Diamond Kilmer, Habitat for Humanity GTA and CreateTO broke ground on 20 new affordable townhomes just north of St. Clair Avenue West in Toronto’s thriving Stockyards community.
The townhomes will be built by Habitat GTA as part of the 229-unit community Reunion Crossing, a mid-rise and stacked townhome project. The rapidly changing neighbourhood is set to receive a SmartTrack Station that will connect to Union Station and the Go Transit Kitchener line.
With Canadians struggling with a housing affordability crisis, Habitat GTA is empowering 20 families with Habitat Homeownership, so they will build equity for themselves and their children and know the safety, security, and self-reliance of owning a home.
The Habitat homes will be a mix of two and three-bedroom units and will be built with the support of Habitat volunteers. Qualifying household incomes for these homes are in the range of $75,000 to $95,000. Completion is expected in spring of 2023.
The project originated more than a decade ago with a City of Toronto decision to convey surplus municipal land to Habitat GTA. As development planning began, Habitat GTA discovered that the environmental contamination on the land would make it cost-prohibitive to undertake a traditional townhome project. A solution emerged in partnership with Diamond Kilmer who brought their expertise in “brownfield” developments and in assembling and developing land.
Reunion Crossing was recognized by the 2020 Brownie Awards as the Best Overall Project for its contributions to the St.Clair neighbourhood through transformation of an in-fill site.
The groundbreaking ceremony at 423 Old Weston Road was held on March 31.
Photo: Stephen Diamond, CEO of DiamondCorp; Bob Blazevski, executive vice-president of Diamond Kilmer, David Harper, executive vice-president of Diamond Kilmer, and Councillor Ana Bailão, alongside Habitat for Humanity and new homeowners at Reunion Crossing.
