More than 600 affordable homes for families will be built in Dundee over the next five years.
A new city council housing strategy explains that it will work with housing associations, private developers and the National Housing Trust to carry out the projects.
Council housing director Elaine Zwirlein said: “Dundee continues to make progress on improving local environments across various geographical areas of the city, through a range of innovative and effective ways.
“Unpopular house types have been, and continue to be, demolished to make way for new types of houses and local amenities more fitting to 21st Century lifestyle while matching expressed housing needs and aspirations.
“This tackles the problem of supply and demand through rebalancing the housing supply chain and improvement of existing core stock.”
Mill o’ Mains, Whitfield, Lochee, Hilltown, Douglas and Fintry will all benefit from the investment.
Ms Zwirlein said: “It was agreed that sites within the regeneration areas of the city should be awarded the highest priority.
“There is recognition that opportunities to improve housing choice will arise in other neighbourhoods, which should be taken to ensure existing stable neighbourhoods do not deteriorate.
“The plan has identified sufficient sites which can meet the need for affordable housing.”
The Scottish Government is providing an extra £1.5 million in affordable housing supply subsidy to the city council.
A total of £9 million will be available to build 170 homes for rent by 2015.
The strategy says: “The council will work with partners to ensure that all new-build properties constructed within the investment programme will meet or surpass the current building regulations and that energy efficiency measures such as insulation, solar energy, wind power or other suitable measures are integrated.
“This will assist in reducing carbon emissions, address fuel poverty and ensure that tenants live in warm, affordable homes.”
However, the document cautions that funding for affordable rented housing will remain tight over the strategy period and that “significant challenges” will have to be faced to provide affordable housing with a reducing level of grant.
A report on the housing strategy will be considered by councillors at a meeting on Monday.