Construction of Boro Block will begin in October and is slated to last two years, with occupancy expected in 2027.

Another affordable housing market is coming to Calgary, with ground breaking Friday on a nearly 200-unit project in Haysboro, at the site of a former recreation centre.

City officials joined representatives from Liberty Housing Organization, Centre for Newcomers Calgary and other corporate partners to launch construction of Boro Block, a 196-unit below-market complex at 11 Haddon Road S.W., just off Heritage Drive.

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According to city officials, the transit-oriented, six-storey apartment will be Calgary’s largest below-market housing development.

The vacant site, which is across the street from the Heritage LRT station park-and-ride lot, previously housed

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