Guest Speaker: Craig Race (Co-Founder of Lanescape)

Craig’s design process focuses on environmental and contextual sensitivity. His skill in crafting buildings that fit sensitively into their surroundings has engendered a passion for laneway development.

• When was Laneway housing was approved in Toronto?
• Have there been a flood of applications for Laneway houses?
• What are the benefits of Laneway housing?
• What are the requirements for someone to be allowed to have a Laneway house?
• Do they need their neighbour’s approval, for example, do they have to go to the committee of adjustment?
• What does Lanescape do?
• How long does the approval process take?
• What are the costs like?
• What if a homeowner wants to sever their laneway house and sell it to someone?
• What’s the timeline from start to finish from when someone first meets Lanescape to when their laneway house is completed?
• Can you create more than one apartment with the Laneway house?