{"id":1933,"date":"2026-08-01T08:01:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/torontos-missing-middle-why-98-of-new-builds-arent-townhomes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T08:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T13:01:50","slug":"torontos-missing-middle-why-98-of-new-builds-arent-townhomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/2026\/08\/01\/torontos-missing-middle-why-98-of-new-builds-arent-townhomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto\u2019s Missing Middle: Why 98% of New Builds Aren\u2019t Townhomes"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many GTA families, the dream of homeownership is increasingly caught between ‘dog crate’ condos and out-of-reach detached homes. Despite data showing that 66% of new single-family sales in Toronto are townhomes, the city\u2019s development pipeline tells a different story. Since 2022, townhomes have accounted for a meager 1.67% of new building permits issued. <\/p>\n

Developers like Profile Developments and Dunpar are fighting to bridge this gap, but they face a complex web of outdated zoning, high land costs, and painful approval processes that often favor high-rise towers over ground-oriented housing. Experts suggest that unless the city reforms its approach to infill sites and industrial land conversion, this ‘missing middle’ will remain an uphill battle. For a deeper look at the policy gridlock holding back your next home, read the full investigation at thestar.com.<\/p>\n

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Toronto families want townhomes, but red tape and high land costs mean they account for just 1.67% of new builds. Is the city finally ready to pivot?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1932,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[178],"tags":[182,316,754,207,927],"class_list":["post-1933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-market-data","tag-gta","tag-housing-supply","tag-real-estate-development","tag-toronto","tag-townhomes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestategtatoday.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}