Building in
Midtown Toronto

A garden suite is a self-contained second home in the backyard, with its own kitchen, bathroom and separate entrance. Across Toronto, the 2022 zoning amendments made them as-of-right on most lots that meet the setback, size and rear or laneway access rules, so a qualifying Midtown property usually avoids rezoning or a minor variance.

The deep residential lots in Lawrence Park, North Toronto and Davisville Village give a suite the rear-yard room it needs, and these established, owner-occupied streets fit the common uses: rental income, a place for parents or adult children, or a quiet studio and home office set apart from the main house.

A multiplex means building or converting a property into a duplex, triplex or fourplex. Under Toronto's Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods framework, up to four units are now as-of-right in residential zones, and Bill 23 provides development-charge relief on the initial units, which improves the math on gentle density for owners and investors.

Midtown's transit spine makes this a selective opportunity rather than a blanket one. The Edwardian semis and mid-rise stock around Yonge-Eglinton and Mount Pleasant East sit close to rapid transit, where added units rent strongly. We work as one team from feasibility through construction so the configuration suits both the lot and the surrounding streetscape.

A custom home is built from the ground up under a design-build model: one team carries the project from architecture through construction under a single point of accountability. You keep full control over the plan, materials and finishes rather than working within someone else's layout, with the scope defined and held to from the outset.

In Midtown this most often takes the form of a knock-down and rebuild or an infill lot. The grand detached streets of Lawrence Park draw owners who want a new home that holds its own beside established neighbours, and our builder's eye keeps the proportions, massing and materials at home on these mature, leafy blocks.

We handle kitchens, bathrooms, basements, additions and full-home renovations under a design-build model, with one team from concept to completion and a defined scope agreed before work begins. The result adds living space and lasting value to a home you already own, without the upheaval of moving.

Midtown is a mature renovation market for good reason. The Edwardian semis of North Toronto and the older detached homes through Davisville Village and Forest Hill North carry real character worth keeping, and they reward careful updating: opening up dated layouts, finishing lower levels and adding rear space while respecting the original architecture.