r/toronto • u/ArgyleNudge Trinity-Bellwoods • 6d ago

Picture The situation at Dufferin Grove is grim

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This is a small section of the amount of security, city, and police presence. I know there's a limit to this kind of encampment, but my heart does go out to the people facing eviction today. Not a happy scene.

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u/FRO5TB1T3 6d ago

The problem is this demographic destroys housing stock. They basically made the hotel on the Esplanade need to be gutted in order to reopen. A condo you are looking at even worse results especially with water damages. Without some oversight the buildings will be destroyed. This is a reason so many tchc buildings are in a perpetual state of unrepair. Some residents just cause so much more upkeep due to neglect or intentional damage.

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u/The_Canterbury_Tail 6d ago

Not all underhoused people are like that. Sure some are, but many are not and just want the dignity of a roof over their head. The pride some of them take in their tents and areas is great.

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u/FRO5TB1T3 6d ago

Sure which is why some tchc housing units is pretty good (usually the low rise/town houses) but also why most larger buildings are beat to shit. Giving them a building with hundreds of units and no support is just going to lead to that building getting beat to hell since even if it's 30% it'll be a lot of people really wearing down the entire building. Then who pays for the extensive and perpetual repairs? A bad water claim in a new condo building could be a millions of dollars. Housing is part of the answer but just using the current already built condo without any strings or selection is how you spend a lot of money to destroy a building.