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A recent decision by the City of Ottawa to put a Preston Street development on hold is an example of the city’s “hodge-podge,” ad hoc approach to intensification, experts say.
More lower-priced condominiums are expected to be developed in downtown Ottawa over the next few years due to the demand for more affordable housing from first-time homebuyers, according to a senior market analyst with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.
The city held a budget consultation last week for downtown residents but nobody came – almost nobody.
Ottawa is facing a critical shortage of low- and middle-income housing units, according to the Centretown organization that’s the city’s main supplier of affordable housing.