Over 100 studio apartments to be created in Etobicoke as new modular homes

By News Staff

The City of Toronto has revealed the location for their next modular housing project to help people experiencing homelessness.

It’s estimated there are about 7,800 people in Toronto currently experiencing homelessness, and modular supportive housing is just one of the ways the City is addressing the need for more affordable housing options in Toronto.

The location will be at 75 Tandridge Crescent in Etobicoke which is just north of Albion Road and Weston Road, and steps away from the Humber Valley Golf Course.

The five-storey building will include about 113 self-contained studio apartments, each with a kitchen and bathroom, and furnished with a twin bed, a lounge chair, a dining table and chairs, and a dresser.

Toronto Mayor John Tory says the site is currently owned by Toronto Community Housing Corporation.

The site will be repurposed to allow for the creation of affordable homes with support services for people at risk of or experiencing homelessness including women, seniors, Indigenous peoples, Black Canadians, racialized community members and those with disabilities.

Supports could include medical and mental health care, life skills training and support, food and income supports, and health and wellness services.

“Now I’ve been in the ones that are in Scarborough. They’re a home for people,” Tory said.

“And they will feel that they’re in their own home, with their own door and their own key. And they’ll feel that they have the supports there to make sure they can be settled and dignified and comfortable and feeling embraced in those homes.”


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The City says in a statement issued Thursday that the building will be managed by a qualified and experienced non-profit housing provider.

The building will also include common areas such as a dining room and program space, as well as administrative offices and a commercial kitchen that can provide on-site meals for residents.

Local residents will have an opportunity to learn more about this project during upcoming virtual community engagement sessions on May 18 and June 29.

The capital costs of the homes at 75 Tandridge Crescent are being funded through the Government of Canada’s Rapid Housing Initiative.

The City has been allocated $203.3 million to create approximately 540 new affordable homes.

The HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan targets the approval of 40,000 new affordable rental homes with 18,000 supportive homes, including 1,000 modular homes, to help increase housing stability for Toronto residents over the next decade.

In December 2020, City Council approved the 24-month COVID-19 Housing and Homelessness Response Plan.

The City says in a statement that this plan was developed to accelerate housing suitable for those living outside in encampments or in the shelter system.

Details on how to participate in this process are being delivered to local residents and are also available on the project’s website.

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