Missing Middle Construction & Development in Toronto

Your Property May Have More Potential.

Toronto Missing Middle Construction — Multiplexes, Conversions, Infill Development & Laneway Suites.

Wintrup combines real estate development experience with practical construction knowledge to help property owners evaluate opportunities for additional residential units. From early feasibility and planning coordination to construction and building operations, we approach every project with a developer’s perspective.

1005 St. Clarens Avenue, Toronto · Proposed four-unit conversion plus laneway dwelling

How It Works

Evaluate. Plan. Build.

Not every property qualifies for additional units. Our process is designed to find out early, before you commit to design and construction costs.

  1. 1

    Evaluate

    • Review property address and existing building
    • Examine applicable zoning and site constraints
    • Consider potential unit configurations
    • Identify major construction and servicing challenges
    • Develop preliminary budget and feasibility assumptions
  2. 2

    Plan

    • Coordinate qualified architects, engineers and planning consultants
    • Review design options
    • Develop construction scope and preliminary schedule
    • Coordinate permitting and required approvals
    • Refine construction costs
  3. 3

    Build

    • General contracting and site coordination
    • Trade procurement and scheduling
    • Structural and building-system work
    • Construction quality oversight
    • Inspections and completion coordination
    • Optional transition to Wintrup Property Management

Property Potential Assessment

How Many Homes Could Your Property Support?

Tell us about your property and what you want to build. We’ll review the information and discuss the next practical steps.

Preliminary reviews are not fixed construction quotations. Not every property qualifies for additional units.

Featured Projects

Proof of experience.

Real Wintrup projects, labelled by stage. Proposed and entitlement-only projects are identified as such.

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Construction planning

1005 St. Clarens Avenue

Toronto, ON

Rental redevelopment and construction planning for a proposed four-unit conversion plus a laneway dwelling.

Wintrup role: Rental redevelopment · Conversion planning · Laneway dwelling planning

Redevelopment & stabilization

11 West Street

Brantford, ON

Four-storey, 26-suite multifamily redevelopment and stabilization.

Wintrup role: Multifamily redevelopment · Construction · Stabilization

Proposed development

4415–4421 Sheppard Avenue East

Toronto, ON

Land assembly and entitlements for a proposed 11-storey mixed-use rental development with 239 apartments and retail. Not a completed building.

Wintrup role: Land assembly · Entitlements

Entitlements & planning

Flamborough

Ontario

Subdivision planning, zoning entitlements, engineering and servicing coordination.

Wintrup role: Subdivision planning · Zoning entitlements · Servicing coordination

Why Wintrup

A Builder Who Understands the Development Equation.

Construction is only one part of a successful development. Site potential, approvals, design, servicing, construction costs and long-term building operations all affect the outcome.

Wintrup brings experience across residential construction, multifamily redevelopment, commercial repositioning and land development.

  • Developer-led project evaluation
  • Construction and trade coordination
  • Experience with planning and entitlements
  • Residential and commercial redevelopment
  • Understanding of rental property operations
  • Practical cost and schedule management

Toronto Missing Middle

Toronto Is Changing How Neighbourhood Housing Gets Built.

Through its Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods initiative, the City of Toronto has opened more residential lots to additional homes. Here’s what the main housing types mean.

Multiplexes
Buildings with two to four units are permitted in residential neighbourhoods across Toronto. Five- and six-unit buildings are permitted only in specific areas defined by the City, and those boundaries have changed over time.
Residential conversions
An existing house can sometimes be divided into several self-contained units. Fire separations, sound control, exits and building systems usually drive the scope.
Laneway suites
A detached home at the rear of a lot that abuts a public laneway.
Garden suites
A detached home in the rear yard of a lot that does not need to abut a laneway.
Infill development
New low-rise multifamily buildings on underused or redevelopment sites, typically requiring more extensive planning review.

Before you rely on a unit count

  • Zoning permissions do not guarantee building-permit approval.
  • Servicing capacity, building code, structure and financial feasibility all affect what can be built.
  • Current zoning for your specific address must be verified before relying on any unit count.

How many homes could your property support?

Other Construction & Development Services

Small repairs and routine maintenance are handled through Wintrup Property Management.

  • Custom homes
  • Commercial renovations
  • Major residential renovations
  • General contracting
  • Development consulting
  • Property repositioning