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Project Details
- Type
- Mixed Use, Affordable Housing, Transit-Oriented Development, Community Space, Residential, and Housing
- Ward
- Toronto-St. Paul's
- Councillor
- Josh Matlow
- Current Phase
- Market Offering
- Current Use
- An existing building comprising a two-storey office and a single-storey garage
- Major Intersection
- Davisville Avenue and Yonge Street
- Site Area
- 0.8 acres
- Proposed Use
- Residential with community facilities
- Surrounding Use
- 17-storey high-rise apartment builidng to the north; four-storey and six-storey office buildings to the east and west respectively; and a medium density townhouse complex and 13-storey apartment building to the south
- Type
- Mixed Use, Affordable Housing, Transit-Oriented Development, Community Space, Residential, and Housing
- Ward
- Toronto-St. Paul's
- Councillor
- Josh Matlow
- Current Phase
- Market Offering
- Current Use
- An existing building comprising a two-storey office and a single-storey garage
- Major Intersection
- Davisville Avenue and Yonge Street
- Site Area
- 0.8 acres
- Proposed Use
- Residential with community facilities
- Surrounding Use
- 17-storey high-rise apartment builidng to the north; four-storey and six-storey office buildings to the east and west respectively; and a medium density townhouse complex and 13-storey apartment building to the south
Project Overview
The Indigenous organization, the Missanabie Cree First Nation, will be developing the site at 140 Merton Street, dedicating the project to housing options for Indigenous elders and other seniors.
It will provide 294 new rental homes, of which approximately 33 per cent will be affordable. Rents for the affordable homes will average 77 per cent Average Market Rent (AMR), with 15 per cent of these homes set aside as deeply affordable (40 per cent AMR). The building will also include ceremonial space, a smudging room and indoor and outdoor amenities for residents.
The site is currently home to SPRINT Senior Care, a community agency that provides services to midtown Toronto seniors ageing in place. SPRINT will be temporarily relocated next door and will return to 140 Merton Street once construction is completed. The City will also be providing an additional community space as part of the redevelopment for the future tenants of 140 Merton Street and the senior community in midtown Toronto. The operator of this community space will be determined through a competitive call for proposals process, led by the City.
Project Materials
Resources
- Housing Now – 140 Merton Street – Zoning Amendment – Final Report(Opens in a new window)
- Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan(Opens in a new window)
- Midtown in Focus - Final Report(Opens in a new window)
- Supplementary Report - Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and Authority to Enter into a Heritage Easement Agreement – 140 Merton Street(Opens in a new window)
Community Engagement
Project News
Project UpdatesAugust 22, 2024Affordable Indigenous Seniors Housing Project Advances in Davisville(Opens in a new window)Project UpdatesAugust 22, 2024A Site Plan Approval application has been submitted for rental housing focused on Indigenous seniors in Toronto’s Davisville neighbourhood. Designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects
Media CoverageJuly 4, 2024Plans filed for Housing Now development in midtown Toronto(Opens in a new window)Media CoverageJuly 4, 2024The City of Toronto is moving forward on another Housing Now rental development, aiming to bring 294 units to midtown.
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