May 19, 2021
Starving artists need not be homeless, now that the Ottawa Community Housing Corp. has entered into a preliminary agreement with non-profit organization PAL Ottawa to help keep a roof over artists' heads.
The two organizations have signed an official memorandum of understanding to work together toward creating affordable rental units for senior artists, ages 55 and older. The mid-rise apartment building, to be constructed and completed between late 2023 and early 2024, will be located in the Gladstone Avenue and Rochester Street area of Little Italy, where there’s already a happening arts scene. The plan is to build 80 apartment units, as well as complementary creative spaces. At least 40 per cent of the units will be below-market-rate rentals while the rest will be near-market rentals.
Author of the article: Lynn Saxberg
Publishing date: May 20, 2021 • 10 hours ago • 3 minute read • L to R: Catherine Lindquist, PAL, Catherine McKenney, OCH Chief Development Officer Cliff Youdale, and Peter Haworth, Ottawa Chair of PAL. An agreement has been reached to provide a block of affordable housing units for aging arts workers in a proposed new development at Gladstone & Booth. Photo by Jean Levac /Postmedia
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A charitable organization that supports aging arts workers has reached a deal with Ottawa Community Housing that will see 80 units of a future development reserved for senior artists and others who toil in the cultural sector.
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