The mixed-up glory of Toronto’s Kenwood Avenue. Houses, triplexes, apartment building. 1/

Unplanned, not visually coherent, illegal under planning rules in most of the city in North America. It’s great. 2/

Up the block: two brand new SFH (investors don’t mind the mess), and a professional office (illegal on most residential streets). 3/

Apartments backed up against houses. Today’s planning hates all of this. 4/

At the intersection: Vaughan Road. Those “Missing middle” apartment buildings, corner store, frequent bus service. 5/

Solid, adaptable urbanism, which 50 years after it was built out remains desirable and relatively affordable. 6/ https://earth.app.goo.gl/bwd9aE 

The city would charge you a bunch of money and make your life difficult if you tried to build these triplexes new. But the houses for wealthy folks are easy. 7/

A consistent trend: neighbourhoods like this are getting richer and *less* crowded. https://twitter.com/g_meslin/status/1323380851674140673