Once the work is finished, the homes will be managed by Dérive, a development company owned by the council.
New houses will include two, three, and four bedroom homes with a private garden to cater to a range of people and families.
Ordsall District Centre and St Clement’s Egerton CofE School were previously located on the land, but their closures left it empty for a number of years.
When the plan to build on the land was approved in March, Labour councillor John Warmisham said: “If you look at that area it has been gentrified, and I know there are families there who can’t afford to live there, so to see something like this has got to be welcome and I fully support it.”
