affordable housing

Robert
05 Oct 2018

Ontario government backs out of selling land across from Mohawk College

Back in May, it was announced that Mohawk College would buy the land Century Manor sits upon from Infrastructure Ontario. Not only would this deal preserve a historic Mountain structure, but it’d al...

Robert
31 Jul 2018

City Housing Hamilton makes plans for seniors’ social housing

This year, Hamilton has made great strides to combat the city’s housing crisis. With the city’s aging population, many of Hamilton’s seniors are finding it hard to keep up with rising rent costs...

Robert
26 Jul 2018

Steel tariffs threaten future of Hamilton’s affordable housing

Over the last year, Hamilton has worked hard to address the city’s housing crisis. With both new and permanent residents in need of affordable housing, the city has approved multiple projects that w...

Robert
19 Jul 2018

Royal Oak Dairy to become affordable housing

Hamilton is full of buildings that were once bustling and prosperous businesses. While many now sit neglected or abandoned, Royal Oak Dairy is about to receive a major remodel worthy of its 89-year hi...

Robert
11 Jul 2018

Roxborough Park development approved for Hamilton’s east end

Hamilton city councillors have officially approved the long awaited Roxborough Park development. This development will be the largest overhaul of Hamilton’s inner city in decades. The development, t...

Robert Cekan
28 Jun 2018

Laneway housing close to approval in Hamilton

On June 19, planning staff pitched to amend the zoning bylaw to allow homeowners rearing onto a laneway or alley the opportunity to build a secondary unit as a standalone structure. The bylaw change...

Jayson Koblun
08 May 2018

Mohawk College is purchasing 21 acres across Fennell Ave

Mohawk College is buying the land Century Manor sits on — a deal that preserves a historic Mountain structure and builds more affordable housing for Hamilton. Infrastructure Ontario is planning on s...

Olga Kwak
05 Jan 2018

A Home of One’s Own

A housing solution for mental health consumer-survivors Housing is a human right – and we must work as a community to make sure that everyone has a home, because we cannot succeed as a city when we ...

Thomas Allen
11 Apr 2017

Millennials & The Market

Feeling the burn of rising real estate prices By Thomas Allen In 2011 the average price of a house in Hamilton was $315,769. Now, as of early this year, it’s $535,520, up 25% from 2016. How did it g...