Reporting from Toronto where @moreneighboursto.bsky.social is hosting @housingnowto.bsky.social for an overview of affordable housing and how we can build more. Always a pleasure to see HART data in the wild 🏙️

Making Room: Delivering Affordable Rental on Toronto's Surplus Lands · Luma While finding an affordable rental apartment is harder than ever, the city owns many empty or underutilized spots all across the city. How do we unlock them…

How do we turn Toronto’s surplus lands into affordable rental housing at scale?

At the next Making Room, Mark Richardson of @housingnowto.bsky.social will unpack the city’s record, the obstacles that keep slowing projects down, and the policy lessons hiding inside those delays.

Apr 13, 7:30pm

✨1972/February 15, 2026 – Looking southeast towards the corner of Parliament St and Gerrard St E in the Regent Park neighbourhood of #Toronto.

👉Toronto history at www.torontojourney416.com

#regentpark #regentparktoronto #torontojourney416 #torontohistory#oldtoronto #torontopast #streetsoftoronto

'Hope has prevailed in Regent Park.' Construction begins on next phase of revitalization Three levels of government announce $223 million, 26-storey rental building, the first of 11 in the final two phases of the nearly 20-year revitalization of Regent Park.

‘Hope has prevailed in Regent Park.’ Construction begins on next phase of revitalization

Toronto neighbourhood fighting to stop demolition of strip mall Hundreds of residents in Etobicoke are raising concerns over a redevelopment project that they say could threaten a key neighbourhood plaza.  Richvie…

The SAME local residents group who demanded that the Eglinton LRT be underground — also protest against new #AffordableHousing development on a nearby strip-mall site…

www.blogto.com/real-estate-...

The proposal shows how one hybrid model could address:

• Long-term care demand
• Housing supply
• Job density requirements
• Transit-oriented development

One site. Multiple policy wins.

Worth a read 👇
www.ratio.city/blog/reimagining-long-term-care-toronto-mucp

#HousingCrisis #realestate

They modeled real constraints:

• Official Plan rules
• Height & setback limits
• Shadow impacts
• Employment density targets

Then calculated what changes if policies are adjusted.

That’s the interesting part.

#citybuilding #cityplanning #housing @housingnowto.bsky.social

Long-Term Care in Toronto’s Urban Core: A New Model — Ratio.City MUCP students explored podium-level long-term care in Toronto’s core, showing how policy flexibility can unlock beds, housing, and employment near transit.

Toronto needs 9,000 new long-term care beds.

Dense urban land makes traditional LTC models hard to finance.

Students from UofT’s MUCP asked:
What if LTC sits on podium levels… and housing rises above?

Link
www.ratio.city/blog/reimagining-long-term-care-toronto-mucp

#UrbanPlanning #HousingPolicy

With the city resurging in pushes for IN-PERSON consultations over virtual, it's more important than ever to keep pushing for dense, walkable housing by, well... walking to your local consultations!

Follow us on discord for notifications on new consultations every week to share your voice.

Toronto City Consultations 101: How to Advocate For More Housing In Your Neighbourhood! YouTube video by More Neighbours Toronto

Happy new year - it's "back to work" in more ways than one!

Make it a new year's resolution to get out to more IN-PERSON consultations in your area!

Not sure where to start? Use our Consultations 101 video here for tips to get your foot in the door!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvUc...

2/ ...and special thanks to all of the industry professionals from Government, Development, Non-Profit Partners & Maunfacturers who took the time to talk w/ our @uoftcities.bsky.social #MUCP students at yesterday's "CANADA BUILDS MODULAR SUMMIT 2025" in Toronto..!💚

1/ [Toronto, ON] Thanks to @jenniferkeesmaat.bsky.social & #CollecdevTO for inviting our @uoftcities.bsky.social #MUCP students to attend yesterday's "CANADA BUILDS MODULAR SUMMIT 2025" and to showcase our #HousingInnovation work & projects on new in-fill #AffordableHousing developments in Toronto

[Toronto, ON] Our @torontomet.bsky.social Masters Studio student team's project on the ALLEN EAST DISTRICT is now featured in @ontarioplanners.bsky.social magazine, starting on PG 38 - ontarioplanners.ca/OPPIAssets/I...

These are surplus @toronto.ca lands next to #Downsview, managed by @_CreateTO
.

[Toronto, ON] Thanks to #TRICON for touring our 2025-2026 #MUCP student team at @uoftcities.bsky.social
thru your new Purpose-Built Rental and #AffordableHousing developments in the #WestDonLands...

[Toronto, ON] Thanks to @stclare_housing & @_CreateTO
for mentoring our new #MUCP student teams at
@uoftcities.bsky.social as the work thru their site-selection process for new #AffordableHousing developments...

Program - schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/learning-sof...

What Happens to TDSB’s $20 Billion Worth of Land Under Provincial Supervision? | The Local The TDSB is one of Toronto’s largest landowners. When the province took over the board, it also took over its subsidiary that manages its properties—and it’s not saying what’s next.

This article - featuring quotes from one of our board members @cbailey6.bsky.social, and from @housingnowto.bsky.social - explores possible ramifications to the TDSB real estate portfolio in light of the province imposing supervision over the board.

thelocal.to/tdsb-takeove...

I met with leaders from @housingnowto.bsky.social on affordable housing and the Canadian Urban Transit Association on strengthening public transit across the country.

Photo of a coffee mug that says YIMBYtown 2024

Sad I didn’t make it to #YIMBYtown this year, but at least I can relive the magic through my coffee mug. @housingnowto.bsky.social @russilwvong.bsky.social @nzorach.bsky.social

3/ … interesting speakers and panels at today’s #MissingMidddle Housing Conference 2025, covering industry, innovation, construction and economic experts who are working on

#MMC2025

EVENT - themmc.ca/schedule

2/ …Toronto @mayoroliviachow.ca speaks to today’s #MissingMidddle Housing Conference 2025, along with industry and economic analysis experts…

#MMC2025

EVENT - themmc.ca/schedule

Sept 12 - [Toronto, ON] Kicking-Off today’s #MissingMiddle Conference 2025 with a full-day of speakers from Industry, Government and Community-Partners… 👷🔑#MMC2025

EVENT - themmc.ca

[Toronto, ON] "..Siri... show me 'Transit-Oriented Rental Apartment Development inside an Ontario PMTSA'..?"

📍Active #Fitzrovia construction site at DANFORTH GO train station on @Metrolinx's @gotransit.bsky.social Lakeshore-East Line (@GOtransitLE).

[Toronto, ON] Sunday visit to the #TTC HQ lands at DAVISVILLE subway station w/ Sue Chen from "Housing Development & Revitalization" at @toronto.ca to talk about the 2023 plans for redeveloping the area inside the PMTSA w/ @uoftcities.bsky.social colleagues...🏗️🔑

x.com/HousingNowTO...

[Toronto, ON] Attended this week's ground-breaking at @Fengate & @LIUNA's new transit-oriented apartment development near the WESTON & MOUNT DENNIS transit stations. The Dennis, provides 448 x new rental apartments including 89 x #AffordableRental units!

h/t @urbantoronto.bsky.social

Toronto is opening the door to taller, denser housing near transit:
▫️ 30-storey towers within 200m
▫️ 6-storey apartments on side streets
▫️ 4-storey apartments within 800m
But will this really speed up construction?
#housing #realestate #housingcrisis

Policies alone don’t build housing.
Developers, planners, city staff, and architects might interpret the rules differently.
Without shared context, approvals risk slowing down just when speed matters most.

That’s why tools like our platform matter.
- Instantly access data
- Run calculations & parcel reports
- Visualize in 3D (shadows, view cones, more)
- and much more
Clarity + collaboration = faster, better housing outcomes.

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h/t @shamjiadil.bsky.social

...this "Number if Rental Units in Apartment Buildings in Toronto by Year of Construction" is one of the foundational lessons & data-points for our @uoftcities.bsky.social #MUCP students every year.

📍All three-levels of government need to support NEW Apartments...

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[Toronto, ON] Launching another great year of new-build #AffordableHousing development & innovation site-assessments w/ our new HNTO Multidisciplinary Urban Capstone Project (#MUCP) student team for the 2025-2026 school year at @uoftcities.bsky.social! 🤓🌟

MUCP - t.co/e25YN18eNC