A building that sits at the corner of Sussex Street and Brunswick Avenue has had many lives over the last century — being a church, a school and offices. Now it's set to become housing, at a time when the city sorely needs it. Dubbed The Brunswick Lofts, the 225 Brunswick project has been six years in the making, real estate developer Jeff Kopas told CBC News.
"It's missing middle housing...
it's not a house renovation and it's not a 10-storey condo building, it's something in between," Kopas said. The goal, he said, was to create something unique but also suit the feel of the neighbourhood. "Missing middle" housing typically refers to buildings that have a higher density than a single-family house and a lower density than a high-rise, according to the city.
"It's seven luxury units that are all two-stories and each one has its own front door and its own connection to the street," Kopas said. "I think it's beautiful and it adds a real home to the neighbourhood versus a box in the sky." Is co-op housing making a comeback? But with one listing priced at $1.
7 million, Kopas recognizes the homes aren't geared toward affordability. Still, he believes Toronto needs more such housing to make it more vibrant and livable. And he's not alone.
City 'looking at every opportunity' for more housing Gord Perks, city councillor and chair of the housing committee, says the city has been working to create more missing middle infill housing as part of its housing plan. "This is a form of housi.