A Toronto social housing complex stood empty for 18 years. Now it's been revived

A long-vacant social housing complex in Toronto has been renovated and reopened to provide much-needed housing for residents. The project, which faced significant disrepair, now offers 17 units to help address the city's extensive social housing waitlist.
Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson and other politicians open 50 Torbolton Dr., a Toronto Community Housing townhouse complex. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) Social Sharing When Adam Pelissero first walked through the doors of 50 Torbolton Dr., it had been boarded up for a decade.
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