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MIKAELA MACKENZIE \/ FREE PRESS<\/p>\n
A fourplex on Des Meurons is among a few infill projects taking off in the area.<\/p>\n
A fourplex on Des Meurons Street is a new build in the established Norwood area, but Bunkowsky believes infill housing is the best way to densify neighbourhoods, increase property values and address Winnipeg\u2019s urban sprawl.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also a way for people who can\u2019t afford a home to live in desirable areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople still want to live in these in these neighbourhoods because there are desirable locations in terms of how close to they are to downtown, or how close to parks and things like that,\u201d Vis said.<\/p>\n
The fourplex is among a few infill projects taking off in the area. A five-unit complex is next door and a 12-unit build is going up down the street.<\/p>\n
The B2K building will have room for four families, and offers three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom units and two-bedroom, one-bathroom suites.<\/p>\n
\u201cDensifying these neighbourhoods, putting more people in them attracts more businesses\u2026. It just creates a more vibrant neighbourhood, in general,\u201d Bunkowsky said.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t MIKAELA MACKENZIE \/ FREE PRESS<\/p>\n The builders are taking a \u201cgentle density\u201d approach.<\/p>\n The \u201cgentle density\u201d approach has allowed the builders to execute their plans with little pushback from neighbours. Bunkowsky\u2019s design is mindful of height, so the structure doesn\u2019t tower over existing houses, and incorporates elements from homes nearby so it blends into the area while maintaining signatures distinct to the B2K brand.<\/p>\n In 2025 the city amended its zoning bylaws to accommodate infill housing, including allowing the construction of duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes in neighbourhoods traditionally filled with single-family dwellings.<\/p>\n The city also relaxed height requirements to allow for buildings up to four storeys (nearly 12 metres) near locations close to frequent transit routes.<\/p>\n The amendments were to made to secure necessary federal funding for upgrades to the North End sewage treatment plant, which is estimated to cost $1.3 billion.<\/p>\n \n\t\tWinnipeg Free Press | Newsletter\n\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t Bunkowsky said the new homes will use existing waste-water infrastructure and eliminate the need to install new pipes in suburbs that push the edges of the city out further, costing the municipal government more money in the run.<\/p>\n Bunkowsky, whose background is in architecture, and Vis, who has an engineering degree but worked in carpentry and renovation, are lifelong friends who joined forces to launch the company, which is currently breaking ground on a triplex on Weatherdon Avenue in Grant Park.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t (B2K Builders \/ SUPPLIED)<\/p>\n An interior photo of the fourplex unit at 100 Des Meurons St.<\/p>\n B2K has also acquired a property for another fourplex on Jessie Avenue near Confusion Corner.<\/p>\n \u201cThe goal is to keep going,\u201d Vis said.<\/p>\n nicole.buffie@freepress.mb.ca<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Nicole Buffie Nicole Buffie is a reporter for the Free Press city desk. Born and bred in Winnipeg, Nicole graduated from Red River College\u2019s Creative Communications program in 2020 and worked as a reporter throughout Manitoba before joining the Free Press newsroom as a multimedia producer in 2023. Read more about Nicole<\/a>.<\/p>\n Every piece of reporting Nicole produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print \u2014 part of the Free Press\u2018s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press\u2019s history and mandate<\/a>, and learn how our newsroom operates<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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