It’s a parcel of land backing onto one in every of Calgary’s greatest identified inner-city parks. Now it seems the previous seniors’ residence on Confederation Park will probably be demolished and the province is in search of concepts on what to place instead.
The Confederation Park Commons seniors’ lodge opened in 1976 and closed in April 2022. Most not too long ago, it was operated by Silvera for Seniors however sits on land owned by the province.
In November 2023, the province put out a request for expressions of curiosity from organizations eager to develop the property.
The province says that is a part of the work to broaden entry to inexpensive housing.
“This call-out will assist us have a look at all attainable choices to make sure we make the absolute best use of this property. We sit up for seeing proposals to benefit from the positioning and supply extra inexpensive locations to stay for Albertans.” stated Jason Nixon, Minister of Seniors, Group and Social Companies in a press release.
Silvera for Seniors is among the many organizations that has expressed an curiosity in constructing there.
“It is a prime piece of actual property given its location proper next-door adjoining to Confederation Park,” stated Kyle Fawcett, chief exterior relations officer for Silvera for Seniors.
He stated the Silvera for Seniors waitlist at the moment contains the names of greater than 600 people who’ve utilized and certified for inexpensive housing that they’re unable to accommodate at the moment.
Fawcett stated they’re hoping to work with the federal government and the personal sector to optimize the worth of the land in a manner that additionally permits alternative to reinvest in inexpensive housing.
“Most likely a mixed-market sort constructing the place you could have some market housing with a mixture of some inexpensive housing. Relying on what that appears like, it might generate potential income to help inexpensive models in different components of town as properly,” Fawcett stated.
Alkarim Devani is the co-founder of RNDSQR growth which has a selected give attention to redeveloping inside+metropolis single household tons into extra dense developments.
He says it’s an answer to the so-called ‘lacking center’ that might make houses extra inexpensive.
Devani says seniors’ housing ought to be a part of the combo however there also needs to be a multi-generational element.
“Is there a chance for us to herald households in several housing than what at the moment exists within the market? I don’t suppose you want a business facet there. I might say multi-generational. Council has been engaged on numerous zoning reform and center housing is beginning to thrive within the established communities. We’ve seen important calls for for stacked townhomes. One thing that might result in seniors with the ability to reside and possibly four-storey or six-storey buildings could be an excessive amount of, however there are extra light density approaches,” Devani stated.
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Devani says each group within the metropolis ought to have inexpensive housing.
“We are likely to not put inexpensive housing near parks. I don’t know why these of us shouldn’t have the identical rights that each one of us do as Calgarians. I feel the very best place for people who want inexpensive housing is with different members so we will help elevate these of us and bridge these these gaps. I don’t suppose preserving of us who’ve completely different wants separate makes any sense.”
The Confederation Park land is at the moment zoned as Particular Function – Group Establishment District and would should be rezoned for the event of inexpensive housing.
The ministry will evaluation the submissions to find out the following steps.
At the moment, there are not any particulars on the variety of submissions obtained in line with a spokesperson for the Minister of Seniors, Group and Social Companies.
The deadline for submissions was Jan. 24.
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