Could converting empty office space help curb Toronto’s housing crisis? One councillor thinks so

Coun. Brad Bradford is proposing a motion to be discussed at the next week's Planning and Housing Committee Meeting to convert old and under-utilized office buildings into residential housing as a solution to Toronto's housing crisis. This motion would also remove restrictions that require developers to replace the converted office buildings with equivalent space for businesses, as many employees now work from home and vacancy rates in the downtown core remain at 50% of pre-pandemic levels.