BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region

BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region is an ambitious housing project that will provide 10,000 units of missing middle housing across the region. #BuildNowWR

[City of Waterloo @citywaterloo]

We're excited to share that @HabitatWR /@BuildNowWR has been identified as the preferred candidate for the development at 2025 University Ave E!

Full details: https://t.co/nt6T11FMTT

[Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region @WomensCrisisSWR]

We are excited to partner with @habitatwr and @BuildNowWR on this development which would provide new housing opportunities for the people we support! Thank you to the @CityofWaterloo for considering this community proposal.

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[Liz Monteiro @MonteiroLizKW]

The @ywcakw is excited to team up with @HabitatWR and @BuildNowWR on this development which will provide new housing opportunities for the folks we support! Thank you to the @citywaterloo for saying yes!!
@UnionCoopWR

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[BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region @BuildNowWR]

@BuildNowWR and @HabitatWR
have an opportunity to secure an agreement with the City of Waterloo for a transformative affordable housing project that could bring over 1,000 attainable ownership homes to the community. Learn more here https://t.co/MuZIc9tDVJ

[BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region @BuildNowWR]

"Sixty-three down, 9,937 to go"

Thank You @JoelRubinoff @WR_Record for keeping the conversation going! #BuildNow

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[Grand Valley Construction Association @GVCANews]

📣The Request for Expressions of Interest for Build Now: Waterloo Region is now live! This is your chance to be part of a transformative project addressing the housing crisis.

Register Now - https://t.co/pwwuXpbUvR

Preview RFEI - https://t.co/xLXbD9u8fH

[BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region @BuildNowWR]

We believed the only way forward was together and this announcement speaks to that. Thank you to our partners who’ve come this far with us.
@cityofkitchener
#BuildNowWR

🎥 @onwardmediagroup

[BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region @BuildNowWR]

Please share far and wide as we look for development partners to make BUILD NOW happen!! 👏🏡👏

[Philip Mills @millsphilipd]

Here we go!

Our Request For Expression of Interest is live. Please share far and wide as we look for development partners to make BUILD NOW happen

https://t.co/zT6EySkea6

[Berry Vrbanovic @berryonline]

April has been busy at @CityKitchener! Lots of exciting decisions at our April 29th mtg incl. an inaugural $5.5+ million land donation to @HabitatWR for @BuildNowWR affordable housing, a new $10k/unit grant thanks to @CMHC_ca #HAF, a 4yr funding investment in @Communitech & more!

[BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region @BuildNowWR]

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[Habitat Waterloo Region @HabitatWR]

"This is just the beginning"
What an exciting adventure we are on as a community!
#BuildNowWR
@millsphilipd
@farwell_WR
@CityKitchener
@BuildNowWR

[Berry Vrbanovic @berryonline]

Proud of my colleagues on @CityKitchener Council and staff with their willingness to be bold and dream big with our community partners by moving forward with this inaugural project with @HabitatWR and the @BuildNowWR initiative!

[BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region @BuildNowWR]

"This isn't just an idea, this isn't just a dream. We are going to build the housing we promised for everyone"

[Berry Vrbanovic @berryonline]

A historic day today as @CityKitchener, @HabitatWR & Gov’t of Canada announced the inaugural project for @BuildNowWR with a $5.5 million land donation from the city to move forward with a purpose-built affordable home ownership project. Learn more here: https://t.co/rtlEwKmZcH

[Joshua Goeree @GoereeReport]

Recap from announcement: City of Kitchener to donate about 2 acres of land to Habitat for Humanity to build around 60 housing units composed of 3-4 bedrooms. This is the first inaugural project for the Build Now project announced last July

[BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region @BuildNowWR]

"This is just the start of something big and we cannot wait to get shovels in the ground and folks into homes."
- Philip Mills, CEO, Habitat For Humanity Waterloo Region
#BuildNowWR

[City of Kitchener @CityKitchener]

NEWS: City of #Kitchener donates land to Habitat for Humanity Waterloo Region for affordable home ownership build.

Read more: https://t.co/tQ6MpqPmnS

[Grand Valley Construction Association @GVCANews]

🏡 Our Housing System is Failing: It's Time for Action! 🚫

Read the eye-opening article at https://t.co/EQCI3xFZpj to learn why we can't afford to wait for policy interventions any longer.

@HabitatWR

[BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region @BuildNowWR]

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[Paul Calandra @PaulCalandra]

Fixing the housing crisis will take bold action and collaboration from all levels of government.

As I told our municipal partners at #ROMA24 last week, in order to build more homes than ever before - we need everyone to be all in, and we need to set aside any culture of delays.

[Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) @ubcHART]

#Ontario is in the midst of consultation for their 2024 budget. We've put together a data-driven submission on how Ontario could dramatically improve #housing outcomes and reduce #homelessness. (Hint: #BC has some suggestions!)
Read more here: https://t.co/ntwq47vZuL

[BUILD NOW: Waterloo Region @BuildNowWR]

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[Brian Doucet @bmdoucet]

The Region of Waterloo council voted unanimously this evening in support of the motion to explore using region-owned properties as sites for affordable housing.

It’s great to see momentum for this idea!

[Brian Doucet @bmdoucet]

While it’s disappointing that Cambridge council didn’t take leadership on affordable housing, it is inspiring to see the concept of affordable housing above publicly owned parking lots moving forward in other communities.

https://t.co/NwFaEuRMWD