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The federal government is considering converting the Kingston Penitentiary site into a major housing development.

InfrastructureHistoric SitesPoliticsApr 22, 2026score 0.173 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses the potential development of condominiums on the site of Kingston Penitentiary, a historic and notorious prison in Canada. The federal government is considering turning the site into a housing development, raising questions about the future of the historic prison and its impact on the community.

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The federal government is considering converting the Kingston Penitentiary site into a major housing development.
Parent: Housing DevelopmentEntity: Kingston Penitentiary SiteImpact: negativeDate: Apr 22, 2026Target: The federal government's plan to convert the Kingston Penitentiary site into a housing development.

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Condos at Kingston Pen? Feds mull major housing development at notorious prison site https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kingston-penitentiary-federal-land-bank-could-turn-historic-prison-into-housing-9.7162985?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Ottawa @ottawa-cbcnews
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Condos at Kingston Pen? Feds mull major housing development at notorious prison site https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kingston-penitentiary-federal-land-bank-could-turn-historic-prison-into-housing-9.7162985?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Condos at Kingston Pen? Feds mull major housing development at notorious prison site The federal government has added Kingston Penitentiary to its list of properties with housing potential, raising the question: what if the “big house" became your house? Documents obtained by CBC reveal interest in building up to 700 units at the historic site. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kingston-penitentiary-federal-land-bank-could-turn-historic-prison-into-housing-9.7162985?cmp=rss
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#kingstonpenitentiary#housingdevelopment#federalgovernment#historicsite#housingunits#realestate
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From the 'big house' to your house: What will become of Canada's most notorious prison? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kingston-penitentiary-federal-land-bank-could-turn-historic-prison-into-housing-9.7162985?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Politics @politics-cbcnews
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Condos at Kingston Pen? Feds mull major housing development at notorious prison site The federal government has added Kingston Penitentiary to its list of properties with housing potential, raising the question: what if the “big house" became your house? Documents obtained by CBC reveal interest in building up to 700 units at the historic site. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kingston-penitentiary-federal-land-bank-could-turn-historic-prison-into-housing-9.7162985?cmp=rss
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#housingdevelopment#housing#kingston#realestate#historicsite#development
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Condos at Kingston Pen? Feds mull major housing development at notorious prison site The federal government has added Kingston Penitentiary to its list of properties with housing potential, raising the question: what if the “big house" became your house? Documents obtained by CBC reveal interest in building up to 700 units at the historic site. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kingston-penitentiary-federal-land-bank-could-turn-historic-prison-into-housing-9.7162985?cmp=rss
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 22, 2026
#condos#federalgovernment#housingpotential#historicsite#700units#realestate