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Demolition starts rebuilding of Regent Park.


The demolition of 470 Dundas Street There are several Dundas Street in the world:
  • Dundas Street in Hong Kong
  • Dundas Street, Toronto in Canada
 East in downtown Toronto Downtown Toronto is the heart of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately bounded by Bloor Street (including areas slightly north of Bloor around Yonge Street) to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, Bayview Avenue - Don Valley Parkway to the east, and Bathurst  is the first step in the rebuilding of Regent Park Coordinates:  
Alternate uses: Regent's Park (disambiguation)


Regent Park is a neighbourhood located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
, Canada's oldest social housing development. It is the beginning of a $1-billion, 12-year revitalization project. However, the future beyond the first phase is in question, because of the new conservative government in Ottawa.

Toronto Community Housing is currently evaluating proposals from development companies that responded to the RFP (Request For Proposal) A document that invites a vendor to submit a bid for hardware, software and/or services. It may provide a general or very detailed specification of the system.

1. (business) RFP - Request for Proposal.
2.
 to oversee design and to build and market the first phase of revitalization. The selection will be announced in March. Phase One will be completed by 2008, at which point Phase Two will begin. Redevelopment will follow in two-year intervals until all six phases of the 28-hectare property are completed.

Over 400 households comprising 1,160 residents, have relocated within Regent Park, to neighbouring TCHC TCHC Tri-City Homeless Coalition (Fremont, CA)  communities or to other communities in the city. Relocated residents will have first right of return to similar rent-geared-to-income accommodation in the renewed neighborhood.

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Date:Feb 20, 2006
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