Wallaceburg vacant site to become mixed-income building with 50 affordable homes

What is happening

• A vacant municipal site at 199 Westcourt Boulevard in Wallaceburg will be redeveloped into a 72-unit mixed-income housing project.
• Of those, 50 units are supported as affordable housing through federal and provincial programs.

By the numbers

• Funding announced totals over $6.7 million for this project.
• Funding breakdown in the release: $6,357,360 from COCHI; $441,845 from OPHI; $440,000 from the Municipality of Chatham-Kent (Building Faster Fund).
• 20% of units will be accessible.

Why it matters

• The project adds affordable homes and mixed-income housing to Wallaceburg, repurposing vacant municipal land and locating homes near transit and amenities.

Programs and partners cited

• Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI)
• Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI)
• Building Faster Fund (municipal allocation)
• References to federal Build Canada Homes and the National Housing Strategy are included in the announcement.