Two Montreal affordable housing development projects have received $17.6 million of investment from three levels of government.

Ottawa, the Quebec government and City of Montreal are contributing to the Old Brewery Mission Pie-IX project, which is under construction, and the completed Logis-Rap Phase II development.

Both properties are located in the Villeray Saint-Michel Parc-Extension borough and designed to curb homelessness.

Old Brewery Mission’s $12.5-million Pie-IX project will offer 27 permanent housing units when completed in fall 2024.

“These adapted housing units will be reserved for elderly clients, over 55, who are particularly vulnerable and victims of the current housing crisis,” said James Hughes, Old Brewery Mission’s president and CEO, in a news release.

The federal government provided $6.1 million through the Canada-Quebec agreement under Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Rapid Housing Initiative. The Société d’habitation du Québec (SHQ), the province’s housing agency, furnished $2.1 million through the AccèsLogis Québec program.

Meanwhile, the city kicked in $500,000.

The Logis-Rap Phase II project was built at a cost of $5.3 million. The development comprises 16 studio apartments designed for young people aged 18-30 at risk of homelessness or facing socio-economic difficulties.

According to a federal government news release, the project was made possible by support from the city and $2.7 million from the SHQ through the AccèsLogis program. Ottawa provided $200,000 under the Canada-Quebec agreement, and the city granted an additional $700,000.

Pictured: Old Brewery Mission’s future Pie-IX project in Montreal

Rendering: Agora Montreal