NEECHI COMMONS

Year:  2012 
Location:  Winnipeg MB
Client: Neechi Foods Co-Op (Louise Desmarais & Russ Rothney) 
Budget: $6 million
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Neechi Foods Co-Op is recognized as an award-winning Aboriginal business leader for the innovative Commons development at 865 Main Street. As a hub for Indigenous foods, art, books, business and much more, the Commons celebrates North End vitality. The facility is Green Globes certified to an equivalency of LEED Silver. Design features include adaptive reuse of an existing building, the creation of a double-height court with a metal spiral stair, and a mix of retail, office and social uses.

Media coverage

• Neechi Commons Community Business Complex quietly opens its doors - Winnipeg Free Press (March 2013)
• North End revitalization: Neechi Commons to improve quality of life in North End - Winnipeg Free Press (December 2012)
• Sneak peek at Neechi’s new place - Winnipeg Free Press (December 2012)

The Neechi Commons Building in the 1990's

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