Intelligent City Starts Production on 9-Story Mass Timber Building in Toronto

On Thursday, Vancouver-based Intelligent City, a company that specializes in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of prefabricated mass timber building systems for mid- to high-rise urban housing, announced that it has officially started on the production of a 9-story mass timber residential building in Toronto’s west-end neighborhood.

This building will be the city’s tallest mass timber residential structure until future projects currently in the pipeline surpass it. It will include 58 market-rate rental units and two replacement rental dwelling rooms. The project is developed by Windmill Developments and Leader Lane Developments and delivered with the help of project partners Oben Build, Lang Wilson Practice in Architecture Culture Inc. (LWPAC), and Moses Structural Engineers.

Intelligent City’s manufacturing facility in Delta, BC, will manufacture the main structure and envelope of the building, over the course of four months. Using advanced automation, including industrial robots and AI to process and assemble building parts on the production line, the company is driving innovation in industrialized construction processes. This development is a true demonstration of the power of prefabricated construction and sustainable materials reshaping the future of housing. By moving work from on-site to off-site, this approach can cut the construction time by three to four months.

In a statement accompanying the announcement, Intelligent City President Oliver David (OD) Krieg said:

“This project is a testament to how prefabrication can meet growing housing demand without compromising on sustainability, design, or quality. Intelligent City’s mission is to accelerate the supply of urban housing using renewable resources and industrialized manufacturing, while maintaining a high level of design quality and freedom.”