With the help of $23 million from the third round of the federal Rapid Housing Initiative, two low-rise apartment buildings will create at least 64 new units.
More affordable housing is on the way for those who need it in Calgary. As Meghan Cobb reports, all three levels of government are allocating a total of $23 million to build homes.An infusion of funds from all three levels of government are helping create dozens of new units in Calgary, becoming new homes for people to rent.
Hope Heights, a four-storey apartment building in Crescent Heights, will have 35 one-bedroom units for rent, at least one-third of which designated for women and/or women and children. HomeSpace Society said residents will also have access to wrap-around support services on site.The federal government is providing $7.3 million through CMHC, nearly $873,000 is coming from the City of Calgary, $2.1 million is coming from the province, and Calgary-based builder Hopewell donated $1.3 million.
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