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I don't think our HNTO volunteers have any special insight on this expropriation site.

Yeah, our HNTO volunteers have been working to support this with the Feds, etc -- hope to have some good news before the end of March.

My only assumption is that possibly UHN have now upped the design and durability specifications on the new studio units to a more "medical / institutional" like standard as they explictly target "Homeless Seniors" w/ higher accessibility standards, more common / services spaces, etc. Will be...

Attended last night's public OPEN HOUSE in lower-Guildwood... It was a very old, very grey, mostly white, homeowner cohort who attended. Catchment was hyper-local... Many concerns (eg. Height, Density, Parking, Disruption, etc) would have mitigated if INFRASTRUCTURE ONTARIO had...

Yes, it is good news that they are expanding on-site - not sure exactly WHERE on the UHN lands they are going to put it. However, on the cost-per-door side, $21.6-MILLION for 54 x new accessible studios (at approx ~350 sq ft per studio) is running $400-K per studio. That sounds like a really...

Toronto Today - https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/real-estate-housing/against-opposition-city-council-committee-approves-48-storey-development-near-allan-gardens-11752651

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-historic-church-demolition-affordable-housing-9.7049026

Some slides from tonight's virtual public meeting...

Incentives for this site -

A massive 48-storey condo tower planned where a once iconic Toronto landmark stood for decades has been cancelled by a major developer. Located in the heart of downtown Toronto at Dundas Street East and Jarvis Street, Menkes Developments’ 520-unit condo project, called Elektra Condos, was set...

Yeah, it was NOT a complaint. It was essentially an IZ deal without IZ being in effect, so as stated above - "That's about the best deal you are going to get given the economic circumstances with the St. Clair West Protected Major Transit Station Area (PMTSA) in Fall 2025."

NOPE... "On January 12, 2026, the Province of Ontario published a proposal for a new regulation that would substantially expand the scope of projects that are exempt from inclusionary zoning (IZ) obligations in Toronto, Mississauga and Kitchener. The regulation, if implemented as proposed...

New City sign format w/ the QR, etc...

Behold, the "Miracle" of a non-graffitied SIGN...

JAN. 8, 2026 Mini-Crane is assembled, expecting panels to fly here before Valentine's Day...