Residents Tam and Phuong Nguyen TCH CEO Greg Spearn cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the first 40 townhomes in Alexandra Park. Nick Kozak / TORONTO STAR ) Order this photo Balloons celebrate the opening of the new townhomes. NICK KOZAK / TORONTO STAR ) Order this photo “As a community we were known for drugs, violence, crime,” longtime resident Hamza Waseem told the Star. This is opening us up and making it safer.” NICK KOZAK / TORONTO STAR ) Order this photo Adam Vaughan speaks at the neighbourhood celebration marking the first phase of Alexandra Park's revitalization. Waseem, 21, came to Canada from Pakistan at age 5 and has lived in Alexandra Park since 2004.

Source: thestar September 24, 2016 23:27 UTC