Lille
Located in the Petit Maroc neighbourhood, the 15 targeted houses were built in the 1950s with basic materials and are approximately 40m² in size. They are energy inefficient and in urgent need of rehabilitation.
The project aims to first create a demonstration of rehabilitation following the Upcycling Trust model, and then promote the renovation of additional homes.
Characteristics:
- Upcycling of vacant buildings
- Thermal and safety renovations
Four Upcycling Trust partners will support the project in Lille: the City of Lille, Living 2030, Lille European Metropolis (MEL), and Metropole of Lille Housing (LMH). The City of Lille, which leads the Upcycling Trust Project, will manage and coordinate the partnership, ensuring proper progress and coordination.
Ghent
The pilot project in Ghent aims to sustainably renovate a burned down private home and community space into 4 housing units.
Characteristics:
- Sale and/or long-term rental.
- Combination of donation to and purchase by the Trust, which retains ownership of the land.
CLT Ghent will be the sole project partner, contributing legal, financial, and community-building expertise. Het Pandschap is in charge of the renovation process.
Photo: CLT Ghent
Cork
In Cork’s historic city centre, vacancy rates remain high. SOA and Cork City Council will renovate a vacant local authority-owned dwelling. This circular retrofit will transform the unit from a standard social rental into an affordable cost-rental home, specifically targeting lower-middle income households currently underserved by existing housing solutions.
Characteristics:
- Upcycling of vacant buildings
Two organizations, Self Organised Architecture Research CLG (SOA) and the Cork City Council, will support the pilot project.
Photo: David Butler
Brussels
Community Land Trust Brussels is working with two owner-occupants who have agreed to experiment with the Upcycling Trust model (a small apartment in a three-unit co-ownership and a house comprising two housing units and an office/commercial space). They both face a risk of “renoviction”, they have committed to the Upcycling Trust initiative for its values, and both pilot projects are located in Saint-Gilles, a neighbourhood of Brussels that is under considerable pressure of gentrification.
Characteristics:
- Prevent renoviction of low-income owner-occupiers by providing all-in-one (financial, technical, social) support.
- “Lock-in” affordability of private homes renovated with subsidies by integrating the CLT.
- Promote as a new tool for the energy renovation support schemes in Brussels.
Community Land Trust Brussels will lead the pilot project, leveraging over 10 years of experience, including their work on the Interreg-funded project SHICC.
These pilots are also supported by Renolab ID and King Baudouin Foundation "Reno'hope award".
Photo: Community Land Trust Brussels
Rennes
Rennes Métropole's project consists in studying the CLT (BRS) housing projects already developed in the Maurepas district and in the old center of Rennes, in order to multiply the process to promote the accessibility of housing throughout the city. It will also assess the feasibility of the Rennes Métropole OFS buying back CLT (BRS) housing in one or more Villejean condominiums in difficulty, in order to help condominium residents renovate their homes.
