Construction

This GTA Company Is Reimagining Renos With Multiplex Conversions
Construction

This GTA Company Is Reimagining Renos With Multiplex Conversions

As housing demand soars and affordability dwindles, Toronto’s “missing middle” has gone from planning lingo to urgent priority. This is where Plexcon Construction steps in.

Construction

There’s Promise In Prefab — But First We Need The Big Builders (And Big Money) On Board

“On a per-capita basis, we are producing far less housing despite our intent, all the incentives, the industry's desire. The only way to change that is to try something radically different from what we have done in the past.”​

Construction

Plunging Housing Starts In Ontario To Have “Dire Consequences” By 2026: RBC

Economists with RBC are sounding the alarm on a housing construction slowdown that could hit Ontario far earlier than expected.

Construction

Rental Market Drives Canadian Housing Starts To Highest Level Since 2022

Regionally, starts continued to vary last month, with Canada's three largest cities — Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal — reporting substantially different outcomes.

Development Projects

CreateTO Project To Intensify Eglinton Ave Parking Lot With 41-Storey Rental

The 41- and six-storey development would deliver around 460 rental units, including around 140 affordable homes, to Toronto's Fairbank neighbourhood.

Construction

Toronto Among 70% Of Ontario Municipalities That Fell Short Of 2024 Housing Target

​The Province updated its housing supply tracker on Monday, which shows that 35 out of Ontario’s 50 largest municipalities fell short of their 2024 targets.

Hamilton

Hamilton Temporarily Lowers Development Charges By 20%

​The pilot project is intended to spur housing development and improve affordability for Hamiltonians, and will run from September 2025 to August 2027.

Breaking Charts

The Real Canadian Housing Crisis Is In How We Build

​The C.D. Howe Institute's latest report offers a blueprint for breaking free... if we are willing to build differently.

Development Projects

Toronto Council Approves 8 Proposals From Altree, Hullmark, Devron & More

Standout proposals include a 63-storey tower from BV Realty Partners and a 50-storey building from Devron Developments.

Policy

A Third Of All Land Buys Are Now Multiplex: Vancouver’s Zoning Bet Is Paying Off

After a slow start, the City's 2023 zoning change has triggered a surge in residential multiplex development — with sales climbing, timelines shrinking, and small-scale builders leading the charge.

Policy

Toronto City Council Waives Development Charges On Sixplexes

The decision follows last month's vote to allow sixplexes as of right in just nine wards, instead of legalizing them city-wide as agreed to in the City's Housing Accelerator Fund agreement. As a result, millions in annual funding remain on the line.

Construction

Governments Are Turning The Corner On Development Fees. Will It Make A Difference?

Various governments across BC and Ontario have shown a strong willingness to tweak their policies around development charges over the past year as developers struggle to move forward with projects.

Mississauga

A Year In, Are Mississauga's Free Garden Suite Plans Spurring Development?

A year after being implemented, Commissioner of Planning and Building at the City of Mississauga Andrew Whittemore discusses the initiative's success and the larger efforts encouraging housing development in the City.