Winnipeg | St. Boniface | 825 Taché Ave | Les suites Taché | 6F | In Development

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Originally Posted by ColdRain&Snow

6-storeys isn't bad. Nice to see some accessible (Barrier-Free) housing being built.

CoHabit, which was overseeing the accessible and barrier-free aspect of this development has pulled out of the project.

An Important Update on Les Suites Taché
Les Suites Taché, the building project at 825 Taché is going to move forward to offer affordable housing, without the involvement of CoHabit.

All partners are very disappointed that the original vision is not possible at this time, and on this land. We made a commitment to work on this project until there was a significant reason that we could not keep going. Unfortunately, we came to that point. The main reasons the project won’t work at this time come down to:

• Project costs came in significantly higher than anticipated, making it unrealistic to secure the capital funding to make this project financially viable within the development timelines in place.
• Not respecting the development timelines would result in the loss of the use of the land and confirmed capital contributions from the City of Winnipeg.
• Without confidence in our ability to secure the capital funding, it also became too risky to proceed with the additional development costs to get the detailed drawings required to facilitate the CoHabit vision and service model on this site.

We know that our community of supporters will be as disappointed as we are. It’s incredibly difficult to come so close, to work so hard, and not to see the vision come to life. We are with you in mourning the loss of this opportunity.

We also want you know that we are incredibly optimistic for the future.

Through this project, we have gained so much further insight into the details of this project:

• We have learned from more people about the specifics of the disability support services needed.
• We mapped out the actual space requirements needed to design a truly accessible building.
• We have designed a realistic service model to offer a combination of scheduled and on-demand services.
• We now understand the amount of capital needed to ensure the project can operate as envisioned and can begin fundraising to be ready to invest in the project.
• We have influenced many people to think about integration, inclusivity and what true belonging means.

Most importantly, we have gained incredible friends, collaborators and mentors in the good people at Réseau Compassion Network, Prairie Architects, and Actionmarguerite. We will not stop moving this project forward.

Our commitment to you is to:

• Work with our partners to gain information about Build Canada and to understand their funding programs.
• Continue to work together with Réseau Compassion Network to be prepared for the next land opportunity we find.
• Continue to meet with developers to pursue a project at Southwood Circle.
• Solidify a funding agreement with the provincial government for the disability services.
• Raise the capital needed to be ready for the next project.
• Our commitment is to work incredibly hard to bring the CoHabit vision to life as soon as possible.

Your support, encouragement, and enthusiasm sustains our operations and gives us energy. Without you, CoHabit would still be a dream. Because of you, we keep moving forward.