A development that will add 62 new affordable rental homes for seniors and people with disabilities broke ground at 5 Deauville Lane in
Flemingdon Park last week.
"It's really exciting," says Simon Liston, manager of housing development at the city's Affordable Housing department, speaking of the roll-out of about 1,000 units of affordable seniors housing funded by economic stimulus money, of which the Deauville project is a part. "It's the largest tranche of seniors rental housing we've had in this city for decades."
Many honourable folks turned out with their fancy shovels to mark the event, including the Honourable
Peter Kent, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Americas) and the area's MP, the Honourable
Kathleen Wynne, provincial Minister of Transportation and the area's MPP, and Councillor
John Parker, whose ward the units are going up in, who is also no doubt quite honourable.
The architect for the project is Michael McKnight of Barrie-based
McKnight Charron Laurin Architects.
The project is being funded by the
Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program to the tune of $7.4 million, with an extra $550,000 worth of incentives such as fees and property tax waivers from the city.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Simon Liston
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