Benny Farm is a residential development in the

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district of

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, originally developed in the late 1940s by the

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for returning veterans of the

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and their families. In 2010, the area was official renamed as Aire Benny by the borough of

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (, ) is a borough (''arrondissement'') of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough was created following the 2002 municipal reorganization of Montreal. It comprises two main neighbourhoods, Côte-des-Neiges ...

. These initial apartment buildings units were maintained by the

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, then later by the

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(CMHC).

In 1997, the

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and CMHC added four new apartment buildings to provide modern and accessible homes for veterans, their families and new tenants who had previously lived in original Benny Farm units. These additions were part of CLC's larger redevelopment project for the Benny Farm property, which added approximately 570 new and refurbished housing units and two new community service buildings. In 2002, the architectural firms of Saia and Barbarese and Laverdière + Giguère received the

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for their work in developing the buildings and landscaping. In 2007, the CLC sold these properties to the Office municipal d'habitation de Montréal.

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CLSC De Benny FarmBenny Farm – Z.O.O. Non-profit Housing CooperativeImmeubles Benny Farm
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Office municipal d'habitation de Montréal
{{MontrealNeighbourhoods Public housing in Canada Neighbourhoods in Montreal Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce