Flynn Helps Provide Affordable Housing in Calgary

Submitted by Kirill Shved

Flynn Calgary recently participated in a retrofit project aimed to provide affordable housing in downtown Calgary.

Over the last few years many downtown Calgary core office buildings have been facing vacancy issues. Without the prospects of potential leases, developers and landlords are having to take a broader approach that benefits both themselves and Calgarians.

After just 12 months of renovations the downtown has one less vacant office tower and more affordable homes. The 10-storey office tower formerly known as Sierra Place has been completely renovated into 82 units of affordable housing for vulnerable Calgarians, including an emergency shelter and transitional housing for families facing homelessness.

This project was a success due to the collaboration of Calgary Architectural Metals (Project Manager Kirill Shved, Foreman Danny Tangen) and roofing departments (Project Coordinator Denis Arkharov, Foreman Gareth Sanderson) as well as the Midwest Glazing branch (Project Manager Kirill Shved, Foreman Bob Jones). Danny Tangen has served on this project as an architectural metals foreman for the very last time and has transitioned into the superintendent role.