south of evans
Location: 276 Lanor Ave, Etobicoke, ON M8W 2P9
Location:
276 Lanor Ave, Etobicoke, ON M8W 2P9
Total Building Area: 5853 Square Feet
Total Building Area:
5853 Square Feet
Project Type: New construction, Low-rise Fourplex
Project Type:
New construction, Low-rise Fourplex
Lot Dimensions: 58x100FT
Lot Dimensions:
58x100FT
Project Status: Under Construction
Project Status:
Under Construction
Formerly occupied by a post-war bungalow, this underutilized corner lot has been reimagined to achieve its highest and best use. This low-rise fourplex introduces gentle density to a more suburban and transitional part of Etobicoke, offering a thoughtful response to the city’s evolving housing needs.
Toronto is embracing multiplexes through new zoning bylaws that support stable population growth in existing residential neighbourhoods. This project takes advantage of all of them. The built form was created in a way that simplifies construction and focuses on liveability, but it also works to conform to zoning bylaws that dictate height, setbacks, and size. As an as-of-right development, it avoided lengthy public approval processes, resulting in fast, predictable outcomes.
As part of the growing conversation around the “missing middle,” the project delivers four spacious three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom units designed to feel like real homes—successfully combining the comfort and familiarity of traditional living with the spatial efficiency of a three-storey, stacked form.
We worked closely with the design team to create units that feel like the single-family homes typical of the neighbourhood, while confidently embracing vertical living. It all starts with the creature comforts that make a place feel like home—entry foyers, backyards, open concept living spaced, pantries, and powder rooms—features you notice as soon as you walk through the door. Beyond the finishes and floorplans, we paid close attention to the things you don't always see, but definitely feel, sound attenuation between units, privacy from neighbours, and autonomy in everyday routines.
This project is an example of how gentle density can meet growing demand while maintaining the key features and comforts we all appreciate in single-family homes. It embraces density not as a compromise, but as an opportunity to deliver thoughtful, lasting housing for generations of urban families.