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3100

Meadowbrook Lane

A safe and affordable place to call home.
Windsor will soon realize South Western Ontario's largest
"passive housing" complex, an eco-friendly building offering
affordable and accessible housing for families, seniors, singles
and a refuge for people fleeing domestic violence.

In 2018, the federal government launched the National Housing Co-Investment Fund (NHCF), a pillar initiative of the National
Housing Strategy. In April 2019, Adam Vaughan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social
Development (Housing and Urban Affairs) on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, the Minister of Families, Children and
Social Development responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), announced a federal government
financial commitment of over $22 million for the construction of 3100 Meadowbrook Lane.
The City of Windsor supported the project with $12 million-plus the vacant land at 3100 Meadowbrook Lane. This is the first city
affordable housing investment in over 30 years. The project comprises supportive services in collaboration with three local
agencies- Community Living Windsor (CLW) and Hiatus House (HH) and youth supportive housing with Family Services Windsor-
Essex (FSWE).

The 10-story, 145 unit mid-rise building, includes 76 affordable rental homes, with the remaining 69 homes available at market
rental rates. Built to passive house standards, the project is expected to achieve a 55% reduction in energy consumption and
greenhouse gas emissions compared to other developments built to current code of a similar size. When compared with the
current National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB 2015). Passive housing is an investment in good environmental
stewardship and will contribute to the goals set out in the City of Windsor Community Energy Plan and the Corporate Climate
Action Plan. Climate mitigation has also been woven into the targets of the City's 2017 Environmental Master Plan.

CHC is proud to be building homes for many people in our community. Together with our partners, CHC is delivering services for
people. That is part of how you create a thriving neighbourhood.
“As a community, we support the mixed-income
housing development approach. This provides a
more financially viable and community-minded
development that offers housing to people that are diverse
in incomes, abilities, ages and supports. How we build,
populate, and manage our housing communities makes a
crucial difference for our City neighbourhoods.”
– Drew Dilkens, Mayor of Windsor

"Today is the first step in realizing the efforts of our
hard work as we answer the call of our community to
increase the supply of affordable housing. Four
years ago, CHC embarked on an innovative 15-year
regeneration plan. Today, with financial commitments from
the Government of Canada and the City of Windsor,
agencies and service providers, we are fulfilling our goals to
not only increase supply but we will create strong,
sustainable communities. We will build and maintain high
quality real estate assets and we will partner and collaborate
with agencies who can help us meet specific community
From left, Jim Steele, CEO of the Windsor Essex Community Housing
Corporation, Drew Dilkens, Mayor of Windsor, and Adam Vaughan, demands. – Jim Steele, Chief Executive Officer, Windsor
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Essex Community Housing Corporation

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