{"id":9520,"date":"2024-07-19T10:48:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T14:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluedoor.ca\/?p=9520"},"modified":"2024-07-23T10:57:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T14:57:29","slug":"province-grants-mzo-for-affordable-housing-townhouses-in-newmarket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluedoor.ca\/province-grants-mzo-for-affordable-housing-townhouses-in-newmarket\/","title":{"rendered":"Province grants MZO for affordable housing townhouses in Newmarket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Posted On: July 19, 2024, Posted By: YorkRegion.com, Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The provincial government has given Blue Door the thumbs up to build affordable housing on its Kevin\u2019s Place property in Newmarket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queen\u2019s Park has approved a minister\u2019s zoning order (MZ0), which allows the charity to construct stacked townhouses containing 14 units at 835 Gorham St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are incredibly grateful for the MZO approval, which allows us to move forward swiftly with this vital project,\u201d Blue Door CEO Michael Braithwaite said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur goal is to provide high-quality, affordable housing to those who need it most, and this development is a big step toward that mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MZO is a \u201csignificant milestone\u201d for York Region as Blue Door continues to address the pressing issues of affordable housing in the community, according to the charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe property in which Kevin\u2019s Place resides has served the community well,\u201d Blue Door said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHowever, the truth remains that this home was never designed to serve people experiencing homelessness and no longer meets the needs of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kevin\u2019s Place is a 100-year-old single-family home, with the house taking up only 30 per cent of the underutilized property, the charity said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue Door says it has used the house to offer as much emergency housing as possible but \u201cthe time has come to create a new Kevin\u2019s Place to serve the community more directly and improve the quality of life for low- to no-income families and youth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The townhouses will provide affordable and accessible housing, aimed at transitioning individuals and families into more permanent housing, Blue Door said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to continuing to offer emergency housing on-site, the townhouses will include a mix of two- and three-bedrooms and fully accessible ground-level units for individuals and families of all ages and abilities, it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Laurignano, senior director of client solutions at EllisDon Community Builders, applauded the government for granting the MZO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis zoning order is well-earned validation of Blue Door\u2019s tireless work to unlock the full potential of Kevin\u2019s Place,\u201d he said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe project typifies Blue Door\u2019s ambition and its bold efforts to support vulnerable people in the community. We\u2019re privileged to work with Blue Door and a group of like-minded consultants to plan and design the development \u2014 and we can\u2019t wait to see construction start.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, visit bluedoor.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Posted On: July 19, 2024, Posted By: YorkRegion.com, Original Article The provincial government has given Blue Door the thumbs up to build affordable housing on its Kevin\u2019s Place property in Newmarket. Queen\u2019s Park has approved a minister\u2019s zoning order (MZ0), which allows the charity to construct stacked townhouses containing 14 units at 835 Gorham St. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":9521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t