Although there are no renderings of what the current propsed  City of Toronto Newly Built Shelter might look like - This beautiful building is a new City of Toronto Shelter at 101 Placer Court in North York.  This is a "51" Person shelter - the one slated for 66 Third Street is set to be an "80" Person Shelter. 

This Shelter is Managed by a company called HOMES FIRST  - there are several documented articles in which residents complain that these shelters do not meet the standards promised by the City or their management company. Full Article is at the bottom of this update, but here are some of the complaints by one of the residents. 

Andrew Stephens, who has lived at this shelter  complains in  the article that there is no onsite housing manager. (there is supposed to be), that although the rooms were meant to be double rooms,  there are currently 4 people in his room. , all rooms now have 4 or 5 residents ( which means that the "51" person shelter is actually likely housing well over 100  - does that mean our 80 person proposed shelter would have 160 in a short matter of time?) 

He complains of residents and guests "coming and going" at all hours despite Homes First insisting that there is a curfew.  . He claims that there has never been a resident meeting, that the sites two telephones do not work, that sheets are not laundered on a regular basis , that the elevator and several showers do not work, nor do the water fountains and that SAFE NEEDLE DISPOSAL BOXES HAVE ALL BEEN DESTROYED BY RESIDENTS

This is a new facility opened by the city in the last three  years. 

Once the City of Toronto builds a shelter - the management is handled by a third party , in this shelter's case , it is a company called HOMES FIRST.   

DO You feel that this sort of building, not managed by the city is appropriate for a small residential street?  

TORONTO.COM ARTICLE ON CITY HOMELESS SHELTER