The federal/provincial pact will provide 763 new housing units in Montreal

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Jardins Gordon in Verdun could house its first subsidized tenants in just over a year.

The building, which the city bought a year ago using its right of first refusal, will become a mix of 89 social and affordable rental homes, the federal and provincial governments announced Friday. The building will include units for singles and couples, with up to 75 percent rent subsidies for those who qualify. It was one of 12 new projects approved through a $1.8 billion program to build housing, with funds split evenly between the provincial and federal governments. In total, the projects announced Friday total 763 residential units and will cost about $310 million to build.

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“This is good news,” said Benoit Dorais, the executive committee's vice president for housing. “This means the city can continue to build and we can welcome the first tenants to the site in June 2025.”

Jardines Gordon is a former nursing home that was purchased by the city last year. However, as there was not enough time to start construction before the onset of winter, it was converted into a temporary shelter for 50 people. Now, the city's housing development department, which implements social and affordable housing projects, has a year left to find a contractor to start work. All the projects announced on Friday have one year to sign contracts with construction firms, although this period can be extended by six months if necessary.

Other projects include:

• Jardin des Prairie at Riviere des Prairie – 32 family and bachelor units
• OMHM Saint-Antoine in Saint-Henri, 151 family units
• 1993 Rosemont in Rosemont — 23 units for people with mental health problems
• Les colocs de l'Ouest in Pierrefonds — 11 units for people with intellectual disabilities or on the autism spectrum
• Maison Lucien L'Allier Phase 2 in Ville-Marie – 15 units for people struggling with mental health issues
• Housing 1370 — 38 family and bachelor units
• Coulee Grove at Riviere des Prairie — Pointe au Trembles — 120 units for families, singles and independent seniors
• Résidence Bienvenue Phase 2 in Pierrefonds-Roxborough – 13 units for young people with mental health problems
• Ricochet Phase 1 – 14 units for young men who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Loggia Beaubien/St-Michel – 47 family and bachelor units for families, seniors and people with intellectual or physical disabilities
• Lot 4 at Esplanade Cartier in Ville-Marie – 210 family and bachelor units

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“These are new projects funded under the new program and projects that would not have been built if this agreement had not been reached (with the federal government),” said France-Elaine Duranceau, the minister in charge of housing. “We have to build them one by one. There have never been as many projects under construction as now.”

However, there are still thousands of homes that are delayed, waiting for city permits to begin construction. Of these, more than 5,000 units are planned to be built in the racetrack area and 2,000 units at the former Radio-Canada tower, which was vacated more than three years ago.

While the proposed 763 units are a drop in the bucket compared to a crisis-level housing shortage, Duranceau said Montrealers should rest assured that more projects are in the pipeline.

“Bigger projects are more complicated,” Duranceau said. “The mayor and I would like to see them implemented. Our teams are working together to achieve this goal.”

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