Yes – and Toboggan Flats can do it. The secret to building the next unicorn is not a better pitch deck or a shinier accelerator. It’s having the right people living down the hall to build it fast. That’s the idea behind hacker houses. Ever heard of Google, Facebook, or Andy Warhol? Proximity enables the conditions […]
An important note from our CEO. Two years into our journey, and we are closer than ever to opening Toboggan Flats first building. We are in the process of buying an empty office building in downtown Ottawa to convert it into 390 below-market rental coliving units. Worker housing for 390 people. Opening date in early
Last fall, our Toboggan Flats adventure got started thanks to powerful, data-driven insights from our founding partner, Youthful Cities. We heard that young people need more housing—and fast! They feel left out of the conversation, with little hope of getting in. At Toboggan Flats, we’re committed to building affordable co-living for young workers downtown. We
