Residents in Oshawa are invited to learn about upcoming changes to local community housing at a drop-in open house on May 27, 2026. The event, hosted by Housing Durham, will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. at the South Oshawa Community Centre located at 1455 Cedar Street.
The project involves the redevelopment of the existing housing site on Malaga Road, which currently consists of 65 townhouse units built in 1970. Plans for the site, which is part of a revitalization initiative supported by the Region of Durham, Housing Durham and Infrastructure Ontario, include constructing two mid-rise apartment buildings alongside stacked and back-to-back townhouses. Once complete, the site will feature a total of approximately 440 residential units.
Preliminary designs for the area show a new street layout intended to offer connections and views toward nearby creek valley lands. The site plan features a mix of housing types designed to frame the streets, with taller buildings positioned to relate to the open space and existing nearby apartment buildings. Construction on the project is expected to begin in 2028.
The City of Oshawa is partnering with the Region on the project to modernize older housing stock and increase the supply of affordable homes. Officials stated that current tenants of the Malaga Road complex will be provided with alternate housing well in advance of any construction work. These residents will also be given priority for units in the new development once it is finished.
