Abstract:
The purpose of this study is to assess the challenges and opportunities of condominium housing
development project in Ambo town, West showa zone, Oromia Regional state, Ethiopia. A
descriptive research design, which involved quantitative and qualitative research approach, was
employed. The study was based on primary data collected from 179 condominium beneficiaries or
residents selected by simple random sampling. Additional information was also obtained from key
informant interview. The collected data were analyzed by IBM SPSS Version 23 statistical
software program. A descriptive statistics like frequency, percentage, mean and standard
deviation were used to summarize the data collected on the challenges and opportunities of
condominium housing development project. The result indicated that existing status of
condominium housing development project in the Ambo town was low. The existing status of
condominium housing development project in the Ambo town didn’t fits quality standard. The
findings also indicated that the major challenges of condominium were quality flaws of
deterioration canals within the compound, threshing coffee on the floor of the building, rent
condominium to someone else,, incapacity by contractors and consultants, weak quality control
and construction administration capacity. The measures taken by authorities to address the
existing problems were not adequate. There was lack of government’s commitment to address the
issues, making integration and collaboration with the concerned bodies and among the residents.
The opportunities of condominium housing project in Ambo town were increase job opportunity
to youth and women, enhance social solidarity among the neighbors, the condominium
construction program create domestic contractor and consultants and the condominium house
made the city modern and suitable to dwells. From this, it was concluded that condominium
housing development was not satisfactory. It is recommended that fostering supervision, capacity
building, enhance quality control and work jointly to alleviate the aforementioned plays a
significant role in improving condominium housing.
