A report devises a plan to build laneway housing that falls more in-line with city bylaw.
When Alex Sharpe decided to transform a garage into a coach house in The Pocket neighbourhood in 2011, all city planners saw was a second home on the same lot.
Access to Laneway Housing: An Interview With Lanescape’s Craig Race
Recently, we caught up with Craig Race, an architect and co-founder of Lanescape to learn more about laneway housing and its efforts in making them accessible in Toronto. Lanescape is a citizens’ advocacy group that is building political will for the City to pass a bylaw in support of this type of housing. This blog is the first of a blog series entitled Affordable Housing.
Making Laneway Homes Viable
Alex Sharpe, co-founder of Lanescape, shows how he was able to transform a garage space into a luxury laneway apartment.
Toronto is Finally Ready to Embrace Laneway Housing
Toronto is poised to make a major breakthrough to expand laneway housing. Yesterday, community council passed a motion requesting that city staff report on a laneway suite initiative that would dramatically cut the red tape surrounding the creation of these residential spaces. The directive awaits city council approval in early July, which would put a staff report on the table in early 2018, but this is as close as Toronto has ever been…
The Time Has Come for Laneway Suites in Toronto
At a time when the City of Toronto is desperate to increase its stock of rental housing; when the city is anxious for affordability; and especially at a time when Torontonians are struggling to remain in their homes, the concept of laneway suites appears as a glimmer of hope in our current state of despair.