Sault's Infill Housing: Last Chance at Affordable Housing
In our Downtown "old neighbourhoods", many wonderful new housing builds serve as examples of what can be built in existing "old neighbourhoods". These housing types reflect the various needs and wants of the modern family demographic and home-ownership.
Infill housing offers several advantages, including revitalizing old neighbourhoods, increasing housing supply, and promoting sustainable development by reducing sprawl and using existing infrastructure.
- Revitalizing old neighbourhoods
- Increasing housing supply
- Promoting sustainable development
It can also lead to economic benefits, such as job creation and increased property values, and provides residents with greater convenience through proximity to amenities and existing social circles.
Infill house building will provide the City of Sault Ste. Marie with many benefits, including:
- Reducing urban sprawl by building on vacant or underutilized city lots
Infill housing offers advantages such as revitalizing old neighbourhoods, increasing housing supply, and promoting sustainable development.
Author's summary: Sault's infill housing promotes sustainability.