Toronto, ON — ANC announces its final installation at the Canadian Helen Keller Centre’s (CHKC) new residence and training facility. Using modular construction, ANC installed the final units at the new housing project, which will deliver 58 new affordable and accessible homes for individuals who are deafblind at 150 Eighth Street, Toronto.
According to the developers, the 6,500 sq. ft. training centre will be a place where “deafblind people can learn essential life skills to aid in their independence. This includes communication systems such as American Sign Language (ASL) and tactile ASL to braille and print-on-palm. There will be training in home management skills such as cleaning, laundry, home safety, organization and maintenance,” as stated on the facilities website.
“This is a milestone moment—not just for the project, but for what it represents in terms of speed, precision, and community impact,” said Andrew Neill, president and CEO of ANC. “By fabricating modules off-site while preparing the foundation and steel structure on-site, we’ve been able to compress the construction timeline from a traditional 20–24 months to just over a year.”
The final five modules saw the completion of a stairwell on the side of the building, completing a mult-phase installation that began at the beginning of July. Construction for this project initially began in October 2024, and ANC adds that it is on track for a 12-month delivery, thanks to the advantage of manufacturing modules off-site via modular construction.
This project is part of ANC’s growing portfolio of modular and hybrid construction builds across residential buildings, commercial spaces, academic institutions, and support buildings for industrial applications.
The new facility is expected to open in late 2025.