australianon 6 November 2025, titled "Cook Government selling apartments part of 'affordable' housing project for $1.8 million".(1) Can the minister provide a detailed breakdown of how many of the 256 apartments at The Muse at Artisan Place development are designated as:(a) social housing;(b) affordable housing; and(c) market-rate housing?(2) What is the maximum price at which an apartment can be designated as affordable housing?

Hon Dr Katrina Stratton replied:I thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following on behalf of the Minister for Housing and Works.(1)–(2) The Burt Street development is a commercial build-to-sell apartment development, with partners DevelopmentWA and Edge Visionary Living contributing to construction funding, which is recovered from settlement revenue. There is no state grant funding for the project, other than a $1.48 million Infrastructure Development Fund grant.Economic conditions significantly changed during COVID-19, greatly impacting the feasibility of densityprojects for private partners. The current state government has undertaken significant re-working of projects to enable them to proceed in a post-COVID construction environment. Stage 1 is under construction and will deliver 153 apartments, of which 23 will now be utilised for social housing. Further stages will be announced in due course. Affordable housing—Muse at Artisan Place development