BC Housing offers two plans for Penticton affordable housing development – Okanagan | 24CA News
Residents in Penticton have till Wednesday night to view and have their say about a big BC Housing undertaking within the metropolis’s south finish.
Two years in the past, BC Housing bought three motels and a close-by low-income condominium complicated alongside Skaha Lake Road, with plans to redevelop them into reasonably priced housing.
Details have but to be finalized as to what the undertaking will seem like, however the provincial company has two draft idea plans.
The two plans are considerably related in that every will characteristic round 600 residential models, all branded as sponsored housing for low-income households and seniors.
Both plans on the desk search public session earlier than growth. Both concepts additionally present a mixture of five- and 10-storey buildings, additionally dedicating 20 per cent of models to be constructed with accessibility aids.
Option one will steadiness density with open area and outside facilities. It will embrace:
- 5 constructions
- 581 residential models
- 523 parking stalls
Option two will reap the benefits of full web site growth and can embrace:
- 4 constructions
- 612 residential models
- 551 parking stalls
Two in-person conferences will happen on Wednesday to permit for public enter.
Focus group, 3 p.m. to five p.m., Penticton Seniors Centre, 2965 South Main St.
Workshop, 6 p.m. to eight p.m., Penticton Seniors Centre, 2965 South Main St.
More details about the undertaking is out there on-line at letstalkhousingbc.ca, together with an internet survey in regards to the redevelopment.
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