Two years after the city allowed four-unit multiplexes in residential neighbourhoods, staff want to test sixplexes in this Toronto ward

Two years after the city allowed four-unit multiplexes in residential neighbourhoods, staff want to test sixplexes in this Toronto ward

If passed, the plan would see sixplexes allowed as a right, a move welcomed by the local councillor as a way to 'densify gently and over time.'

Toronto Looks To Permit Fiveplexes, Sixplexes In Scarborough North

In the spring of 2023, Toronto ushered in a milestone in gentle density when mutiplexes with up to four units were legalized, as of right, city wide. In one fell swoop, we saw decades of exclusionary zoning upheaved, and also the beginnings of the sixplex conversation sparked by Councillor Jamaal Myers, who implored city staff at the time to consider a six-unit pilot program in Ward 23.That conversation has since advanced, and this week, the Pla…