Plex & multi-unit management in North York.
North York's plex market is mostly postwar bungalows and side-splits that gained a basement suite, plus a growing number of rebuilds with a legal second unit from day one. Lots here are wider than downtown, which leaves room for garden suites and separate side entrances. Tenants follow Line 1 and the 401: York University and Seneca students, staff from Sunnybrook and North York General, and families priced out of condos.
North York, specifically.
Plex & multi-unit management in North York: the local picture
The strongest plex candidates are the 1950s and 1960s bungalows of Downsview, Bathurst Manor and Lawrence Manor, where full-height basements and private drives make a second unit practical. In Willowdale, on both sides of Yonge, many original houses have been replaced, and the rebuilds often include a walk-up basement suite. Around Don Mills, the 1950s planned streets carry semis and townhouses with smaller basements, and Bayview Village has larger lots near Bessarion and Bayview stations.
North York follows Toronto's citywide zoning: up to four units on a residential lot since 2023, plus laneway and garden suites where the lot allows. None of North York's wards were among the nine where Council permitted six-unit buildings in June 2025, so four units is the general ceiling unless a ward later opts in. For older two-unit houses, the Fire Code retrofit section covers suites that existed by July 14, 1994; anything added since needs a building permit under the Building Code. We document alarms, separations and exits either way, and we write utility terms into each Ontario Standard Lease so a shared hydro or gas meter does not turn into a monthly argument.
What's included
- Unit-by-unit leasing. Staggered renewals and turnovers, planned in advance.
- Common areas. Hallways, laundry, lighting, garbage and recycling schedules.
- Building systems. Shared boilers, water heaters, fire safety and alarms.
- Utility allocation. Clear lease terms for shared or separately metered utilities.
- Consolidated reporting. Every unit on one statement, with per-unit ledgers.
- Capital planning. Roof, windows, boiler — budgeted before they become emergencies.
Neighbourhoods we cover
Can I build a sixplex in North York?
Not as of right at present. Toronto permitted six-unit buildings in nine wards in 2025, and North York's wards were not among them. Up to four units are generally allowed on residential lots, and councillors in the other wards can ask the chief planner to opt in to the six-unit rules later.
Do you manage a single basement apartment under my own home?
Yes: if you live upstairs and rent the lower suite, we can handle screening, the lease, rent collection and repairs for that unit alone. Many North York owners start this way before buying a dedicated duplex or triplex.
Hand us the keys.
Tell us about your property. We'll walk it, price it, and send a plain-language proposal — no obligation.