Affordable housing rental units at 1070 Eastern Ave (Don Summerville)

The new building is located at 1070 Eastern Ave. The closest intersection is Queen St. E. and Coxwell Ave.  

1070 Eastern Ave is a smoke-free, multi-family, mid-rise building. 

The building is anticipated to be ready for occupancy in early 2026.  

A random draw is a fair process for allocating affordable housing rental units. The random draw means that every eligible household will have an equal chance of renting a unit. Eligible households must have submitted a complete Expression of Interest for Random Selection through the online form during the collection period. 

After the collection period has ended, TCHC and the City of Toronto will oversee a process to randomly assign a number to each complete online Expression of Interest for Random Selection. The applicant list will then be sorted. Applicants with the lowest randomly assigned numbers will be contacted first to start the eligibility review process. This process will continue until approved applicants have accepted all units.   

All applicants will be randomly assigned a number in the applicant list. Once that process is done, you will receive an email notifying you of your place on the list. TCHC will contact applicants with the lowest numbers to start the eligibility review. 

There is no parking available at 1070 Eastern Ave. for the affordable housing rental units. 

TCHC is moving towards implementing smoke-free homes. 1070 Eastern Ave. will be a smoke-free building. This means that tenants will not be allowed to smoke and/or vape inside any of the units, the indoor communal areas of the building, or outside near entrances and exits.

Affordable housing rental units are funded in part through the provincial Investment in Affordable Housing (IAH) program. The IAH program requires that rents do not exceed 80 per cent of the Average Market Rent for each unit type, as established by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the City of Toronto.  

We will not accept Expression of Interest forms in person, over the phone, or through the mail. You must use and submit the online form for the bedroom size you are applying for, located in the online portal. 

Yes, you will need a computer to submit an Online Expression of Interest for Random Selection. The online Expression of Interest form is not compatible for mobile devices. If you do not own your own computer, please visit your local library for computer access. If you need support, you can also contact TCHC's Relocation and Affordable Rental Office at RentalOpportunities@torontohousing.ca. 

Once you have submitted the online Expression of Interest for Random Selection form, you will receive an email with a confirmation number. Only complete submissions will receive a confirmation number.  

If you can live year-round in the property you own, you are not eligible for affordable rental units. To become eligible, you must first sell your property. 

You may not transfer from one affordable housing rental unit to another if you are within your one-year lease term. However, you may apply for other affordable housing rental units once the one-year lease term for your current unit has expired.  

We will not permit any changes after the online Expression of Interest for Random Selection form is submitted.  

If you have rental history, you need to submit landlord references. They are an important part of the approval process. 

Yes. We will take each individual case and circumstance into consideration.  

We will only consider guarantors for the applicants who do not meet the credit check criteria but can prove enough income to cover the monthly rent. We will not consider guarantors for applicants who do not have enough income to cover the monthly rent. 

Yes, we must do a credit check before a lease offer can be finalized.  

You will have two business days to provide a guarantor from the time we notify you that a guarantor is required. You will need to complete the necessary form from TCHC and provide supporting documents. 

The guarantor will go through the same income/credit check as the applicant. If the guarantor is not approved, you will have one more chance to find another guarantor. You will be given an additional two business days to find an alternate guarantor.  

Your guarantor is responsible for paying the rent in the event the tenant does not for the duration of the tenancy. 

You will not be able to get a subsidy for your affordable housing rental unit.  

If TCHC contacts you, you will have three business days to respond with the completed application form and supporting documents for yourself and all household members. If you do not respond by the deadline, your name will be skipped on the applicant list and you will not be contacted again for these units. 

You cannot get a larger unit based on sponsorship. At the time of offer, you are eligible for the number of bedrooms based on your current household size according to the City of Toronto’s occupancy standards.

The City of Toronto's occupancy standards for these affordable rental units are:

• Adult household members who are spouses must share a bedroom. Two persons who live together are considered spouses if:  
  • the social and familial aspects of the relationship amount to cohabitation; and  
  • one individual provides financial support to the other; or  
  • the individuals have a mutual agreement or arrangement regarding their financial affairs.  
• For adult household members other than spouses, a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of two (2) persons per bedroom.  
• For children under the age of 18, no less than one (1) and no more than two (2) persons per bedroom where the unit contains three (3) bedrooms or less.  
• For children under the age of 18, no less than one (1) and no more than three (3) persons per bedroom where the unit contains more than three (3) bedrooms, if the shared bedroom provides the minimum space required under the City's Municipal Code Property Standards.  
• A single parent may share a bedroom with a child if the applicant wants to share.  

Single persons are normally given bachelor units. However, a two-person family is eligible for a bachelor unit if the applicant requests it. A two-person family consists of either two spouses or a parent and child. 

No. You will have to base your decision on the unit floor plans provided to you by TCHC.