96 tiny new homes get go-ahead from Fredericton council
CBC
A tiny-home development that will see 96 affordable housing units built in Fredericton won praise and unanimous approval from city council Tuesday night.
Councillors voted to rezone land at Two Nations Crossing on the north side to allow for the not-for-profit development.
Each tiny home will have a full kitchen, three-piece bathroom, loft and living space and cost $40,000.
Marcel LeBrun, the founder of 12 Neighbours Inc., said the plan now is to get people housed as quickly as possible. The next step will be building permits.
"We hope that will now happen very quickly. We have our crew ready to go, our materials ordered and we're starting right away. So we're swinging hammers tomorrow morning."
Work has already begun on the site. It's been cleared, and the houses are being built in a warehouse.
"We're now going to need approval on our municipal system design so we can put water and sewer in," he said. "So we're going to do that at the same time that we're building the homes.