Welland City Council

June 12, 2018

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Sarah J. Phillips
Consulting Inc.
 570 King Street, Welland

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Sarah J. Phillips
Consulting Inc.
 Hope Centre’s Request to Council
# Request Est. Value

1 Waiver of Building Permit Fees $13,126

2 Waiver of Site Plan Exemption $723

Fee
3 Partnership contribution of 1% $30,458

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Total Project Costs

Total Request $44,307

Consulting Inc.
($2,215/unit)
 A Good News Story for Welland
• $2.28M in funding for affordable housing APPROVED
• $3M economic development for 2018-2019
• 20 New rental housing units for Welland
• Potential for 1st Net Zero affordable housing project in
Niagara and 1st Multi-residential Net Zero project in
Niagara
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Sarah J. Phillips
Consulting Inc.
 Draft Site Plan

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Consulting Inc.
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Consulting Inc.
 Project Overview
• 20 Affordable Rental Bachelor Apartments
• 6 Accessible Units
• New Elevator
• Onsite Supportive Housing for all Tenants
• 2 New Dedicated Support Staff for Tenants
• Rents at or Below $523/month Including Utilities
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 Overview of Current Funding
% Source Amount

75 Ministry of Ontario’s “Home for $2,281,811

Good” program funding administered
by Niagara Region
25 The Hope Centre $761,443
- Land Value $256,001
- CMHC Seed Funding $40,000
- Cash $100,005

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- CIP/other incentives $365,437
Total Project Budget $3,045,773
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 Project Milestones
Milestone Date
Site Mobilization July 2018
Construction Start September 2018
Substantial Completion August 2019
Occupancy September 2019
Grand Opening October 2019
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Sarah J. Phillips
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 Current Project Status
• Brownfield site remediation completed $102,568
• Record of Site Condition pending (June 11, 2018)
• Architect hired – Jason Brouwer, Brouwer Architecture Inc.
• Stipulated Price Contract Pending – Brouwer Construction
• Site Plan Documents prepared
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Sarah J. Phillips
Consulting Inc.
 Building Permit Fee Waiver
• Group C – Residential Occupancies
• Permit Application fee: $1.08/ft2 (Effective January 1, 2018 )
• Size of new affordable housing addition: 12,154ft2
• Value of waiver request: $13,126

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Sarah J. Phillips
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 Why Invest?
• 20 Welland area residents will be off the streets living in
a supportive environment
• Supports Council Approved “Proclamation for the
Elimination of Poverty”
• Infill project with environmental remediation
• 20 NEW energy efficient, accessible rental apartments
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Sarah J. Phillips
• Potential for 1st Net Zero affordable housing project in
Consulting Inc. Niagara
 Project Partners

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 Questions ?

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Sarah J. Phillips
www.sarahjphillipsconsulting.com
sarah@sarahjphillipsconsulting.com
Consulting Inc.
289-969-5565