The City of Toronto, in partnership with the Government of Canada, is building new affordable homes at 11 Brock Ave. Located near Queen St. W. and Brock Avenue, the City purchased this property from the Province of Ontario in 2019 for the purpose of creating new affordable housing.
The site is envisioned to have a four-storey building and provide approximately 42 homes with supports to maintain people’s health, wellbeing, and housing stability. The new homes will be private apartments with a bathroom and a kitchen. The building will also include amenities such as shared laundry, a commercial kitchen and programming spaces for residents. Rents will be geared to income and will not exceed 30 per cent of a resident’s income.
These homes are funded as part of Phase Three of the Government of Canada’s Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) which is providing $1.5 billion in grant funding nationally. In Toronto, this funding can cover the cost of acquisition of land and construction of new housing; acquisition of land and existing buildings for the purpose of conversion to affordable housing; and acquisition of land and rehabilitation of housing.
Read the August 2024 Project Fact Sheet (see also August 2024 Fact Sheet in Tibetan) for more information.
Early Construction Activities – Spring 2025
Starting in early April, the City’s construction contractor will begin shoring work, a temporary activity that involves installing supports around the excavation area to keep the surrounding soil stable. Once shoring is in place, crews will begin excavating the site and then forming and pouring the building’s concrete foundation. These activities mark the start of below-ground construction and are expected to continue into September.
Possible impacts related to this work include noise, moderate vibration and dust. There will be some lane restrictions and impacts to pedestrian access associated with this work. More information about these impacts can be found in the Community Construction Update (April 2025).
Housing with supports is a combination of deeply affordable housing and on-site supports that equip people to live as independently as possible. Supportive housing can help people stabilize individuals’ lives, help them stay housed and positively contribute to communities.
Learn more about supportive housing.
Tenants for supportive homes are identified using a prioritization-based approach to connect people experiencing homelessness to permanent housing opportunities.
The City and non-profit housing providers coordinate the tenant identification process in partnership with street outreach, shelter, 24-hr respite and hotel/motel program providers.
If you need housing, call 311 Toronto or see Finding Housing.
View the 11 Brock Avenue housing development plans (also view the housing development plans in Tibetan).
The City of Toronto and PARC will continue to engage with the local Parkdale community on the development of 11 Brock Ave. Updates and invitations to participate in engagement opportunities will be delivered to the surrounding neighbourhood as the project proceeds.