爱德蒙顿将在2027年之前建造500套经济适用学生住房, Edmonton to build 500 affordable student homes by 2027 with rent caps and city-federal funding.

埃德蒙顿市中心的五个新的经济适用学生住房项目将于2027年完工, 将提供500套租金可控制至少10年的单位. Five new affordable student housing developments in downtown Edmonton, set for completion by 2027, will provide 500 units with rent controlled for at least 10 years. 由于学生入学人数不断增加,这些项目旨在缓解住房压力. 在O-Daymin公园附近的单位和租金上限从1,104美元到1,775美元不等. Backed by a $15 million city investment and federal support, the projects aim to ease housing pressures as student enrollment grows, with units near O-Day’min Park and rent caps ranging from $1,104 to $1,775. 计划支持该市的目标, 将中心居民人数增加一倍至24000人. 该项目还针对2025年调查发现,54%的学生减少了食物成本以支付租金. The initiative supports the city’s goal to double downtown’s residential population to 24,000 and addresses a 2025 survey finding that 54% of students cut food costs to afford rent.