Toronto’s Downsview selected as first location for federal modular housing plan
Toronto’s Downsview selected as first location for federal modular housing plan
A Toronto housing mega project across the sprawling Downsview lands is set to receive a double funding boost from city council and the federal government, with plans to expand infrastructure in the area and build more than 500 modular homes.
A gaggle of federal and municipal leaders gathered on the site — which is planned to host more than 100,000 people when it is completed — to announce that their vision for a “city within a city” was set to move forward.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said $425 million in city funding and $280 million from the federal government would combine to expand the area’s Black Creek Trunk Sewer, which is nearing capacity.
Expanding the 1960s sewer was the key, she said, to “unlocking the potential of this neighbourhood.” Without the upgrades, work on 63,000 units in the area could stall.
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson said the money would give confidence to the city that it could keep approving new units, and provide the infrastructure builders need.
“We have come to the point now where growth has outpaced capacity, and without an upgrade, the city cannot approve new housing permits in this (area),” he said.
“In the short term, our investment will ensure new housing developments can be approved with confidence and at speed.”
Chow also welcomed to the podium her former mayoral rival and “old friend” Ana Bailão, who was recently appointed to head Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Build Canada Homes organization.
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