{"id":1925,"date":"2026-07-31T08:01:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/midtown-rental-surge-599-new-units-rise-at-170-roehampton\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T08:01:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:01:44","slug":"midtown-rental-surge-599-new-units-rise-at-170-roehampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/midtown-rental-surge-599-new-units-rise-at-170-roehampton\/","title":{"rendered":"Midtown Rental Surge: 599 New Units Rise at 170 Roehampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Midtown Toronto\u2019s rental landscape is shifting as construction hits a major milestone at 170 Roehampton. The 50-storey purpose-built rental tower, a collaborative project by Capital Developments and Metropia, has now reached the 12-storey mark. Designed by Sweeny &amp; Co Architects Inc., the development is strategically positioned near the Eglinton and Mount Pleasant transit hubs, catering to the growing demand for well-connected rental housing in the GTA.<\/p>\n<p>Recent site updates reveal that cladding installation is well underway, showcasing a modern exterior of warm-toned aluminum panels and dark-grey glazing. Once completed, the project will deliver 599 rental apartments, including 15 replacement units for the existing site. With a rapid construction pace of roughly one floor per week, this tower is a significant addition to the Midtown skyline. For more details on the construction progress and architectural features, read the full update at UrbanToronto.<\/p>\n<p><!-- RealEstateToday Source Article --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none\" data-original-url=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2026\/07\/cladding-installation-underway-170-roehampton-rises-midtown.61466\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2026\/07\/cladding-installation-underway-170-roehampton-rises-midtown.61466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the original article<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- RealEstateToday Instagram Handles --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none\" data-instagram-handles=\"@capitaldevelopments,@metropia,@sweenyco\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new 50-storey rental tower is rising in Midtown Toronto, adding 599 units to the supply-constrained market near key transit lines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1924,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[287,788,842,211,207],"class_list":["post-1925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-construction","tag-midtown-toronto","tag-purpose-built-rentals","tag-rental-market","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}