Building in
Scarborough

Scarborough is one of Toronto’s most underbuilt residential markets — and one of the most opportunity-rich. The area’s large lots, aging housing stock, and strong rental demand create ideal conditions for renovations, garden suites, and multiplex development. From the Donalda Club area to Agincourt and Wexford, homeowners and investors are recognizing Scarborough’s potential.

Toronto’s as-of-right garden suite bylaw has had an outsized impact in Scarborough, where lot sizes frequently exceed 40 feet wide with rear yards over 50 feet deep. Many properties can accommodate a generous two-bedroom garden suite while still maintaining significant backyard space. Combined with the area’s strong rental market — driven by Scarborough’s proximity to UTSC, Centennial College, and the Scarborough Town Centre — garden suites here offer compelling investment returns.

Metrohomes has completed renovation work in Scarborough’s Donalda neighborhood and has active projects in the Wexford corridor. We understand the area’s housing typologies — split-levels, raised bungalows, and side-split designs from the 1960s and 1970s — and the specific structural and mechanical challenges they present.