17:19-12.Ā  Construction period
When an insurance company has invested its funds in real estate pursuant toĀ  the authority granted by this article, it shall, within five years from theĀ  date upon which it has acquired the real estate, sell and dispose of the sameĀ  unless within that period it has commenced the construction of one or moreĀ  apartments, tenements, or dwelling houses thereon pursuant to the plans andĀ  specifications set forth in the project approved by the board of commissionersĀ  or other governing body of the city wherein the real estate is located, inĀ  accordance with the provisions of this article.Ā  The commissioner may, in hisĀ  discretion, extend this period of five years for such further period as theĀ  circumstances of the particular case seem to him to require.
Ā