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ULI Toronto: Five-Part Webinar Series: 5 for 1 National Housing Week: Broadening the Affordable Housing Discussion
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| Pricing | Members | Non-Members |
|---|---|---|
| Private | CA$45.00 | CA$70.00 |
| Public/Academic/Nonprofit | CA$30.00 | CA$70.00 |
| Retired | CA$45.00 | N/A |
| Student | FREE | CA$50.00 |
| Under Age 35 | CA$30.00 | CA$70.00 |
Broadening the Affordable Housing Discussion
Are current affordable housing supply policies, primarily focused on increased zoning, accelerated approvals and reduced taxes, broad enough or properly focused enough to address this complex challenge?
Join ULI Toronto for our third annual five-part webinar series as we seek expand our understanding of the affordable housing crisis and a broader set of ideas address it.
1.) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
CAN UP-ZONING BACKFIRE?
Author Patrick Condon (Broken City) explores this and a broader set of questions and themes that point to how the unintended (or intended) consequences of increased zoning to increase housing supply and affordability isn’t working – here in Canada or across the global anglosphere.
This session offers a contrarian perspective to the prevailing view that removing the obstacles of zoning, taxes and charges are the key barriers to housing affordability - but rather are the drivers of land value inflation and spiralling housing costs.
Moderator: Cherise Burda, Affordability Action Council
Overview:
Patrick Condon, Chair, Urban Design, and Professor, Landscape Architecture, UBC
2.) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
HOW CAN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY INNOVATE?
Great change and opportunity are born in challenging times. With real estate and housing highly challenged in delivering adequate supply, affordability, sustainability and resiliency, innovation is no longer a luxury, it is a necessity, and it is growing in Canada.
This session will explore the ways innovation and venture are taking place and are being organized at the industry level. Learn from those who are shaping the future and ways that you can get involved.
Moderator: George Carras, Founder and CEO, RLABS
Speakers:
Geoff Cape, CEO, Assembly Inc.
Chris Godsall, CEO, NOAH Intelligence
Gabriella Sicheri, VP Development, CreateTO
Michael Sutherland, Global Director and Associate, Urban Solutions, HATCH
3.) WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
IS RENTAL THE NEW CONDO?
As the condo market stalls, interest in purpose-built rental is rapidly growing, driven by public policy, interest rate reductions, and market forces. Will purpose-built rental become Toronto's dominant building typology once again, fueled by patient capital and long-term returns? Or will the condo market rebound to reclaim its former dominance?
This session will explore how leading residential developers are positioning themselves into 2025 against a dramatically shifted economic landscape within the growing housing supply and affordability crisis.
Moderator: Salima Rawji, President and Chief Executive Officer, York University Development Corporation
Speakers:
Steven Dejonckeere, Senior Vice President, Slate Asset Management L.P.
Tobias Oriwol, Senior Vice President, Investments, Tricon Residential
Laurie Payne, Executive Vice President, Development, Osmington Gerofsky Development
Jason Shedletsky, Senior Vice President, Investments, Graywood Developments
4.) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
LESSONS FROM THE U.S.A.
While Canada once relied on social and non-profit housing models for affordability, the U.S. has leveraged market-driven approaches and public finance tools to engage the private sector. In Canada’s current fiscal climate, can we draw valuable lessons from the U.S. to address our own affordable housing crisis?
Led by the ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing, this session will share the affordable housing landscape in the US, including a market overview on the latest trends and affordability challenges facing the US, and perspectives of three American developers who will share their company’s strategy for building and preserving affordable mixed-income housing.
Moderator: Rosie Hepner, Vice President, Terwilliger Center for Housing, Urban Land Institute
Speakers:
Vicki Davis, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Urban Atlantic
Adam Ducker, CEO, RCLCO
Brian Goggin, Policy and Project Manager, True Ground Housing Partners
AJ Jackson, President, LEO Impact Capital
5.) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
BROADENING THE TOOL KIT OF IDEAS
Innovation driven by the urgent need to address the escalating housing affordability crisis is sparking a wave of transformative housing models—both new and revitalized—that are reshaping the landscape of real estate solutions.
In our final session we complete our series with a Dragon’s Den style showcase of alternative affordable housing models that hold promise for the future.
Moderator: Richard Joy, Executive Director, ULI Toronto
Speakers:
Robert Barnard, Founder, Toboggan Flats
Frank Chau, Special Advisor, Mon Sheong Foundation
Andrew Garrett, Chief Investment Officer, Spotlight Development Inc.
Mike Labbe, President & CEO, Home Opportunities Non-profit
