Item - 2025.RA22.3

The Board of Directors, CreateTO:

1. Authorized the public release of the name of the Selected Proponent contained in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (November 3, 2025) from the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in consultation with the Executive Director Housing Development Office.

2. Directed that Confidential Attachments 1 and 3 in their entirety, and the remainder of the information contained in Confidential Attachment 2, remain confidential as such attachments deal with both a proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the Board of Directors of CreateTO or the City of Toronto, and a plan to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the Board of Directors of CreateTO and the City of Toronto.

3. Requested the Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report back to the Board at the January 26, 2026 meeting on the current criteria used in the selection of proponents for projects undertaken under the City's Toronto Builds Policy Framework. 

4. Requested the Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with the Deputy City Manager, Corporate Services, and the Deputy City Manager, Development and Growth Services, to report back to the Board at the January 26, 2026, meeting, on the current criteria used in the selection of proponents for projects undertaken under the City's Toronto Builds Policy Framework. 

The Vice President, Development, CreateTO, the Chief Development Officer, CreateTO, and the Director, Development, CreateTO gave a presentation on Bloor-Kipling Block 5 (970 Kipling Avenue) - Selection of Proponent.

The Board of Directors of CreateTO recessed its public session to meet in closed session to consider the item as it pertains to proposed or pending acquisition or disposition of land by the Board of Directors of CreateTO or the City of Toronto, and a plan to be applied to any negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the Board of Directors of CreateTO and the City of Toronto.

This report provides an update on the CreateTO-led market offering process for the development and operation of affordable and rental housing at Bloor-Kipling Block 5, municipally known as 970 Kipling Avenue (the "Site"), and identifies the selected proponent in Confidential Attachment 2.

The Site is one of seven City-owned development blocks at Bloor-Kipling (Six Points Area). This block is 2.16 acres in area, in close proximity to the Kipling Transit Hub, and a Toronto Builds site subject to the Toronto Builds Policy Framework.

An external Fairness Monitor was retained to oversee the full market offering process. On June 4, 2025, CreateTO launched the market offering process for the Site on behalf of the City of Toronto. The market offering closed on September 16, 2025. An Evaluation Committee including representatives from CreateTO, the Housing Secretariat and the Housing Development Office, then reviewed, scored, and shortlisted the bids and interviewed the proponents.

Upon completion of the evaluation process, the highest-ranked proponent was selected to enter negotiations on the terms of the development project with the intent of confirming the selection process. The selected proponent is identified in Confidential Attachment 2. A term sheet containing the key business terms was negotiated with the highest-ranked proponent on terms satisfactory to the proponent, CreateTO and the City of Toronto.

Under the Toronto Builds Policy Framework, the selection of the proponent for Bloor-Kipling Block 5 is subject to ratification through the City's Housing Delivery Governance Framework. CreateTO staff will work with the Housing Secretariat, Housing Development Office and Corporate Real Estate Management (CREM) divisions to negotiate and finalize the definitive agreements with the selected proponent, based on the key business terms summarized in Confidential Attachment 3.