Feds to convert government-owned properties in Ottawa into 1,600 new homes
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The federal government announced it will be converting federal properties in Ottawa into over 1,600 new homes across the city.
The federal government announced it will be converting federal properties in Ottawa into over 1,600 new homes across the city.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos and President of the Treasury Board Anita Anand made the announcement in a press conference Tuesday.
Federal properties in the city will be repurposed to 307 homes at Wateridge Village on former CFB Rockcliffe.
Another 600 homes on Carling Avenue and 710 homes on Booth Street will be built, which will include 221 affordable homes.
Wateridge Village is a 125.5-hectare site formerly home to Canadian Forces Base Rockcliffe. The base was primarily dedicated to military housing before being decommissioned in 1994.
“We are focused on building more homes, faster—and by transforming more federal land into homes for Canadians, today’s announcement is helping to do exactly that," Freeland said.
Six surplus federal properties across Canada will be developed into over 2,800 new homes in Calgary, Edmonton, St. John's and Ottawa.
