Rishab Mehan

@rishabmehan

Housing Policy Planner, City of Toronto. Into planning, housing, policy, real estate, development, government strategy, finance, and lists. Views my own.

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Joined April 2010
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  1. Retweeted
    Jun 4

    Because New York City, Pittsburgh and Paris are all on the same planet.

    87 replies 967 retweets 2,380 likes
  2. Retweeted
    May 31

    unanimously advanced at PGM committee. Huge shout out to +

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  3. Retweeted
    May 31

    guidelines recognize that both the City + developers need to take responsibility for great communities for children.

    4 replies 13 retweets 25 likes
  4. May 30

    NEW urban towns from mid-200s. Kennedy and Ellesmere (i.e Toronto). Affordability not only relative to income, also geog and infrastructure

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  5. Retweeted
    May 10

    Important thread here on why its ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL to understand data before you make conclusions

    More new housing is the solution. Let's talk less about the bubble & its long-awaited detonation.
    5 replies 3 retweets 6 likes
  6. Retweeted
    May 10

    Housing thread👇

    Replying to @bildgta
    Interesting piece- but some of the numbers do not check out
    2 retweets 2 likes
  7. May 4

    London Borough Development Viability Protocol (2016) captures complexity of land valuation in speculative markets

  8. May 3

    Good read on role of RE in CDN econ. "Profit margins in RE rental, leasing, and property management c.34% in 2015"

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  9. Retweeted
    Apr 26

    2016 in a nutshell. (Hug. A. Planner.)

    4 replies 32 retweets 60 likes
  10. Apr 20

    More details on all the housing announcements made today:

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  11. Retweeted
    Apr 20

    Remember it's not just the "foreign investor" bogeyman. The "domestic investor" is contributing to these rising prices as well.

    9 replies 36 retweets 40 likes
  12. Apr 12

    Packed room for short term rental consultation helping to facilitate with Municipal Licensing & Standards + other City partners

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  13. Mar 27

    Annual home price increase last year (%): Hong Kong 10.8 London 6.2 NYC 11.5 Paris 4.4 Toronto 19 Tokyo 9.3 Van. 14

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  14. Mar 13

    Here's the paper if anyone wants to read:

    Demand fuels Toronto house prices, not lack of supply, study finds /via
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  15. Mar 11
    Replying to

    "We’ve achieved that by doubling the City’s budget for affordable housing." – Mayor Bill de Blasio

  16. Mar 11
    Replying to

    For context/scale: NYC's new housing starts (building permits) in 2014 = 23,000 and in 2015=40,000 (source: )

    1 reply
  17. Mar 11

    . started 20,854 new affordable homes from May-2014 to Dec-2016 AND preserved 41,652. Let's be this bold Toronto!

    1 reply
  18. Mar 11

    Thanks for an exciting, energizing day ! I'm left inspired by all the good ideas and passion in the room!

    1 reply 3 likes
  19. Mar 11

    Excited to hear students' ideas for affordable housing case competition and co-judge

    1 retweet 1 like
  20. Retweeted
    Mar 6

    Impossible not to love this city. Impossible. Watch: HT

    4 replies 21 retweets 53 likes

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