Revitalization
Breathing new life into communities
Our Development division achieved many milestones in 2021, in both tenant engagement and construction. In December 2020, TCHC selected Tridel as our construction partner for Phases 4 and 5 of the Regent Park revitalization.
This set the stage for a lot of solid engagement work with Regent Park tenants, including physically distanced meetings with TCHC, Tridel staff and consultants on our master planning process.
We were also busy with plenty of amazing work in our other revitalization communities.
Engagement activities
TCHC engaged tenants across all its revitalization sites throughout 2021 regarding social and economic transformation projects, in partnership with the City, community agencies and developer partners.
The 37 Kids program engaged 120 youth from Alexandra Park, Firgrove and Lawrence Heights in summer safety initiatives, which proved immensely popular among the participants. The hope is that these youth continue to stay engaged in their communities as they get older and participate in other engagement activities.
As part of our developer partner relationships, developers contribute to scholarship funds in our revitalization communities, which are available to student tenants to further their education. This year, 20 tenants were supported through scholarship and learning grant programs funded by TCHC and our developer partners.
Diamond Corp/Metropia generously donated $500,000 to fund employment training at 250 Davenport for the next five to ten years. The donation will help tenants of all ages learn new skills to find jobs and pursue career and life goals.
In Lawrence Heights, TCHC engaged more than 700 tenants regarding the community priorities report, as part of the process to select a developer partner for Phases 2 and 3 of the revitalization, which will begin in 2022.
TCHC also completed a community needs survey in Alexandra Park to prioritize local investments as part of the ongoing revitalization work there.
Our Development division achieved many milestones in 2021, in both tenant engagement and construction. In December 2020, TCHC selected Tridel as our construction partner for Phases 4 and 5 of the Regent Park revitalization.
This set the stage for a lot of solid engagement work with Regent Park tenants, including physically distanced meetings with TCHC, Tridel staff and consultants on our master planning process.
We were also busy with plenty of amazing work in our other revitalization communities.
Engagement activities
TCHC engaged tenants across all its revitalization sites throughout 2021 regarding social and economic transformation projects, in partnership with the City, community agencies and developer partners.
The 37 Kids program engaged 120 youth from Alexandra Park, Firgrove and Lawrence Heights in summer safety initiatives, which proved immensely popular among the participants. The hope is that these youth continue to stay engaged in their communities as they get older and participate in other engagement activities.
As part of our developer partner relationships, developers contribute to scholarship funds in our revitalization communities, which are available to student tenants to further their education. This year, 20 tenants were supported through scholarship and learning grant programs funded by TCHC and our developer partners.
Diamond Corp/Metropia generously donated $500,000 to fund employment training at 250 Davenport for the next five to ten years. The donation will help tenants of all ages learn new skills to find jobs and pursue career and life goals.
In Lawrence Heights, TCHC engaged more than 700 tenants regarding the community priorities report, as part of the process to select a developer partner for Phases 2 and 3 of the revitalization, which will begin in 2022.
TCHC also completed a community needs survey in Alexandra Park to prioritize local investments as part of the ongoing revitalization work there.
Development and construction
TCHC was proud to open three new rental replacement buildings and new townhouses in 2021, totaling 309 units.
These units were located at Lawrence Heights (78), Leslie Nymark (115), Allenbury Gardens (103) and 250 Davenport (13 townhome units).
Lawrence Heights
Lawrence Heights
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Lawrence Heights
Lawrence Heights
Leslie Nymark
Leslie Nymark
Allenbury Gardens
Allenbury Gardens
250 Davenport
250 Davenport
Also at Leslie Nymark, Toronto-based artist Jessey “Phade” Pacho completed a beautiful mural that showcases the history and future of the Villaways neighbourhood.
At our Don Summerville community, our team worked diligently on the relocation of tenants in advance of the demolition. Relocation was completed in early 2021 and demolition was completed by the end of the year. Relocation was also completed with our Firgrove tenants in preparation for demolition in 2022.
In Alexandra Park, construction in Phase 2 commenced with infrastructure work. Plans to create affordable rental and ownership housing in partnership with Habitat for Humanity GTA were developed through in-depth engagement with community members. City Council approved the plans in early 2022.
In Regent Park, construction continued on the final Phase 3 rental replacement building of 213 units. In parallel, work for Phases 4 and 5 began with community engagement on a rezoning application for Regent Park. If approved by the City of Toronto, the application would allow for the creation of more affordable housing, improving the lives of more families.
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