Regent Park is on the up-and-up. Indeed, the now award-winning — and forever evolving — downtown east Toronto neighbourhood has come a long way in its journey to become a coveted spot to call home for young urban professionals and families. The neighbourhood’s roots go back to the late 1940s, when it was built as a public housing project, managed by Toronto Public Housing. For decades, all of Regent Park’s residential developments were designated as social housing and remained glaringly isolated from the rest of the city. And, as time went on – one crumbling façade at a time – it’s safe to say these buildings had seen better days
