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The Avenue

Renovated heritage buildings near Portage & Main

Winnipeg, MB

Built: 2012

Low Carbon ? Low Carbon housing reduces the emissions that cause climate change. This can be achieved through family-friendly density, factory-built components, low embodied emissions, green building materials, higher energy efficiency, transit-oriented locations, onsite clean energy, and being electric-ready.

  • Family-friendly density
  • Low embodied GHGs
  • Transit-oriented

Resilient ? Resilient housing is built to withstand worsening weather events. This can be achieved through design and siting features that protect homes from flooding, rising sea levels, wildfires, extreme temperatures and power outages.

  • power outages

Affordable ? Affordable housing ensures no Canadian spends more than 30% of their income on shelter costs. This can be achieved through social housing, below-market rents, lower tenant costs, lower energy bills, lower insurance costs, lower construction costs, and affordable purchase prices.

  • below-market rent
  • lower construction costs
  • Lower energy bills

This award-winning 75-unit apartment building is the product of a renovation of two underused heritage buildings in Winnipeg’s downtown core. The renovation is a stunning example of putting old buildings to new use, thereby reducing the GHG emissions and waste associated with demolition and building something new.

The Avenue also provides apartments ranging in size from 400 sq. ft to 1020 sq. ft, creating options for tenants with different needs, including families. Creating more and better housing needs to include making family-friendly options in urban neighbourhoods.

Replicability

This kind of midrise renovation can be replicated in downtowns across Canada. It’s a smart model for leveraging the assets of an existing building while adding fresh value and appeal for a new generation of tenants and/or condo owners.

Neighbourhood Type

  • Downtown

Building Type

  • Mid-rise

Occupancy Type

  • Rental

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Get to know the designer: 5468796 Architecture

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