James North Baptist / North End Landing Passive House

It was a shared vision of what makes a ‘home’ that brought James North Baptist Church together with local non-profit housing provider, Indwell, to redevelop an underutilized urban site in Hamilton, Ontario. This mixed-use redevelopment includes space for the growing congregation with 3 storeys of affordable housing above. The contemporary church focuses on neighbourly hospitality… Read more »



Putman Family YWCA Mixed-Use Affordable Housing

The YWCA Ottawa Street is a 50-unit affordable housing & community centre that is leading by example, proving that low-income housing can be built on a modest budget to the highest energy standard. In doing this, the building can become a tool for social empowerment of its occupants. Through dedication to the Passive House Standard,… Read more »



Indwell Parkdale Landing

This project includes the gutting, recladding and partial reconstruction to a group of buildings at the corner of Melvin & Parkdale in East Hamilton (formerly the George & Mary’s tavern & banquet centre). The existing buildings date from the 1880s, 1960s, and 1970s and included a banquet hall, tavern, and rooming house. Indwell purchased the… Read more »