Completed & Current Projects

The excitement around the laneway home trend is due to many factors. Two of the main being,

1. Affordability

For many buyers having the supplementary income a laneway home provides is the only affordable option. This is especially true for first time buyers

2.Profitability

Sellers are realizing that their properties with laneway access are becoming ever more in demand. Giving them the potential to really maximize their sale price.

Have a look add some completed projects as well as projects currently underway in the city of Toronto…..Exciting times!

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This East-end laneway suite will provide housing flexibility for a growing family seeking to leverage their existing garage as additional living space. This build proposes a second storey addition to an existing, non-conforming structure, converting the building to a 950 square-foot, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom living space with an attached storage garage. With the space intended to be an in-law suite for the homeowners’ aging parents, the open concept ground floor offers the potential to…
The Greektown Laneway Suite is the perfect balance between function, comfort and aesthetic value. The owners of this corner lot engaged our team to develop a 1050 square-foot 2-storey proposal that would house a ground floor garage and workshop, with a bright and spacious single bedroom suite above. Situated abutting a street, the proposal leverages three sides of exposure by justifying living space toward the street and laneway while privatizing the rear yard with an…
Owned by a growing, close-knit family in the heart of Corso Italia, this laneway suite provides a separate living space for one of two brothers that previously shared the main residence. The 1,100 square foot, 2 bedroom plus den unit offers a large open concept living space at the ground floor, complete with a principal bedroom suite, large common bathroom and secondary sleeping areas at the upper floor.
This new laneway suite is a modern renewal of an existing building. The box design creates a light-filled second storey with a unique twisted roof form. The goal on the interior is to create a sleek and contemporary space with maximum privacy.
The Bickford Park Laneway Suite is situated in Toronto’s west end, footsteps from the Bloor West corridor. The primary goal of this development was to densify an existing large lot to maximize the amount of useable floor area for future tenants both in the main home and secondary dwelling. On the exterior, windows are sized and oriented to optimize solar performance and control overlook. The interior of the laneway suite utilizes an open concept floorplan…
The owners of this property in the heart of Cabbagetown approached Lanescape looking to create housing flexibility, considering the laneway suite to house long-term tenants or to function as their personal pied-a-terre. Our team began by devising several schemes conducive to a variety of living scenarios while considering the physical impacts and financial opportunities of each. These options evolved into a  1,470 square foot, 2-storey design offering a luxurious 1-bedroom suite at the upper level,…
Working closely with the owner and builder from the project outset, our team crafted the design for this two-storey, 1470 square foot laneway suite to be built in Cedarvale. The homeowner sought to create a large storage and hobby space at the ground floor that would function as an indoor-outdoor extension of the existing rear yard. A flexible upper level, 2-bedroom suite aims to provide additional living space for intermittent guests and neighbourhood get-togethers. The…
The owners of this deep, narrow property sought to leverage their laneway to generate rental income and provide long-term housing flexibility for their young family. Our team worked to develop an as-of-right structure to optimize rental return through thoughtful design, while avoiding the need for approvals at the Committee of Adjustment. The result is this one-bedroom laneway suite featuring an open concept living space oriented to the lane and bedroom overlooking the rear yard. The…
This 1,050 square foot, one-bedroom structure is home to a young urban couple, priced out of Toronto’s detached housing market whom elected to build on their family’s property instead. Lanescape worked closely with the builder through design and approvals to develop a unique, resourceful, and aesthetically pleasing scheme while adhering to an extremely tight budget. Spanning the full width of the lot, this Laneway Suite provides ample privacy for the occupants, functioning as a completely…
This 1450 square foot, three bedroom design shows the potential that Laneway Suites have to provide family-oriented housing options in Toronto’s urban context. Lanescape worked closely with the homeowner from the project’s outset, assisting in their search to purchase a property eligible and optimal for laneway development. This 32′-0″ x 120′-0″ lot abuts the lane at the side lot line, providing ample privacy and parking space, while allowing the Laneway Suite to function as a…
Conceptualized as a prototype for laneway development, this contemporary 2-bedroom home was designed for young couple looking to enter the housing market. In order to sustain their mortgage, they rented the main house and converted an existing garage into a full sized, well-appointed urban home. The garage, hazardously occupied as an apartment, was legalized and converted into a sustainable, contemporary laneway house by maintaining the garage’s existing concrete block structure and constructing a new highly-insulated, thermally-broken…
This 1,400 square foot, 2+1 bedroom rental suite occupies the rear of a well-connected property just footsteps from the Danforth corridor. Intended as a long-term rental unit, the homeowners envisioned a well-appointed, super-efficient living space at the upper level with a flexible ground floor capable of accommodating additional rental space, or extended living area for the main house. The upper unit offers a comfortable open concept living space oriented to the laneway, with two primary bedrooms…
The Withrow Park Laneway Suite is a 1,300 square foot 1-bedroom 1.5-bath rental unit serving as a guest house and long-term investment for the homeowner. The laneway suite houses a ground floor garage and multi-purpose space opening to the rear yard, with a bright and spacious living space above. The living, dining and kitchen area is justified to the laneway, providing privacy to the yard, where the bedroom harvests Southern daylight through a large juliette…
This 1,570 square foot 3-bedroom 2.5-bath East-end rental suite will occupy this uniquely configured property abutting a laneway at a side lot line. Our team devised a site plan strategy that would reserve interior area for a large living space, while providing a spacious parking pad and a dedicated private yard for the laneway tenants. The building’s geometry and apertures are devised to avoid any impact to mature trees currently surrounding the property, leveraging the…