"The city's new rent-geared-to-income supportive housing units in Parkdale will now be completed by the fall of 2026, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow announced Friday. The project, which was initially set to be completed by early 2026, will contain 42 new affordable housing units in a four-storey building located at 11 Brock Ave. Speaking at a news conference alongside Coun. Gord Perks (Parkdale-High Park) and Taiaiako'nParkdaleHigh Park MPP Karim Bardeesy Friday, Chow said every resident deserves a roof over their head."
"Each apartment will come with a kitchen and bathroom, plus shared laundry, a commercial kitchen and a common area for programming. Tenants will pay no more than 30 per cent of their income, or the shelter allowance of their social assistance, on rent. They'll also have access to wrap-around support services to help them maintain health, wellbeing and housing stability."
"The project is part of the city's public developer delivery model. In July 2024, Toronto city council approved the approach to enable the city to build affordable rental homes for low and moderate income residents on city-owned land. It's groundbreaking. We are using mass timber, Chow said Friday. That is faster, greener and exceeds our Toronto green standard. The Brock Avenue lot was previously owned by the province of Ontario and was acquired by the city in 2019, the city said in a news release Friday."
Forty-two rent-geared-to-income supportive housing units will be built in a four-storey building at 11 Brock Ave, with completion expected by fall 2026. Each apartment will include a kitchen and bathroom; the building will also provide shared laundry, a commercial kitchen and a common area for programming. Tenants will pay no more than 30 per cent of their income, or the shelter allowance of their social assistance, in rent. Residents will have access to wrap-around support services for health, wellbeing and housing stability. The project uses the city's public developer delivery model and mass timber construction, which is faster, greener and exceeds Toronto's green standard. The Brock Avenue lot was acquired by the city in 2019 from the province of Ontario.
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