Work has begun on an apartment block in Adelaide’s CBD which will house older women at risk of homelessness.

The Tucker St Apartments project, to be constructed by South Australian builder Mossop Group, will incorporate 50 new homes over six storeys and will be run by the SA Housing Trust.

It will have an on-site community wellbeing manager to support tenants, and the Trust will collaborate with community and health services to provide in-reach services.

The complex will have on-site facilities including meeting rooms, a computer room that will enable tenants who don’t own a device to access online services, free wi-fi, multi-use spaces and communal gardens for wellbeing.

The project is expected to be complete in 2026.

This milestone comes just weeks after the Federal and State governments announced their support for a New Generation Catherine House to be built in the CBD, that will also help women at risk of homelessness.

Together these two new facilities will provide more than 100 apartments for vulnerable women as well as recovery and support services.

Mossop Construction + Interiors spokesman Aaron Mossop said the group was excited to be working on this vital community project.

“Knowing the positive impact that it will have for vulnerable women is important to Mossop and our team," Mr Mossop said.

“Over the course of construction this project will provide jobs to hundreds of South Australian trades and suppliers, with up to 70 workers expected onsite during peak stages.”