Affordable Housing in the West Don Lands

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Putting affordable housing at the heart of waterfront revitalization. Neighbourhoods work best when they work for everyone, including individuals and families with low and moderate incomes. Across the waterfront, affordable housing is integral to this vision and ensures that the new communities will be home to people of all ages and income levels. The West Don Lands neighbourhood, currently under development, has added 496 affordable housing units to Toronto’s rental stock—including units that give special priority to Indigenous residents, people with disabilities, families, veterans, youth, seniors, and newcomers. At full build out, approximately 20% of the units in the revitalized West Don Lands will be affordable rental housing. Three and four-bedroom units that will accommodate families with children, as well as units that suit the lifestyle of singles and seniors will be included in the mix of residential offerings. An additional five per cent of the market units will be affordable ownership units enabling first-time homeownership for as many as 100 households. Providing affordable housing within a vibrant mixed-income community is an essential part of the development plan for the West Don Lands. Residents in the new affordable housing units will enjoy a community that offers a broad range of amenities including proximity to public transportation, great urban parks, a new YMCA, and a vibrant retail and cultural scene. In keeping with Waterfront Toronto’s sustainability standards all three affordable housing buildings in the West Don Lands have achieved LEED® Gold certification.

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