United Way Oxford County

Loan:

Affordable Units:

$300-400k 8

Description:

This project is intended to provide a stable, affordable property that can house up to eight people in Transitional Housing in Tillsonburg. This is a community that is under-serviced as the only Emergency Housing Shelter is available for their residents located in Woodstock, away from family/friends and other natural supports.

The Transitional Housing model will allow for individuals to live in the communal living facility for up to 364 days. Individuals will be selected by the Oxford County Community Health Centre's (OCCHC) Housing Outreach Team based on their readiness and appropriateness to move into the House. Once in the House, the OCCHC Housing Stability Team will provide support, guidance, training, mentoring, and system navigation to help build the tenant's ability to move forward with independent living. They meet people where they are at and work with other community partners as well to ensure that the tenants have access to all the health and social well-being wrap-around supports required to prepare them to move forward.

The rent is capped at $600/month to follow the government housing allowance. There are rules and expectations of tenants, and there is staff on site 5 days/week and an emergency call number if needed. Staff provide wrap-around supports that could cover everything from mental health and addiction supports, to cooking classes, to budgeting efforts, etc.

Matthew Brewerlondon
CCLC - Dundas Street

Loan:

Affordable Units:

$1.89M 64

Description:

Canada has targeted over 400,000 immigrants per year between 2021 and 2023. With these numbers and a shortage of housing, and even more severe shortage of affordable housing, there is a tremendous need for these proposed units and supports. CCLC intends to partner with CMHC National Housing Strategy to assist in pre-development expenses and long term mortgage capital. At this time, the project has a Seed Funding application in for review. Within this partnership, CCLC will be committed to affordable housing and will be dedicating over 50% of the residential units at 80% (or less) of the Median Market Rent as determined in the latest CMHC Housing Survey for London East.

Matthew BrewerLondon
Westany Holdings – 146-150 Dundas Street

Loan:

Affordable Units:

$2M 90

Description:

This mixed purpose residential vertical village will focus on using the most efficient and environmentally sound technologies, and is being used as a prototype that will be developped into a solution for cuty centres across Canada. The building will be intentionally intergenerational, innovatively affordable, and perpetually sustainable. It's being built for the future now; featuring large common spaces (indoor and out), multiple floor plans, and efficient design with built in features for ease of use. In total, the building will have 4-8 ground level retail spaces and up to 300 residential units, 90 of which will be affordable.

Matthew BrewerLondon
Honest Lawyer – 228 Dundas Project

Loan:

Affordable Units:

$500k 30

Description:

Purchased by Marvin Rivas in late 2014 with help from a Social Impact Fund loan, the historic downtown Honest Lawyer building was converted into an affordable apartment building with commercial space on the ground floor.

Matthew BrewerLondon
Woodfield Gate – 356 Dundas Project

Loan:

Affordable Units:

$2.1m 50

Description:

Owned and operated by Hamilton-based charity Indwell, Woodfield Gate opened it's doors in 2019 and now houses 69 individuals. Ten of the building's 50 affordable units are designated for Parkwood Institute at St Joesph’s Health Care London patients. Read more →

Matthew BrewerLondon
Homes Unlimited – 99-107 Pond Mills Road

Loan:

Affordable Units:

$1.6m 78

Description:

Leaders in non-profit housing since 1972 and still growing, Homes Unlimited recieved a loan in 2019 to purchase property for a mixed demographic development, with just over 30% of their units wheelchair accessible. Read more →

Matthew BrewerLondon
Youth Opportunities Unlimited - 340 Richmond Street

Loan:

Affordable Units:

$780k 6

Description:

YOU's newest project is the renovation of 340 Richmond, turning it into a space to host their Employment Resource Center and GED programs on the first floor while housing 6 affordable housing units for youth at various stages of exiting the foster system on the second and third floors.

Matthew BrewerLondon
Stepping Stone (Grace Gardens) (Guelph, ON)

Loan:

Affordable Units:

$2.25M 32

Description:

The Grace Gardens project will see the Parkview Motel in Guelph renovated to accommodate 32-units of supportive housing, targeting individuals who experience chronic homelessness and have complex needs due to aging, medical, mental health and/or addiction issues.

Matthew Brewer
Clairvue Housing Co-operative (Chatham, ON)

Loan:

Affordable Units:

$275k 8

Description:

Located on a donated parcel of land next to Clairvue's existing 60-unit affordable townhouse complex, this new development includes seven 1-bedroom units and one 2-bedroom unit at 80% market rent, with the Municipality of Chatham-Kent providing rent supplements to all units.

Matthew Brewer
Gateway Church - 945 Bluegrass Drive

Loan:

Affordable Units:

$300k 40+

Description:

The proposed project will consist of two, three-story low-rise apartment buildings (to-be-built), with 40 residential units in each building (multi-family, medium density residential designation). At least 50% of these units are intended for affordable housing.

Matthew BrewerLondon
The Knossos Housing Corporation of Waterloo Region & Hellenic Community of Kitchener – Waterloo and Suburbs Housing Inc. (Kitchener, ON)

Loan:

Affordable Units:

$1M 64

Description:

The site at the corner of Duke and Madison Streets in the core area of Kitchener is the site of a now closed Lutheran Church. It is ideally located for affordable rental housing and close to services and amenities. The Official Plan designation and the City supports the rezoning from institutional to multi-unit residential zoning. The proposal is to build an 8-story apartment building with 60 to 64 units.

Matthew Brewer
Blenheim Villaview Project (Chatham-Kent, ON)

Loan:

Affordable Units:

$1.125M 7

Description:

Legion Villa in Blenheim, Ontario has successfully run a 35-unit senior’s apartment since 1990. This new project will be an extension of the existing Legion Villa, and will add 13 rental units,7 of which will be designated affordable.

Matthew Brewer