East End 6-Plex “OC”

Location:	Toronto, Ontario
Status:	Permit obtained
Date:	2025 - Present

Toronto has recently updated its housing policies to allow sixplexes—low-rise buildings with up to six separate residential units—as-of-right in select parts of the city as a way to boost “missing middle” housing supply and gently increase density in established neighbourhoods. Under the 2025 zoning changes, sixplexes are now permitted without rezoning in nine specific wards across the Toronto & East York area plus Scarborough North (Ward 23), covering areas from Parkdale–High Park through downtown and into East York. Property owners in those wards can build sixplexes on detached lots, and councillors in other wards may opt in later if they choose.

Against this backdrop, Office Ou is now engaging with this emerging housing typology by designing multi-unit residential projects suited to the new sixplex allowances. Our design approach—seen in other recent small-scale apartment work and prototypes—focuses on efficient spatial layouts and thoughtful integration with neighbourhood character, to unlock feasible, affordable small multifamily housing on typical urban lots.

This sixplex with a garden suite in the East End has received its building permit and is expected to be completed in mid-2026.