Habitations Jeanne-Mance is a low-income project in
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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, Canada. It is located in the borough of
Ville-Marie and is bordered by
Ontario Street
Ontario Street (officially in french: rue Ontario) is an east-west artery in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It crosses the boroughs of Ville-Marie and Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. In the latter borough, the street becomes a mix of residential a ...
to the north, De Boisbriand Street to the south, Saint Dominique Street to the west and Sanguinet Street to the east. Built after the passage of the
National Housing Act of 1954, Habitations Jeanne-Mance was the first public housing project built in Quebec and second housing project in Canada after
Regent Park
Regent Park is a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario built in the late 1940s as a public housing project managed by Toronto Community Housing. It sits on what used to be a significant part of the Cabbagetown neighbourhood and ...
in Toronto. With the
demolition
Demolition (also known as razing, cartage, and wrecking) is the science and engineering in safely and efficiently tearing down of buildings and other artificial structures. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a ...
of Regent Park in 2005, Habitations Jeanne-Mance is now the oldest postwar public housing project in Canada.
The complex occupies an area of , and counts 788 housing units. There are five high-rise buildings for senior citizens, fourteen 3-storey multiplexes for families, and nine townhouses for families.
The average rent for a three bedroom apartment is $960 monthly.
The complex is home to over 1,700 residents representing seventy countries. The average household income is
C$56,000 per year.
See also
*
List of public housing projects in Canada
Canadian public housing projects
Alberta
* Edmonton
** Ekota 1 projects
** Ekota Manor
** Duggan projects (Near Southgate Mall)
** Menisa 1 projects
** Satoo 1 projects
British Columbia
* Vancouver
** Woodward's building
** Stamps Place (RayC ...
References
External links
Corporation d’habitation Jeanne-Mance(in French)
Public housing in Canada
Quartier Latin, Montreal
1959 establishments in Quebec
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