Cabbagetown residents trying to save 50 heritage homes

There’s a battle underway to save 50 Victorian homes in Cabbagetown.

The heritage properties are owned by the Toronto Community Housing Corp., but critics say the homes on seven streets in the northwest portion of the community have been so neglected, the old bricks and century-old wood trim are disintegrating.

Members of the Cabbagetown Heritage Conservation District Committee were on hand at a public meeting at the Toronto Reference Library, Tuesday, lobbying for the heritage homes to be moved to the top of the TCHC’s repair list.

The city’s Special Working Group on Affordable Housing is trying to prioritize what to tackle first. They will issue a report later this fall that council will vote on. The report will lay out plans for the heritage homes.

“We should have one policy that covers all our properties, we have to look at it all. This committee is going to help us,” said Eugene E. Jones Jr. Pres. and CEO, TCHC.

There are $750-million in repairs needed on all TCHC properties, including 675 city-owned homes.

Whether or not the heritage homes in Cabbagetown will get special priority remains to be seen.

“TCHC mandate is not to preserve heritage properties, it’s to provide housing and support to people in Toronto,” Counc. Ana Bailao told CityNews.

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