Affordable housing | Klondike Development Organization

Lots to celebrate! KDO could not be more proud of our new apartments and we are deeply thankful for all the support we have received from our partners in building the rental housing our community needs.

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Sincere thanks to our funders:
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Yukon Housing Corporation
City of Dawson
& our commercial finance partner: CIBC

And our incredible local contractors and suppliers:

Oro Enterprises
Across the River Consulting
Crain Ventures
Gammie Trucking
Grenon Enterprises
Bishop Plumbing
Big B Painting
Dick’s Dust
Arctic Inland Resources
Dawson Hardware
Lamerton Land Surveys

Photos: Marina Osmond

News Release: https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/media-newsroom/news-releases/2019/klondike-development-organization-opens-8-new-units-affordable-rental-housing

KDO is thrilled to announce the commencement of our second affordable housing complex in Dawson City!

Members of the KDO Board of Directors, City Council, Administration and former owner of the property gathered to celebrate the ground breaking. Photo: Dan Davidson.

Gammie Trucking digs in to the ground work.

A modification of our 6^th& King apartments design, this new building will again offer 8 compact and energy-efficient apartments. Different design elements were introduced to adapt the complex to the 3rd avenue property on a commercial street flanked by historic sites on either side.

East elevation drawing (3rd avenue view of the building). Design by Oro Enterprises.

South elevation drawing. Design by Oro Enterprises.

Operating on a not-for-profit model, our aim is to provide comfortable, stable, affordable housing to help alleviate the shortage our community continues to face.

KDO would like to express our thanks for the support of the City of Dawson through their Development Incentive Policy, to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation for their assistance in completing the design and engineering, and to Yukon Housing Corporation for their Affordable Housing and Municipal Matching funding.

Oro Enterprises was the successful proponent following our construction RFP, and they are looking to begin construction as soon as the site is backfilled and compacted. We will get the building tight to weather as soon as possible, and then interior construction will continue over the winter, aiming for final exterior work and completion by the end of summer 2019.

Mahsi Cho, everyone! This stuff is not easy… we could not do this without you. Now… let’s get to work!