Annie Dell has been School Trustee from 1991 to 2002 and Vice-president of the Ontario School Trustees’ Council (1997-2000).
As part of her community involvement, Annie Dell wrote the following emails on the Lake Promenade Co-Tenancy Project.
From: annie.dell@sympatico.ca
To: James.Maloney@parl.gc.ca; james.maloney.a1@parl.gc.ca Cc: jennifer.hartley.428@parl.gc.ca
Sent: Friday, February 2, 2024, 10:58
Subject: Real Estate Project of Lake Promenade Co-Tenancy
Dear Member of Parliament:
I am one of your electors, living in Etobicoke-Lakeshore.
To discuss the redevelopment project of Lake Promenade Co-Tenancy, two public meetings were organized by the City of Toronto: the June 27, 2023 Webex virtual meeting which was recorded, and the July 5, 2023 in-person meeting which, unfortunately, was not recorded. At that second public meeting, the principal of Lake Promenade Co-Tenancy (LPCT) created an uproar when he tried to advocate that any land owner should be able to build without restrictions what he or she wants to build on his or her property.
There is a common sense explanation why the five buildings located at 220, 230 & 240 Lake Promenade and 21 & 31 Park Boulevard have a height of seven storeys which should remained the allowed maximum: anything over seven storeys would destroy permanently the residential character of that part of Long Branch. I am sure that, as our Member of Parliament, you do not want to see such a disaster.
I am in support of the plans of Lake Promenade Co-Tenancy to build towers of condos, but only on an appropriate land to be identified with your assistance. As you know, upon filing its Application for Redevelopment, Lake Promenade Co-Tenancy (LPCT) paid $1,440,749.07 to the City of Toronto. That amount should not become a business loss. There are ways to keep the units of the five buildings in affordable housing while constructing condos towers on an appropriate land.
In her Fall 2022 Fall Economic Statement Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland said that the federal government is tackling housing speculation, and making sure that homes are for Canadians to live in—not assets for investors to trade for profit.
In her 2023 Fall Economic Statement, she announced plans to help create good jobs, build or repair more homes, and make life more affordable. In Canada’s Housing Action Plan, she allocated a lot of money to support non-profit, co-op, and public housing providers. Can these not-for-profit housing initiatives be viable alternatives to the project of LPCT ?
The Deputy Prime Minister also announced funds to build 60,000 new affordable homes and repair 240,000 homes; $4 billion through the Rapid Housing Initiative, which is building more than 12,000 affordable homes for people experiencing homelessness or in severe housing need; over $200 million through the Federal Lands Initiative to build 4,500 new homes by repurposing surplus federal lands.
With your help, can a surplus federal land be exchanged with LPCT to provide them with an appropriate land to build their condo towers?
I hope you are able to ask for and support a study of those alternatives.
Annie Dell
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From: Annie Dell <annie.dell@sympatico.ca>
Sent: January 23, 2024, 13:15
To: councillor_morley@toronto.ca
Cc: eno-udoh-orok@toronto.ca
Subject: Real Estate Project of Lake Promenade Co-Tenancy
Dear Amber Morley:
I am one of your electors, living in Etobicoke-Lakeshore.
To discuss the redevelopment project of Lake Promenade Co-Tenancy, two public meetings were organized by the City of Toronto: the June 27, 2023 Webex virtual meeting which was recorded, and the July 5, 2023 in-person meeting which, unfortunately, was not recorded. At that second public meeting, the principal of Lake Promenade Co-Tenancy (LPCT) created an uproar when he tried to advocate that any land owner should be able to build without restrictions what he or she wants to build on his or her property.
There is a common sense explanation why the five buildings located at 220, 230 & 240 Lake Promenade and 21 & 31 Park Boulevard have a height of seven storeys which should remained the allowed maximum: anything over seven storeys would destroy permanently the residential character of that part of Long Branch. I am sure that, as our City Councillor and our Deputy Mayor, you do not want to preside to such a disaster.
I am writing to you to support the plans of Lake Promenade Co-Tenancy to build towers of condos, but only on an appropriate land to be identified with your assistance. As you know, upon filing its Application for Redevelopment, Lake Promenade Co-Tenancy (LPCT) paid $1,440,749.07 to the City of Toronto. That amount should not become a business loss. There are ways to keep the units of the five buildings in affordable housing while constructing condos towers on an appropriate land.
In her Fall 2022 Fall Economic Statement Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland said that the federal government is tackling housing speculation, and making sure that homes are for Canadians to live in—not assets for investors to trade for profit.
In her 2023 Fall Economic Statement, she announced plans to help create good jobs, build or repair more homes, and make life more affordable. In Canada’s Housing Action Plan, she allocated a lot of money to support non-profit, co-op, and public housing providers. Can these not-for-profit housing initiatives be viable alternatives to the project of LPCT ?
The Deputy Prime Minister also announced funds to build 60,000 new affordable homes and repair 240,000 homes; $4 billion through the Rapid Housing Initiative, which is building more than 12,000 affordable homes for people experiencing homelessness or in severe housing need; over $200 million through the Federal Lands Initiative to build 4,500 new homes by repurposing surplus federal lands.
With your help and the support of our Mayor Olivia Chow, can a surplus City of Toronto land be exchanged with LPCT to provide them with an appropriate land to build their condo towers?
In the alternative, with your help and the support of Christine Hogarth , our Member of the Ontario Legislature, can a surplus provincial lands be exchanged with LPCT ?
In a further alternative, with your help and the support of James Maloney, our Member of Parliament, can a surplus federal land be exchanged with LPCT ?
I hope you are able to initiate and support a study of those alternatives.
Annie Dell