I absolutely support the development of real affordable housing, in particular rental housing. Have you ever been to Warden Avenue and St. Clair. In the relatively new neighbourhood of Warden Hilltop, there are buildings with stores on the ground floor, aiding social cohesion and liveability, and can help increase revenue for the developer to pay for cost of the land and development of affordable units. Part of the problem Scarborough has faced with building new rental units is that developers say they need rapid transit close by to sell the project. I disagree. If we build it, they will rent. We are at a crisis point for housing, and with a son who is 20 years old, I know this problem well. He will likely have to move out of the city if he dreams of moving out anytime soon. The key is not adding additional red tape to developers and ensuring their projects don’t encounter additional hurdles to their time lines. I also think collaborating with housing co-operatives to is a key to unlocking our affordability issues.
We are at a crisis point for housing, and with a son who is 20 years old, I know this problem well. The key is not adding additional red tape to developers and ensuring their projects don’t encounter additional hurdles to their time lines. I sat on the Board of Directors at the June Callwood Centre in which our non-profit was situated on the ground level and had transitional housing for young parents attached to the upper portion of the building and it was a system that worked well and I would like to see replicated more in Toronto. Building only luxury Condos within Toronto, is not they key to truly affordable housing.
I also agree that licensing or better regulation for rental housing is enacted. The fire at 650 Parliament, and the fire at a local rooming house that cause a young student to parish are testaments to this.
We are at a crisis point for housing, and with a son who is 20 years old, I know this problem well. The key is not adding additional red tape to developers and ensuring their projects don’t encounter additional hurdles to their time lines. I sat on the Board of Directors at the June Callwood Centre in which our non-profit was situated on the ground level and had transitional housing for young parents attached to the upper portion of the building and it was a system that worked well and I would like to see replicated more in Toronto. Building only luxury Condos within Toronto, is not they key to truly affordable housing.
I also agree that licensing or better regulation for rental housing is enacted. The fire at 650 Parliament, and the fire at a local rooming house that cause a young student to parish are testaments to this.
