Capital plan update
Ensuring a state of good repair for the future
Facilities Management (FM) at TCHC continued their work to improve and enhance living conditions for thousands of tenants in buildings across the TCHC portfolio.
Despite the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the construction and supply chain industries, TCHC successfully completed 100 per cent of our planned capital work in 2022. We delivered our full $350-million building renewal plan, which included hundreds of planned projects and thousands of individual work orders. This ongoing capital work will be integral to maintaining TCHC buildings as sustainable homes in good repair to benefit tenants for years to come.
Here are highlights from our major achievements this year:
- Social Housing Apartment Improvement Program (SHAIP): We completed spending on the multi-year SHAIP program funded by the Province. In total $133.3 million was invested on energy efficient retrofits in 12 high-rise buildings for heating or cooling systems, lighting, and window and toilet replacement.
- Improving security in our buildings: In 2021, TCHC installed new security cameras across multiple buildings. Adding these cameras is improving and enhancing security in our communities and buildings and addressing tenant concerns.
- Energy Consumption and Conservation Program: The Conservation Team at TCHC is actively working toward our goal of reducing energy consumption by 25 per cent by 2028. This past year, we delivered tenant and staff education initiatives about capital upgrades and how to use new equipment, which is reinforcing a sense of community among tenants by involving them in working toward a common goal of energy conservation. We also successfully launched our NetZero strategy, which involved the work of a multi-disciplinary roundtable of FM staff through a series of ongoing workshop and visioning sessions.
- Leadership in improving accessibility in homes and buildings. In 2021, we completed 157 projects in 97 developments for common area and in-suite accessibility upgrades.
Facilities Management (FM) at TCHC continued their work to improve and enhance living conditions for thousands of tenants in buildings across the TCHC portfolio.
Despite the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the construction and supply chain industries, TCHC successfully completed 100 per cent of our planned capital work in 2022. We delivered our full $350-million building renewal plan, which included hundreds of planned projects and thousands of individual work orders. This ongoing capital work will be integral to maintaining TCHC buildings as sustainable homes in good repair to benefit tenants for years to come.
Here are highlights from our major achievements this year:
- Social Housing Apartment Improvement Program (SHAIP): We completed spending on the multi-year SHAIP program funded by the Province. In total $133.3 million was invested on energy efficient retrofits in 12 high-rise buildings for heating or cooling systems, lighting, and window and toilet replacement.
- Improving security in our buildings: In 2021, TCHC installed new security cameras across multiple buildings. Adding these cameras is improving and enhancing security in our communities and buildings and addressing tenant concerns.
- Energy Consumption and Conservation Program: The Conservation Team at TCHC is actively working toward our goal of reducing energy consumption by 25 per cent by 2028. This past year, we delivered tenant and staff education initiatives about capital upgrades and how to use new equipment, which is reinforcing a sense of community among tenants by involving them in working toward a common goal of energy conservation. We also successfully launched our NetZero strategy, which involved the work of a multi-disciplinary roundtable of FM staff through a series of ongoing workshop and visioning sessions.
- Leadership in improving accessibility in homes and buildings. In 2021, we completed 157 projects in 97 developments for common area and in-suite accessibility upgrades.
Impact in numbers
TCHC continued to deliver significant results across all of our capital projects in 2021. Here are a few highlights of the results we achieved.
in capital projects spending
projects
work orders
2021 highlights
access control and camera installations
elevator upgrades
hard and soft grounds upgrades
envelope, roofing, window and structural repairs
common area and in-suite accessibility upgrades
hub office Renovations
holistic upgrades
electrical, HVAC and plumbing repairs
Project highlights
Daycare at Lawrence Orton
In partnership with Toronto Children’s Services, TCHC delivered a new daycare space at the foot of the development’s tower.
The striking addition presents a new face for the building along Lawrence Ave. E. and represents another phase in the community’s capital renewal plan.
389 Church St. Renovation
In partnership with the City of Toronto, TCHC delivered the complete renovation and modernization of 389 Church St.
This $40-million project reclaimed 120 units and will create safer, inclusive and supportive housing for some of Toronto’s most marginalized communities. The building is operated by the YWCA Toronto.
Tower Renewal at 2821 Birchmount
A SHAIP project, this tower modernization project represents the first phase of renewal for this strong and enduring community.
Beyond building system modernization, the project also reinvented the building’s aesthetics through recladding and window replacements.