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News Releases, Project UpdatesOctober 15, 2025City of Toronto, CreateTO break ground on new transit-oriented, mixed-use community in Scarborough Southwest with 256 new affordable rental homes(Opens in a new window)News Releases, Project UpdatesOctober 15, 2025Today, Mayor Olivia Chow, Jennifer McKelvie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Member of Parliament for Ajax, The Honourable Bill Blair, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Southwest, Councillor Parthi Kandavel (Scarborough Southwest) and City of Toronto staff celebrated the start of major construction of a new mixed-use, transit-oriented community in Scarborough Southwest. This development, on City-owned land adjacent to Victoria Park Station, will deliver a total of 705 new purpose-built rental homes including 256 affordable rental homes.
News Releases, Project UpdatesSeptember 16, 2025Construction of new transit-oriented community at Bloor-Kipling ahead of schedule as City of Toronto, CreateTO prepare for next phase of rental housing development(Opens in a new window)News Releases, Project UpdatesSeptember 16, 2025Today, Mayor Olivia Chow, Deputy Mayor Amber Morley (Etobicoke-Lakeshore), CreateTO and City of Toronto staff celebrated the progress made on the new mixed-use, transit-oriented community that will redefine Etobicoke at Bloor-Kipling.
Project Updates, CreateTO InsiderJuly 8, 2025CreateTO announces teams to support Old City Hall future uses analysisProject Updates, CreateTO InsiderJuly 8, 2025CreateTO is excited to introduce the newest team members to support the reimagining of Old City Hall, one of Toronto’s most treasured civic landmarks. This initiative, on behalf of the City of Toronto, will deliver a bold, forward-looking strategy to guide the long-term vision for the historic site.
News ReleasesMarch 19, 2025City of Toronto and Government of Canada enter $2.55 billion landmark agreement in principle to build more rental homes faster(Opens in a new window)News ReleasesMarch 19, 2025Today, Mayor Olivia Chow was joined by the Honourable Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Julie Dabrusin, Member of Parliament for Toronto-Danforth and Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik (Spadina-Fort York) to announce federal commitments to build more homes and address homelessness in Toronto.
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News Releases, Project UpdatesOctober 15, 2025Canada invests in new rental housing units in Toronto(Opens in a new window)News Releases, Project UpdatesOctober 15, 2025Solving Canada's housing crisis requires immediate action to build up supply and bring down costs. The Government of Canada is stepping up with unprecedented investments to supercharge housing construction across Canada. To that end, the federal government launched Build Canada Homes, a new federal agency that will build affordable housing at scale, including transitional and supportive housing, deeply affordable and community housing, and affordable homes for the Canadian middle class.
News Releases, Project UpdatesOctober 15, 2025City of Toronto, CreateTO break ground on new transit-oriented, mixed-use community in Scarborough Southwest with 256 new affordable rental homes(Opens in a new window)News Releases, Project UpdatesOctober 15, 2025Today, Mayor Olivia Chow, Jennifer McKelvie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Member of Parliament for Ajax, The Honourable Bill Blair, Member of Parliament for Scarborough Southwest, Councillor Parthi Kandavel (Scarborough Southwest) and City of Toronto staff celebrated the start of major construction of a new mixed-use, transit-oriented community in Scarborough Southwest. This development, on City-owned land adjacent to Victoria Park Station, will deliver a total of 705 new purpose-built rental homes including 256 affordable rental homes.
News Releases, Project UpdatesSeptember 16, 2025Construction of new transit-oriented community at Bloor-Kipling ahead of schedule as City of Toronto, CreateTO prepare for next phase of rental housing development(Opens in a new window)News Releases, Project UpdatesSeptember 16, 2025Today, Mayor Olivia Chow, Deputy Mayor Amber Morley (Etobicoke-Lakeshore), CreateTO and City of Toronto staff celebrated the progress made on the new mixed-use, transit-oriented community that will redefine Etobicoke at Bloor-Kipling.
Media CoverageAugust 25, 2025CreateTO Project To Intensify Eglinton Ave Parking Lot With 41-Storey Rental(Opens in a new window)Media CoverageAugust 25, 2025In one of its latest affordable housing ventures, CreateTO has filed plans for a 41- and six-storey rental development that would transform a City-owned parking lot in Toronto's Fairbank neighbourhood, at 9 Shortt Street. The project would deliver at-grade commercial space and 458 rental units, including around 140 affordable homes, within walking distance of an Eglinton Crosstown LRT station.
Project Updates, CreateTO InsiderJuly 8, 2025CreateTO announces teams to support Old City Hall future uses analysisProject Updates, CreateTO InsiderJuly 8, 2025CreateTO is excited to introduce the newest team members to support the reimagining of Old City Hall, one of Toronto’s most treasured civic landmarks. This initiative, on behalf of the City of Toronto, will deliver a bold, forward-looking strategy to guide the long-term vision for the historic site.
Media Coverage, Project UpdatesJune 19, 2025CreateTO Begins Search For Partner On Block 5 Of Bloor-Kipling Project(Opens in a new window)Media Coverage, Project UpdatesJune 19, 2025Block 5 of the 18-acre Bloor-Kipling Housing Now development is now officially on the market, an offering that provides an attractive investment opportunity for developers interested in getting in on one of the largest City-led residential development projects underway in Toronto.
Media Coverage, Project UpdatesMay 1, 2025Toronto Tamil Community Centre in Scarborough Gets RedesignMedia Coverage, Project UpdatesMay 1, 2025The Toronto Tamil Community Centre is moving closer to reality with a new resubmission featuring an all-new design.
Media Coverage, Project UpdatesMay 1, 2025Massive new Toronto co-op project will offer hundreds of affordable and market-priced units — in technicolour(Opens in a new window)Media Coverage, Project UpdatesMay 1, 2025City officials say it will be one of Ontario’s largest co-ops, and one of the first new co-op developments of its size in a long time.
Building the city we love. That’s what we set out to do over this past year, and not just through bricks and mortar, but by envisioning new beginnings, new experiences and new communities for the people of Toronto and for those who want to call it home.
Project Updates, Media CoverageMarch 19, 2025The Up and Coming Cities Swiping Hollywood’s Dollars(Opens in a new window)Project Updates, Media CoverageMarch 19, 2025Hackman Capital and the MBS Group are moving ahead with plans to develop the Basin Media Hub, a $250 million film studio on an 8.9-acre waterfront site. “We’ll probably have a big celebration when we put that shovel in the ground,” says Julie Dabrusin, a federal member of Parliament for Toronto-Danforth, which includes the city’s waterfront studio district.
News ReleasesMarch 19, 2025City of Toronto and Government of Canada enter $2.55 billion landmark agreement in principle to build more rental homes faster(Opens in a new window)News ReleasesMarch 19, 2025Today, Mayor Olivia Chow was joined by the Honourable Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Julie Dabrusin, Member of Parliament for Toronto-Danforth and Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik (Spadina-Fort York) to announce federal commitments to build more homes and address homelessness in Toronto.
News Releases, Project UpdatesMarch 13, 2025767 new homes coming to Toronto(Opens in a new window)News Releases, Project UpdatesMarch 13, 2025The federal government announced more than $365 million to build 767 new homes in Toronto. The announcement was made by The Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, alongside James Pasternak, Toronto City Councillor for York-Centre, Vic Gupta, CEO of CreateTO, and Kevin Green, President and CEO of Greenwin Corp.
