Swansea Mews, a Toronto Community Housing Corp. complex, was evacuated in 2022, following a ceiling collapse that injured a tenant. TCHC now plans to rebuild the complex with hundreds of additional units.
A public housing property that residents were forced to leave after a ceiling collapse two years ago could finally be rebuilt if a new plan is approved — but likely won't be ready for several years. A public housing property that residents were forced to leave after a ceiling collapse two years ago could finally be rebuilt if a new plan is approved — but likely won't be ready for several years.
The complex was marked for demolition after the collapse, when engineers found all of the buildings unsafe for habitation. Jardel Sallay-Ferreria, 23, lived with his mother and two younger brothers at the Swansea Mews complex when it was evacuated. They now live together in another TCHC complex in Scarborough. City working diligently to rebuild: Perks
Gord Perks, city councillor for Parkdale–High Park, says the city is working as diligently as it can to get the rebuild project underway, but timing will depend on federal funding. In a statement provided to CBC Toronto, a representative for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the federal entity responsible for this financing, said it can't disclose details of ongoing applications.
In the meantime, he wants former residents like himself to be informed of what's happening and be involved in the decision-making process.
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