Birch Place

This hotel conversion will bring 67 affordable housing units to Brampton.

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Birch Place will provide affordable rental housing and youth transitional housing with targeted services and support.

The building

5 Rutherford Road South is in Ward 3 in Brampton and is near:

• Grocery stores and restaurants
• Medical clinics and banks
• Brampton transit

The vision

Since 1984, Birch Place has operated as a 2-storey hotel. This project involves converting the existing commercial hotel to affordable rental housing.

This conversion is anticipated for construction completion in 2023.

This project will create 67 affordable housing units, including 50 rental units and 17 transitional housing units for youth ages 16 to 24. Youth transitional housing is a need identified in the Peel Housing and Homelessness Plan.

Birch Place is centrally located on a major transit corridor near amenities, services, and employment opportunities. This project will contribute towards addressing Brampton’s demonstrated need for housing supports and help close the gap for affordable rental housing.

Features

We are committed to creating healthy living spaces. Once complete, Birch Place will have:

• Outdoor amenity spaces for all tenants.
• Indoor program space with services and supports for youth transitional housing tenants.
• Indoor common area for affordable rental tenants.
• Improved accessibility including adding accessible parking spots, ramps, elevators and hand rails.
• Fully barrier-free common spaces.
• Dedicated barrier-free units.
• Indoor multi-purpose room for tenants.
• New flooring, finishes, and fixtures.
• Improved safety including walkways, pedestrian crossing, railings and lighting.
• Bike racks.
• Common laundry rooms.
• Energy efficiency upgrades including high efficient heating, air-conditioning, ventilation, domestic hot water and other building envelope upgrades.

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