Latest photos from Village SoHo courtesy of Southside Construction. Zerin is continuing to show their model suites, and Homes Unlimited expects to have model suites in October.
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Zerin Place on South Street, built by Zerin Development Corporation as part of Village SoHo, recently opened up two model units for viewing.
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The Vision SoHo Alliance, a partnership of six non-profit housing developers building over 690 mixed-income rental apartments, announced today a new name and brand for the community: Village SoHo.
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Southside Construction recently sent us some updated photos of the Vision SoHo development, showing more significant progress.
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Vision SoHo has received the 2024 PlanON Vision Award of Merit in recognition of its “collaborative partnerships to deliver affordable housing to priority community groups, while preserving city heritage buildings.”
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On September 5, 2024, the federal government announced more than $132 million in federal funding through the Affordable Housing Fund to help build 370 affordable homes at the Vision SoHo development in London, initiated by London Community Foundation.
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In June, Indwell opened up the Health Services Building to some of the London Community Foundation team, accompanied by a photographer, to take a first look inside the building before renovations begin. As part of the Vision SoHo Alliance’s wider development at the site, the building will include 96 affordable supportive studio, one and two bedroom apartments, anchored by a community food hub in the former auditorium.
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Shane Butcher was appointed Chair of the Social Finance Committee in 2024. Shane recently spoke with Rachelle Lamarche, our Finance and Operations Specialist, about the role of the Social Finance Committee and the vision for the Foundation’s Social Impact Fund.
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With construction and renovations underway at Vision SoHo, the site looks different every day. Thanks to Nicholson Sheffield, Indwell, and Southside for sharing their latest photos.
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So much of the social finance work London Community Foundation does relies on work done in the background by law firm Lerners LLP. Mark Evans, a partner at Lerners, tells us a bit more about the work he does for the Foundation.
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Deb McKenna, Construction Manager at Flourish, a social enterprise established by Indwell that specializes in affordable housing development, shares her perspective on some of the challenges that come with repurposing the two heritage buildings on the Vision SoHo site.
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Over the past few weeks, you may have noticed the large crane on the site of the Vision SoHo project on the grounds of the old Victoria Hospital. Construction of the underground parking lot is now well underway, with the crane on the site being the longest ever seen in London at 75 metres long. Here’s how the site is progressing.
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The 99 Pond Mills mixed-income development opened in May 2023, but London Community Foundation’s involvement in the project goes back to 2019. We take a look back at five aspects of the project that made it such an attractive investment for our Social Impact Fund.
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A lesser-known element of what we do at London Community Foundation is harnessing the power of finance for positive change through impact investing, creating meaningful change within the community through our Social Impact Fund.
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LCF recently loaned $400,000 to United Way Oxford, for a transitional housing project in Tillsonburg that really speaks to the importance of strong partnerships, and how quickly change can be made when everyone pulls in the same direction.
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