Timid policy undermines Toronto's efforts for new housing
The major Streets Study, which is part of a larger effort called Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods, sounds positive on paper
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The major Streets Study, which is part of a larger effort called Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods, sounds positive on paper
A project to build 18 apartments will have the city confronting the same restrictions it has imposed on private developers
Blair Scorgie of Sajecki Planning has pitched the city’s planning department to permit mixed-use development in all Toronto laneways
NOW Magazine A guide to laneway housing in Toronto Laneway housing is a way to gently increase density, but it’s not necessarily an affordable housing solution By Julia Mastroianni Laneway housing has long been touted as a key component to gently increase density – or as planners put it, a “missing middle” housing solution. However, prior to 2018, building laneway housing in Toronto was a logistical nightmare. “Our planning bylaws heavily favour single family development,” says Philip Kocev, a broker and managing officer at iPro Realty Ltd who has been advocating for more...