Rents are soaring, house prices have tripled and rental vacancies have plummeted, tempering optimism about an economic boom to come from a battery plant that is steadily taking shape
A rent sign at a house on Josephine Avenue near the University of Windsor, in Windsor, Ont., on Feb. 9.Visible from a highway on the eastern edge of Windsor, Ont., the sprawling battery plant that many hope will power the future of driving is taking shape with astonishing speed. Much harder to find are the thousands of homes needed to handle the burst of employment it is expected to bring.
“What happens on one side of the bathtub affects the water everywhere,” he said. “Whoever has the deepest pocket ends up winning, so you end up getting a fair bit of displacement.” “I think I’m past the overall pessimism of it. It just doesn’t seem possible and I don’t think complaining about it is necessarily going to make it better,” he said.
City of Windsor spokesperson Jason Moore said it was too early to answer queries about future population density, how many people would live in the area, how soon they might be moving there or other detailed questions. The city’s chief building official, John Revell, was not available for an interview.
Much of the area is on a flood plain and will have to be raised before it can be developed. The proximity of the airport complicates flood management because retention ponds could attract birds. Roads need to be widened and modern sewers added. There is currently no transit in Sandwich South, except to the airport, and adding service to meet the hoped-for number of riders would be costly.
Mayor Drew Dilkens made no apologies for what he framed as protecting homeowners from change. In a statement after the federal decision not to grant the funding was made public, he acknowledged the need for more housing but stressed the need to go slowly.. “City Council will continue to represent the best interests of residents and do what we can to protect their most valuable asset – their homes.
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