Housing

Recent stories about housing


A group of people pose in safety vests pose near a robotic arm inside a warehouse.
technology business

Robot-made trusses among pilot projects in new program

A robotics company aiming to make the modular building industry more efficient is among the first pilots supported by the new Venture Pilots program at Edmonton Unlimited.

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business city council

Rental housing starts up as more incentives arrive

Supply is starting to catch up with demand in Edmonton's rental market, says the city's Q4 2025 economic update, which city council is to receive on March 17.

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A newspaper clipping of a picture of townhouses with round, convex windows above a caption calling them 'Cyclops' homes.
history housing

A moment in history: March 6, 1978

On this day in 1978, the now-iconic "bubble houses" in Wîhkwêntôwin were making their public debut.

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A man stands in front of a mosaic mural.
housing business

Housing conversion at Camsell site sells for $60.5M after heritage requirement fulfilled

The developer and architect behind the Inglewood Lofts at the former Charles Camsell Hospital has sold the development for $60.5 million now that an art restoration project is complete.

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A large arch structure spans a street in Edmonton's Chinatown.
city council budget

On the agenda: Budget presentations, attainable housing, Chinatown

This week, councillors will begin hearing presentations about the 2027-2030 budget, review a new attainable housing incentive, and get an update on the Chinatown Strategy.

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A road with a massive pothole filled with water.
city council housing

On the agenda: Construction planning, Wîhkwêntôwin rezoning, aging infrastructure

This week, councillors are set to discuss an integrated approach to construction planning, a rezoning application in Wîhkwêntôwin, and aging infrastructure.

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A boarded up apartment building covered in mural art
arts business

Celebration of life: Cupcake mural reaches inevitable end

Don't cry because it's over, smile because art happened, say organizers behind the soon-to-be-destroyed Cupcake mural project on 124 Street.

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An overhead view of a green space in Wedgewood Heights.
city council housing

On the agenda: Wedgewood space, industrial land, seniors' housing

This week, council will consider a below‑market land sale in Wedgewood Heights, decide whether to remove municipal reserve land in Edmiston Industrial, and review a revised capital request from the largest non-profit social housing operator in Alberta.

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Mid-block infill under construction
city council business

Housing advocates on both sides unhappy with proposed infill changes

As Edmonton city council prepares to decide what to do with some proposed changes to bylaws governing infill, neither opponents nor supporters of infill development are likely to be satisfied with the outcome.

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