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Rent from $695/mo

No, that is NOT a typo! At Smart Homes, we aim to get Seniors' cost of living down without Government subsidies - but we are prudent enough to... [Read More]

New Projects

At Smart Homes HQ Inc. our Seniors’ Affordable eCo-Living Apartment projects are in different stages of planning. Over 20 Ontario Municipalities have expressed interest in [Read More]

Invest

Did you know it is possible for your Municipality to issue Bonds to finance projects in your community? [Read More]

Community

SENIORS' AFFORDABLE GREEN HOUSING COVID RECOVERY PLAN Over 1,500,000 Canadian Seniors live below the poverty line.... [Read More]

Seniors Helping Seniors

Making retirement living more affordable, meaningful and fun! Are you a “Senior”? That word is a handy catch-all that generally describes experienced, mature Canadians 55+ who have retirement plans as individual as each person – or no plans to retire at all! Smart Homes HQ Inc. understands your needs because we were formed by Seniors for Seniors, to help extend our quality of life and independence no matter what our plans are – or become. We supply affordable Senior apartments with sustainable design that allow you to live-in-place, longer, and budget for the lifestyle you choose. Our Senior Design Panel has identified simple, elegant and stylish solutions to address the issues that can accompany aging so your quality of life is future-proofed in each Smart Homes unit. Among Items most often requested are accessibility features and thoughtful touches, as standard, that make life easier. Built-in, press-open drawer-shelves for clothing in the bedroom and food in the kitchen, counter-height non-combustible appliances and under-counter foot space to ease meal preparation and improve safety, walk-in showers and raised toilets, a small utility sink beside the washer-dryer for hand-washed items are among the details included. Further, we help keep your monthly costs down by going green on our new construction and powering many of the utilities with solar power. This keeps monthly electricity costs low which avoids the burden of ever-increasing hydro bills and allows us to include electrical power in one, low, monthly lease payment. Our leased buildings are managed by an experienced local organization that ensures a quality lifestyle for residents. Smart Homes offers 1 and 2 bedroom or hybrid eCo-Housing apartments that allow up to 4 Seniors to live independently within one townhome to share costs and comradery, yet still afford privacy to each individual or couple. We call these our “Companion Homes”. For further independence, a young PSW can live-in, if required, so you can offer a room to the care-giver as part of their remuneration package. Contact us, or attend the Smart Homes eCo-Housing Webinar, to see drawings and suite layouts.

Sunshine Village

Smart Homes “Sunshine Village” project, offers sustainable, affordable living within the friendly, small town atmosphere of beautiful Penetanguishene, Ontario.

Penetanguishene has a rich heritage of cultures and people. Recognized as having one of the most beautiful and protected harbours, it is a haven for boating enthusiasts. Being within Simcoe County it offers many attractions and events. Many of those large attractions are native to Penetanguishene

Penetanguishene has many cultural attractions, a wide range of leisure & recreation activities to choose from at our community centres and libraries and our sports fields. Experience the a relaxed, quality, Seniors’ lifestyle, outdoors in our parks, along our pathway system, our beach and harbour and the vibrant Senior’s community..Smart Homes HQ’s solution does not depend on Government subsidies but will be based upon SMART PLANNING, SMART BUILDING and SMART FINANCE as we cleverly combine existing and new products and processes into our Tiny Towns© Concept

Resources
For a list of events and Seniors Programs,  go here
For a PDF of the Ontario Seniors Guide, go here
 For a full list of attractions, go here 

Smart Eco-housing - Redefining Luxury as The Priceless Value of our Planet

Smart Homes HQ Inc. was formed by Seniors for Seniors, to help extend your quality of life and independence with our affordable Senior apartments offering sustainable design, for Canadians 55+

We help keep your monthly costs down by going green on our new construction and powering many of the utilities with solar power. This keeps monthly electricity costs low which avoids the burden of ever-increasing hydro bills and allows us to include electrical power in one, low, monthly lease payment. Our leased buildings are managed by an experienced organization that ensures a quality lifestyle for residents. Smart Homes HQ Inc. offers  hybrid eCo-Housing apartments within a shared townhome we call “Companion Homes”.  They are designed to allow 1, or up to 4, Seniors to live together and share costs and comradery, yet still give privacy to each individual or couple. Younger care-givers can live-in, if required, so you can offer a room to the care-giver as part of their remuneration package. Contact us, or attend the Smart Homes eCo-Housing Webinar,  to see drawings and suite layouts.

All buildings are built to the high standards of Municipal Building Codes, with an emphasis on safety and sustainability.

Why Us

Why compromise? Smart Homes HQ Inc builds Affordable Senior Apartments that increase your independence, reduce your carbon footprint and encourage pride of place.
Our units are holistically designed with an eye on land cost, financing costs, construction cost, labour, modular design and building charges to reinvent how affordability can be designed into a building at each stage. These eCO-Housing units are comfortable, fun, accessible, live-in-place units AND make sustainable living affordable on a basic pension.

At Smart Homes Penetanguishene project, “Sunshine Village”, we created Tiny Towns© Maisonettes, designed to give maximum comfort to their Residents and will include heating, air-conditioning and electricity mostly powered from rooftop solar panels. We expect overall maintenance costs will be reduced by at least 35%.
 
Smart Homes HQ’s solution does not depend on Government subsidies but will be based upon SMART PLANNING, SMART BUILDING and SMART FINANCE as we cleverly combine existing and new products and processes into our Tiny Towns© Concept.

Seniors' Affordable green Housing Covid Recovery Plan

Over 1,500,000 Canadian Seniors live below the poverty line (and growing daily) [1] which is made even more difficult by the COVID-19 pandemic . Their biggest expense is housing. On the cusp of beating this vicious pandemic, we have an opportunity for a compassionate, wise and united Green COVID Recovery Plan that uses joined-up Political thinking to rebuild our economy while meeting the Paris Accord targets [2] and our own needs for Canadian Seniors’ affordable, long-term, Green housing. nits start at $695/mo/incl.
By supporting this bold plan, Canada’s Minister of Seniors, The Honourable Deb Shulte and Minister for Environment and Climate Change, the honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, can facilitate our Seniors’ Affordable, Green Housing as part of a Green COVID Recovery and create thousands of jobs while saving taxpayers’ money, healthcare costs and reducing our carbon footprint. Let’s embolden them with thousands of signatures from across Canada, to make sure they include Seniors’ housing needs in a Green COVID Recovery Plan and deliver our Smart Housing Plan to the Prime Minister’s Office. Please sign and share our petition with all Seniors and their supporters in your network. REMEMBER Prime Minister Trudeau : There are over 6 million Canadian Seniors and each vote counts.

Our Team

Carl Strand

President

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Wally Saikali

B.Sc Eng. MBA-Federal Housing Policy

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Ray Jarvis

VP of Construction and design

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Myrtle Gordon

Advisor - Seniors Design

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William D.Carley

VP Finance

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John Strand

VP Communications

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