Habitat breaks ground for two new homes
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This article was published 09/05/2025 (321 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Two new Habitat for Humanity homes are breaking ground this week on Stickney Avenue.
The properties at 1245 and 1249 Stickney Ave. are being dug up to install sewer pipes. Each property is slated for a single-family home with two bedrooms, one bathroom and an unfinished basement, spanning 900 square feet.
Kevin Hiebert, the director of construction for the non-profit in Brandon, told the Sun that the project is expected to start taking shape this month. Pouring concrete will be the first official job.
Quarry Hills Construction staff heave a structure out of a 10-foot hole in Stickney Avenue in Brandon on Thursday. The structure is placed in the hole to provide support while crew jumps in to search for the sewer main with shovels. They are connecting pipes to a property that is planned for development by Habitat for Humanity next to the North End Community Centre. The hole is set to be filled back up on Monday. (Connor McDowell/The Brandon Sun)
“We’ve got a contractor lined up. He’s hopefully starting next week, once we get that basement dug for him,” Hiebert said in a phone interview.
The team is aiming to finish the homes by next spring, but that can change based on availability of volunteers.
Construction workers with Quarry Hills Excavation and Gravel were on site Thursday, digging 10 feet below the surface of Stickney Avenue. The team was preparing the sewer main beneath the road to service the future homes by installing pipes to the property. Shawn Andrey told the Sun the team expects to be finished Monday.
Hiebert said the team at the non-profit was in contact with the City of Brandon about a year and a half ago regarding the project, and began permitting earlier this year. The city agreed to provide the piece of land, which Habitat for Humanity then subdivided.
The construction site is located just down the street from Habitat’s planned future expansion of 31 properties.
As part of its deal with the city, Habitat will be allowed to put 25 per cent of the lots on the market. The sales will reimburse the non-profit for infrastructure servicing costs.
Hiebert said he expects the rezoning and subdividing plans for those properties to go to council later this month.
Jamie Hall, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Manitoba, told the Sun earlier this year that infrastructure work for these properties may begin as early as this fall. Homes would then be able to start being built in 2026, he said. It would take about 10 years to build out the entire area.
The homes in that area were planned to be two-storey single-family structures without basements.
At 1245 and 1249 Stickney Ave., after concrete is laid, work will be turned over to volunteers to build the frame of the homes, a process starting around July. Hiebert told the Sun that volunteer work often involves corporate sponsors such as Koch Fertilizer and Maple Leaf Foods, as well as individuals who participate in the program to earn their own homes.
Hiebert told the Sun the unfinished basements will be equipped with utilities allowing for an additional bathroom and two bedrooms. The space will allow for growth in the family should the homeowners have more children down the road, Hiebert said.
» cmcdowell@brandonsun.com