Affordable Four-Unit Homes Proposed As One Solution To Housing Crisis In Mississauga

Affordable Four-Unit Homes Proposed As One Solution to Housing Crisis in Mississauga

A Mississauga city councillor is proposing that more fourplexes be built to help alleviate the affordable housing crisis in Mississauga.

Ward 2 Coun. Alvin Tedjo is presenting a motion at tomorrow’s general committee meeting that calls upon the city to allow homes with four units to be built, something he argues will provide residents with more affordable options and help the municipality meet housing targets set by the province. 

“Mississauga is in a housing crisis and the price of homes and rent has increased such that many existing residents can no longer afford to live in the city,” the motion reads, adding that the city must also meet the province’s target of 120,000 new housing units by 2031.

The motion says that “missing middle” (meaning homes for the middle class) housing offering two to four units can be built in existing neighbourhoods and use available infrastructure, but for that to happen, the city would need to roll back some exclusionary zoning policies. 

“In Mississauga, we have lots of single-family homes and lots of residential towers, but not much in-between. As the price of homes continues to go up in our city, younger families are being priced out of living in our neighbourhoods. We need to build more homes, and we can build more homes that fit into existing neighbourhoods,” Tedjo wrote in a post on his website.

By Ashley Newport
Published October 3, 2023 at 2:15 pm

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