Waterfront Toronto goes big on housing and urban design with new development

The waves are coming back in at Quayside. This 12-acre site in Toronto’s Port Lands will see construction begin next year on its western portion, in a development that will soon deliver 1,100 market-rental apartments and 550 affordable rentals.

Last week, Toronto City Council approved the plan from Waterfront Toronto and developers Dream Unlimited and Great Gulf. It delivers a large quantity of housing and some remarkable urban design. It also offers a lesson on what a major national rollout of housing – as the federal government has promised – is going to cost.