Co-op Details

York Non-Profit Housing Society Cooperative

74 York Blvd

North York, ON M3J 1K1

info@yorkcoop.org

https://sites.google.com/view/yorkhousingcoop

Basic Info:

The York Non-Profit Housing Society Cooperative (YHSC) is a newly incorporated non-profit leased housing cooperative society dedicated to organizing students and young adults around the disparities in housing that are shaping their personal, professional, and social development by promoting the study and development of leased-housing cooperatives near post-secondary institutions in Toronto. Our goal is to assist students, young adults, staff, faculty, and alumni living in privately regulated and often precarious multi-tenant (rooming) houses off-campus transform their properties into leased housing cooperatives.

Mission Statement:

Our vision is of a society where access to tenants rights and safe, clean, community-oriented affordable housing is the norm.

Type of Housing Offered: Single rooms

Number of Buildings: 1

Wheelchair Accessible:

No

Open to visitors?:

Yes

Approximate Monthly Rent Including Utilities:

500-600 CDN

Approximate Monthly Cost of Meal Plan if Applicable:

n/a

Labor Requirements:

must participate in weekly cleaning with other resident-members in their house, must hold events to promote housing cooperatives and participate in outreach activities on campus

Shared Amenities: Communal spaces, Shared kitchen, Garden, Workshop, Shared tools, Parking, Bike storage, Washer and dryer, Wireless internet

Frequency of Shared Meals:

once per day