{"id":539936,"date":"2026-03-16T10:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/539936\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:40:07","slug":"construction-contract-awarded-for-supportive-homes-in-ottawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/539936\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction contract awarded for supportive homes in Ottawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA \u2013 The Ottawa Community Housing Corporation has awarded a construction contract for the <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.constructconnect.com\/details\/6897481-multi-residential-new-construction&amp;find_loc=-K1N-0A1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Somerset Street East redevelopment<\/a> to\u00a0Beaudoin Construction, advancing purpose-built supportive housing in\u00a0Sandy Hill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to a release, the new four-storey building will provide 23 studio homes for residents who require\u00a0additional\u00a0supports.<\/p>\n<p>Onsite services and shared spaces will be integrated in order to support recovery, build independence and strengthen community connections.<\/p>\n<p>Replacing the original 1902 structure, the\u00a0building\u00a0will feature a mix of accessible and standard studio apartments, the release adds,\u00a0dedicated\u00a0office\u00a0space\u00a0for service providers, barrier-free access, multipurpose spaces for programming and workshops and communal amenities.<\/p>\n<p>It will also be designed to Passive House standards and incorporate energy-efficient systems, rooftop solar panels, advanced ventilation and a durable building envelope.<\/p>\n<p>Construction\u00a0is scheduled to start this spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OTTAWA \u2013 The Ottawa Community Housing Corporation has awarded a construction contract for the Somerset Street East redevelopment&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539937,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-539936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}