[Paclo]

35-storey tower proposed at Dundas East and Regent Street. Details on the front page:

35-Storey Rental Tower with Affordable Housing Proposed in Regent Park | UrbanToronto

A 35-storey mixed-use rental building with 65 affordable units is proposed at Dundas and Regent in Regent Park. Designed by Diamond Schmitt for Daniels and TCHC, the development sits near the future Ontario Line 3’s Moss Park station.

urbantoronto.ca

 

[Tuscani01]

Looks like a mashup of DuEast, Spectrum, and the TCHC building at River.

 

[Northern Light]

What's with the Poor Door? Affordable units should be scattered throughout the building, not segregated w/their own entrance. Ugh.

 

[Tuscani01]

Agreed, but the TCHC's standards are garbage and would require a dummed down lobby which likely wouldn't suffice for Daniels.

 

[Northern Light]

Agreed, but the TCHC's standards are garbage and would require a dummed down lobby which likely wouldn't suffice for Daniels.

Of course, this speaks to the needs to change TCHC standards. The Vienna model, whose virtues I praise on the regular, has their answer to TCHC putting up mixed income buildings where the market renters effectively cover the subsidy for below-cost units.

To do this, you need to build the building to a high design standard to attract those market renters.

 

[HousingNowTO]

What's with the Poor Door? Affordable units should be scattered throughout the building, not segregated w/their own entrance. Ugh.

Honestly. it is 100% fine for buildings to have different entrances and amenities within a single building envelope. We do it all the time in Toronto for CONDO / HOTEL buildings.

"Poor Doors" is a slogan we hear mostly from people who aren't interested in the long-term affordable operations of the building(s) for the non-profit partners.

Some of the best 'affordable rental housing' buildings in the City are split-uses, like the Aquavista on East Bayfront -

AQUAVISTA – A NEW MODEL FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

AQUAVISTA – A NEW MODEL FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING Or: HOW TO LIVE WITH ART (LITERALLY) by John Fox, Partner Last week the City of Toronto gave the green light to a completely unique project – the creation of 80 units of affordable rental housing to be built right into the Tridel’s new AquaVista...

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Toronto is not Vienna. We are unlikely to ever be Vienna.

After a long period of population decline, Vienna is now growing and facing a housing-crunch.

 

[HousingNowTO]

For context, this is the FINAL site in the Regent Park redevelopment for DANIEL's - and last-year they were looking for partners on this site -

"We are seeking qualified providers to submit their interest in purchasing at-cost, a portion of our proposed market mixed use development site at 500 Dundas Street East in Toronto, as part of the Regent Park Revitalization.

This is a unique opportunity to work alongside Daniels and TCHC to create new affordable housing units in Regent Park.

A point of pride for the city and a community of international acclaim, the Regent Park revitalization is viewed as the gold standard for re-imagining urban neighbourhoods around the world through partnership, vision, and community."

Will see if I can dig-up the offering at that time, but I know that the model didn't really work for most non-profit partners in Toronto -- as there was no real FIRM date on when the building would be available to move in.

Condo was still the assumption on the market units at that time.

 

[Northern Light]

Honestly. it is 100% fine for buildings to have different entrances and amenities within a single building envelope. We do it all the time in Toronto for CONDO / HOTEL buildings.

"Poor Doors" is a slogan we hear mostly from people who aren't interested in the long-term affordable operations of the building(s) for the non-profit partners.

Some of the best 'affordable rental housing' buildings in the City are split-uses, like the Aquavista on East Bayfront -

AQUAVISTA – A NEW MODEL FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING

AQUAVISTA – A NEW MODEL FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING Or: HOW TO LIVE WITH ART (LITERALLY) by John Fox, Partner Last week the City of Toronto gave the green light to a completely unique project – the creation of 80 units of affordable rental housing to be built right into the Tridel’s new AquaVista...

www.robinsappleby.com

Toronto is not Vienna. We are unlikely to ever be Vienna.

After a long period of population decline, Vienna is now growing and facing a housing-crunch.

We disagree across the board on this one.

There's no point in rehashing it, with great respect; you're wrong.

Stigmatizing people is not ok, unlivable small units are not ok either.

 

[HousingNowTO]

For context, this is the FINAL site in the Regent Park redevelopment for DANIEL's - and last-year they were looking for partners on this site -

"We are seeking qualified providers to submit their interest in purchasing at-cost, a portion of our proposed market mixed use development site at 500 Dundas Street East in Toronto, as part of the Regent Park Revitalization.

This is a unique opportunity to work alongside Daniels and TCHC to create new affordable housing units in Regent Park.

A point of pride for the city and a community of international acclaim, the Regent Park revitalization is viewed as the gold standard for re-imagining urban neighbourhoods around the world through partnership, vision, and community."

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Will see if I can dig-up the offering at that time, but I know that the model didn't really work for most non-profit partners in Toronto -- as there was no real FIRM date on when the building would be available to move in.

Condo was still the assumption on the market units at that time.

ARCHIVE - June 3, 2025

The Daniels Corporation and Toronto Community Housing Corporation Select Fred Victor as Affordable Housing Partner in Regent Park​

A unique public-private-non-profit partnership integrates affordable rental units into a market condominium, creating a more inclusive community

The Daniels Corporation and Toronto Community Housing Corporation Select Fred Victor as Affordable Housing Partner in Regent Park - The Daniels Corporation

TORONTO, ON— June 3, 2025

danielshomes.ca

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[HousingNowTO]

We talked about this site HERE back in May 2024 -

City of Toronto - Affordable Housing Master Thread

"Parliament and Gerrard Development Corporation, a partnership of The Daniels Corporation (‘Daniels”) and Toronto Community Housing Corporation (‘TCHC’) (jointly the ‘Owner’) is seeking applications from qualified affordable housing providers to purchase at-cost, the affordable housing component...

toronto.skyrisecities.com