Location: 174 Church St, York, ON M9N 1N5
Location:
174 Church St, York, ON M9N 1N5
Total Building Area: 9,155 Square Feet
Total Building Area:
9,155 Square Feet
Project Type: New construction, Low-rise Fourplex
Project Type:
New construction, Low-rise Fourplex
Lot Dimensions: 40x134FT
Lot Dimensions:
40x134FT
Project Status: Building Permit Review
Project Status:
Building Permit Review
This underutilized corner lot in Toronto will be transformed into a fourplex, introducing much-needed, family-sized multiplex housing to the neighbourhood. The carefully articulated massing helps distinguish each home, giving it a unique identity while maintaining a cohesive low-rise form that integrates seamlessly with neighbouring properties. This building serves as a callback to a familiar housing typology—the townhome—while also showcasing the flexibility of Toronto’s multiplex bylaws to produce diverse unit configurations. The result is a vibrant, sustainable, and contextually integrated multiplex development that contributes meaningfully to Toronto’s housing supply and embodies the principles of complete communities and equitable urban growth.
Three-bedroom units have not been a significant component of recent housing completions in Toronto, making it difficult for families and larger households to find appropriately sized homes. Many of Toronto’s residential zones are already well-served by public amenities and infrastructure, including access to jobs, schools, parks, libraries, and transit. Concentrating incremental density around these amenity-rich nodes can both connect families to essential services and provide a broader range of housing options.