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The County of Prince Edward purchased in 2024 the 1.8-hectare (4.5 acre) Queen Elizabeth School property, located at 35 Barker Street in Picton, from Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board. The purchase of the property, which was declared surplus to the needs of the school board in November of 2018, supports the municipality's commitment to developing new purpose built affordable rental housing and community hub.
In March 2025, County Council finalized a public-private partnership with New View Holdings Inc. for the redevelopment of the property. The redevelopment will result in 198 new residential units over two phases with 50 per cent offered as affordable housing and 50 per cent at market rates. There will also be a 22,500 square foot community hub for use by local service agencies, a green amenity space, and a playground.
The framework to implement that public-private partnership includes several agreements that address the short and long-term obligations of both parties and facilitate the next steps of this project, including:
Public consultation
Detail design
Planning Act approvals
Construction and operation
Project Consultation:
As part of the redevelopment agreement, New View Holdings committed to a consultation process that includes a facilitated charette or visioning session with stakeholders from the neighbourhood and various community representatives, which took place in August 2025. Click here to view the engagement summary report from the charette.
The work at the charette will influence the design of the project including elements such as streetscaping, landscaping, architectural design, arrangement and location of amenities such as the playground, community garden and greenspace, and more.
The proposed designs will be presented at a public information session on Thursday, November 6 from 6-8 pm at the Rotary Hall inside the Prince Edward Community Centre (375 Picton Main Street).
The County of Prince Edward purchased in 2024 the 1.8-hectare (4.5 acre) Queen Elizabeth School property, located at 35 Barker Street in Picton, from Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board. The purchase of the property, which was declared surplus to the needs of the school board in November of 2018, supports the municipality's commitment to developing new purpose built affordable rental housing and community hub.
In March 2025, County Council finalized a public-private partnership with New View Holdings Inc. for the redevelopment of the property. The redevelopment will result in 198 new residential units over two phases with 50 per cent offered as affordable housing and 50 per cent at market rates. There will also be a 22,500 square foot community hub for use by local service agencies, a green amenity space, and a playground.
The framework to implement that public-private partnership includes several agreements that address the short and long-term obligations of both parties and facilitate the next steps of this project, including:
Public consultation
Detail design
Planning Act approvals
Construction and operation
Project Consultation:
As part of the redevelopment agreement, New View Holdings committed to a consultation process that includes a facilitated charette or visioning session with stakeholders from the neighbourhood and various community representatives, which took place in August 2025. Click here to view the engagement summary report from the charette.
The work at the charette will influence the design of the project including elements such as streetscaping, landscaping, architectural design, arrangement and location of amenities such as the playground, community garden and greenspace, and more.
The proposed designs will be presented at a public information session on Thursday, November 6 from 6-8 pm at the Rotary Hall inside the Prince Edward Community Centre (375 Picton Main Street).
Your comments on the Design Charette are welcome on the following themes:
Housing and affordability
Community hub programming
Building design
Landscape and public amenities
Traffic and circulation
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We have gone from 123 affordable units to 50 since this project's inception.
Initial Proposal - 246 units with 50% affordable units. This provides 123 affordable units.
November 2024 Update - 198 units with 50% affordable units. This provides 99 affordable units. Community feedback reduced affordable housing by 24 units by reducing all buildings by 1 storey.
Sept 11 2025 Update - It seems the above storey reduction cut even more affordable units from this most recent report. "Some participants expressed concern that the commitment to affordable units had decreased from 50% in earlier versions to 25–30% in the revised plan.". I assume the total unit count hasn't changed from 198, so we have ~50 affordable units after all community consultations.
We need councillors who can push for housing denisity in our housing crisis; with a 0.2% vacancy rate, we need to be focussed on density over aesthetics.
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We have gone from 123 affordable units to 50 since this project's inception.
Initial Proposal - 246 units with 50% affordable units. This provides 123 affordable units.
November 2024 Update - 198 units with 50% affordable units. This provides 99 affordable units. Community feedback reduced affordable housing by 24 units by reducing all buildings by 1 storey.
Sept 11 2025 Update - It seems the above storey reduction cut even more affordable units from this most recent report. "Some participants expressed concern that the commitment to affordable units had decreased from 50% in earlier versions to 25–30% in the revised plan.". I assume the total unit count hasn't changed from 198, so we have ~50 affordable units after all community consultations.
We need councillors who can push for housing denisity in our housing crisis; with a 0.2% vacancy rate, we need to be focussed on density over aesthetics.