The New Edwin Hotel was a three storey hotel in Toronto. It was built in 1905 to serve railway passengers coming from a now closed station. The once dignified hotel for several decades was a seedy home for rent with daily and weekly rates. All three floors remained a hotel, while a portion of the lower floor was a nightclub.

On April 1, 2008 it was purchased by WoodGreen Community Services housing. It opened in March 2010 as "First Steps To Home", community housing, designed specifically to provide accommodation for the street-involved and homeless men aged 55+. It has 28 self-contained units that provide "transitional housing" to fill the gap between a homeless shelter

Homeless shelter

Homeless shelters are temporary residences for homeless people which seek to protect vulnerable populations from the often devastating effects of homelessness while simultaneously reducing the environmental impact on the community...

 and permanent social housing. Residents also receive support through a life-transition program to economic self-sufficiency by gaining new skills, training and jobs through partnerships with other social service agencies, colleges and a number of major corporations.

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• New Broadview House Hotel
  New Broadview House Hotel
  The New Broadview House Hotel is a four story hotel at Broadview Avenue and Queen Street East in Toronto, Ontario.Built in 1893, the Romanesque style hotel was built for Archibald Dingham and located in the historic neighbourhood of Riverdale....
  
  
• East Toronto Chinatown