{"id":2055,"date":"2026-09-14T08:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/09\/14\/217-affordable-rentals-just-opened-in-etobicoke-heres-whats-next\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T08:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:04:07","slug":"217-affordable-rentals-just-opened-in-etobicoke-heres-whats-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/09\/14\/217-affordable-rentals-just-opened-in-etobicoke-heres-whats-next\/","title":{"rendered":"217 Affordable Rentals Just Opened in Etobicoke\u2014Here’s What’s Next"},"content":{"rendered":"

West Square, a transformative mixed-use rental community in Etobicoke’s Eatonville-Bloorlea neighbourhood, has officially opened Phase 1 with 217 affordable rental homes. The project, located at The East Mall and Bloor Street West, represents a significant milestone in Toronto’s affordable housing efforts.<\/p>\n

Designed by BDP Quadrangle, Phase 1 features 11- and 30-storey buildings delivering 494 total rental units\u2014217 affordable and 277 market-rate. Critically, affordability is secured for at least 40 years for low and moderate-income households, addressing a persistent challenge in the GTA rental market.<\/p>\n

The project received substantial support: approximately $11.9 million in City incentives through the Rental Housing Supply Program, plus a $235.9 million federal low-interest loan. Phase 2, now under construction with designs by Zeidler Architecture, will add 641 more homes, including 130 affordable units.<\/p>\n

Once complete, West Square will provide 1,135 homes with 347 affordable rentals\u2014representing nearly 31% of the total supply. The development includes a public park, shared amenities, and community spaces, supporting Toronto’s HousingTO 2020\u20132030 Action Plan.<\/p>\n

This project exemplifies how public-private partnerships can address affordability in the GTA’s competitive rental market. Learn more from the original source.<\/p>\n

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West Square Phase 1 officially opens with 217 affordable rental homes secured for 40 years. Phase 2 will add 130 more affordable units to Etobicoke’s rental market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2054,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[178],"tags":[210,220,787,1000,211,207],"class_list":["post-2055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-market-data","tag-affordable-housing","tag-etobicoke","tag-gta-development","tag-mixed-use-community","tag-rental-market","tag-toronto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2055","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}