Victoria Park Tent City

[tomh009]

On the affordable housing point, does it make sense for the city to require developments to have a certain percentage of units geared towards low income individuals?  Maybe sell them to Kitchener Housing at a subsidised cost?

I would prefer it to be optional (not compulsory), but with a sufficient incentive that most condo projects would take it on.  Maybe two levels, 10% and 20%?

One of the new condo developments on the waterfront is doing it; ten units are going to be subsidized. I hope the region can do something similar - preferably without the 'poor door' such developments are installing so the penthouse dwellers don't have to risk coming into contact with subsidized residents.

Even in a normal condo building you may have a range of prices from $300K to $900K.  Adding in some lower-cost units at around $200K doesn't radically change that scenario.

Now, in a condo building someone will need to buy those low-cost units, and hopefully most of them would end up on the rental market.