The Social Housing Renovation and Retrofit Program (SHHRP) provides $220 million in federal and provincial funding over two years for repairs and energy retrofits to existing social housing units in Toronto. This funding represents a significant investment in social housing and provides the City a tremendous opportunity to improve the living conditions of some of its most vulnerable members.

Several properties in Ward 35 are eligible for SHHRP funds. In total, these properties will receive over $8.7 million dollars and improve conditions in 1,849 housing units.

The properties are…

Glen Park Co-operative Homes Inc — 2495 Eglinton Ave East, 62 units, $564,704 in renovations.

• Install solar panels to preheat domestic water supply
• Replace existing domestic hot water boilers with new condensing models
• Replace electric dryers with gas-fired models
• Convert existing make-up air units from gas-fired to hydronic heating with variable speed drive
• Install variable speed drive on main heating/cooling pumps
• Replace domestic cold water booster pump system equipped with variable speed drive
• Replace existing heating boilers with new high efficiency models
• Install high efficiency motors
• Install new direct digital control system to control all major building services components

Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) — 3330 Danforth Avenue, 194 units, $295,000 in renovations.

• Electrical transfer switch upgrades
• Fire alarm panel upgrades

TCHC — 40 Firvalley Court, 168 units, $876,000 in renovations.

• Unit refurbishment of kitchen and bathrooms; includes various energy, accessibility, and life safety improvements
• Mechanical system retrofit and building controls

TCHC — 10, 30,  40 Gordonridge Place, 869 units, $6,555,000 in renovations.

• Mechanical, electrical, and envelope upgrades

TCHC — 30 and 40 Teesdale Place, 556 units, $440,000 in renovations.

• Emergency lighting upgrades
• Mechanical and electrical upgrades