Benny Farm Explained

Benny Farm
Native Name:Aire Benny
Native Name Lang:fr
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Canada Montreal
Pushpin Label Position:Botton
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Benny Farm in Montreal
Coordinates:45.4646°N -73.6308°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Montreal
Subdivision Type3:Borough
Subdivision Name3:Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:H4B
Area Code:514, 438

Benny Farm is a residential development in the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce district of Montreal, originally developed in the late 1940s by the Government of Canada for returning veterans of the Second World War and their families.[1] In 2010, the area was official renamed as Aire Benny by the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.[2]

These initial apartment buildings units were maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs, then later by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).[1]

In 1997, the Canada Lands Company and CMHC added four new apartment buildings to provide modern and accessible homes for veterans, their families and new tenants who had previously lived in original Benny Farm units. These additions were part of CLC's larger redevelopment project for the Benny Farm property, which added approximately 570 new and refurbished housing units and two new community service buildings.[2] In 2002, the architectural firms of Saia and Barbarese and Laverdière + Giguère received the Governor General's Medal for Architecture for their work in developing the buildings and landscaping.[3]

In 2007, the CLC sold these properties to the Office municipal d'habitation de Montréal.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Benny Farm . Canada Lands Company Limited and Canada Lands Company CLC Limited . March 2, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120120154315/http://www.clc.ca/success-story/benny-farm . January 20, 2012 .
  2. News: Benny Farm devient l'Aire Benny . Journal Actualites . 1 April 2010 . March 2, 2012 . French.
  3. 2002 Governor General's Medals for Architecture: Benny Farm, Montreal, Quebec . . May 2002.