Toronto Laneway Housing Project
Design & Build with Lanescape
We are Canada's leading architecture and construction practice dedicated exclusively to laneway and garden suites, with 100+ building permits received and 200+ active or completed projects.
What are laneway suites?
Laneway suites are secondary dwellings constructed behind traditional street-facing homes on lots abutting a public laneway. They increase housing flexibility, animate underutilized space, and provide housing options close to community amenities. Laneway suites provide housing for loved ones, generate income, and create live-work opportunities.
Laneway Suite By-Laws
What are garden suites?
Garden suites are detached secondary dwellings located to the rear yard of a principal residence. They are intended to be a modest-scale separate housing unit that integrates sensitively within existing neighbourhoods. Garden suites effectively extend the permissions for laneway suites to residential properties that do not benefit from frontage on a public laneway and fulfill provincial housing policy that requires improved housing flexibility for homeowners and families.
GARDEN SUITES
How we work
Whether you're looking for the speed and efficiency of a Pre-designed model, or are looking for your Custom-designed dream home, our process has options. We work with you every step of the way, from the day the pencil hits the paper, to the night of your housewarming party.
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We craft unique urban homes tailored to your family’s needs. Whether your focus is on sustainability, accessibility, flexibility, or all of the above, our team can help bring your vision a reality.
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Lanescape’s Latest
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See all blog postsNovember 14, 2023
Interview with Effie Carson- creator of Laneway and Garden Suites Toronto Facebook Group
Effie Carson is the creator and manager of the popular and informative Facebook group: Laneway and Garden Suites Toronto. The group serves as a resource and a discussion...
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July 17, 2023
All About Pre-Designed Suites
To give clients an alternate option to the custom route, we have developed and are now launching Lanescape’s Pre-Designed Suites; thirteen laneway suite designs in three distinct...
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June 20, 2023
Leasing Your Laneway Suite: Advice from the Frontlines
Today, we focus on how to maximize the return on your new laneway suite investment. Whether you’re in the planning phase or about to turn the key, let’s...
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