Mid-rise development has taken a backseat to Toronto's towers for the past decade, but thanks to developers like Streetcar, they may be the next big phase of the city's intensification.
The developer, known for buildings in Corktown, has just launched two new projects bookending the downtown core. The Carlaw, at Carlaw and Dundas, will be a 12-storey condo by
TACT Architecture, built in conjunction with Dundee Realty. The plan is for 320 lofts, as well as several townhouses.
The other is The Carnaby, the third phase of a development at Queen and Gladstone that also includes mid-rises at 2 and 8 Gladstone Avenue.
Built in a laneway between the two Gladstone properties, the Carnaby will nudge the limits of the definition of mid-rise, with 20 storeys and 200 loft-style units.
The Carnaby has also been designed by TACT, with interiors by
Seven Haus Design.
Both proposed buildings stick to the developer's strategy of keeping their properties on streetcar lines.
Writer: Bert Archer
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