Four-Story Mass Timber Housing Project Planned in Toronto
A former public parking lot in Toronto’s Kensington Market is set to become a four-story, 78-unit affordable housing complex, Daily Commercial News reported (5-26-25). Aside from its concrete foundation, it will be built entirely from cross-laminated timber (CLT), including the elevator core.
Montgomery Sisam Architects, the design firm behind the project, selected a CLT superstructure (floors, roof, and exterior walls) in part because it can be erected by a single trade in just six to eight weeks—far faster than traditional concrete construction.
The development is part of phase three of the City of Toronto’s Rapid Housing Initiative. It also stands out for its sustainability: The project’s targeted embodied carbon intensity exceeds the Toronto Green Standard’s “extra-low emission” threshold.
The Gillam Group is serving as design-builder, and the CLT is being supplied by Element5.
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