The Port Coquitlam Senior Citizens’ Housing Society received $41,000 from the city last week to update its Dogwood Mews site.
The municipal cash for the capital project at 3155 Seymour St. will come from the Special Needs Housing Reserve; it was approved by committee of council at its June 11 meeting.
The non-profit group is building a 41-unit retirement complex for low-income seniors. The complex will be next to the 24-unit Dogwood Manor and rents will average $840 a month.
Construction is expected to cost $13.2 million, which will also be offset by a $6-million grant from BC Housing.
Prior to the funding approval, the city had $374,719 in its Special Needs Housing Reserve.
