Residential Intensification Case Studies: Built Projects (2004)

This CMHC study investigates residential projects that have overcome barriers to infill development, including development cost, public opposition, and regulatory processes.

Key insights:

For each project detailed in the report, the following resources are provided:

• Technical specifications
• Successes and obstacles faced from developer, resident, and municipal planner perspectives
• Lessons learned are shared for consideration for future projects.

Selected infill projects span a variety of regional and municipal contexts across Canada, and are reflective of different scales of development, ranging from 16 condo units to 1,600 unit apartment complex developments.

Case studies include:

• Angus, Montréal, Quebec
• Bishop’s Landing, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Co-opérative d’habitation du Couvent de Saint-Henri, Montréal, Quebec
• Convoy Quay Gardens, Bedford, Nova Scotia
• Cranberry Commons, Burnaby, British Columbia
• Fifth Street Lofts, Edmonton, Alberta
• Garrison Woods, Calgary, Alberta
• Gower Gardens, Gibsons, British Columbia
• Harmony, Toronto, Ontario
• Koo’s Corner, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Les Lofts du Pont, Montréal, Quebec
• Les Lofts Laliberté, Québec, Quebec
• London Lane, Guelph, Ontario
• Parkside Mews, Ottawa, Ontario
• Portland Park Village, Toronto, Ontario
• Salsbury Heights, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Seagram Lofts, Waterloo, Ontario
• Sterling Place, London, Ontario
• The Carlings at Arbutus Walk, Vancouver, British Columbia
• The Prince Edward, Moncton, New Brunswick
• The Renaissance at North Hill, Calgary, Alberta
• Waterford Suites, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Western Elevator Lofts, Winnipeg, Manitoba