Toronto Laneway Housing Project
We’re Lanescape
We wrote the book on laneway housing in Toronto. Our team is dedicated to designing and building innovative laneway and garden suites efficiently and affordably.
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
Our approach to design and construction is founded on critical analysis, technical comprehension and an enthusiasm for challenging the status quo. 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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Our featured projects
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
Get the latest news and information on all things laneway and garden suites – straight from our team.
See all blog postsMarch 9, 2022
Garden Suites By-Law: Appealed
On February 2nd, 2022, Toronto City Council voted 19-5 in favour of the new Garden Suite zoning by-law amendment, effectively permitting homeowners across the city to construct...
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March 3, 2022
Protected Trees and What They Mean to Your Project
Some of the most common questions we receive from inquiring homeowners are related to existing trees in their backyard and how these will affect the viability (and...
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February 2, 2022
GARDEN SUITES APPROVED!
Today was a special day for Toronto. City Council voted 19-5 to approve the new Garden Suites by-law. This policy will allow homeowners to construct detached housing...
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