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(60) Toronto’s 2026 Housing Incentives: What Developers Need to Recalculate

Published 4 days ago • 2 min read

New Episode:

(60) Toronto’s 2026 Housing Incentives: What Developers Need to Recalculate

Solnik Update:

An important milestone for a promising East York project.

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Congratulations to our client on receiving Committee of Adjustment approval for 418 O’Connor Drive.
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This project is a strong example of the type of gentle intensification that can add much-needed housing within Toronto’s established neighbourhoods.
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We’re pleased to see the project reach this important milestone and look forward to sharing more as it progresses through design, permitting and construction.

​The Toronto Multiplex Feasibility Workshop

About me:

Payam Noursalehi

PMP, MBA, B.Eng.

Payam is a real estate development and construction professional with more than 20 years of experience across engineering, management consulting, construction management, development management, and private equity.

He is the founder and President of Solnik Construction Group, and founder of Mid-Rise.ca. Through his work and content, Payam helps developers and project owners understand risk, challenge assumptions, and make better decisions before significant time and capital are committed.

Solnik Construction Group

Solnik helps owners and developers move from early project ideas to realistic plans, reliable budgets, and projects that can actually get built.

The company provides development advisory, pre-construction, construction management, and owner representation for mid-rise, multiplex, purpose-built rental, mixed-use, and commercial projects across Toronto and the GTA.

Our mission is to empower entrepreneurs and real estate developers to thrive in the Mid-Rise sector by providing the resources to define, design, and deliver successful projects.

Recent Webinar Replays

  1. ​EHON, Major Streets, and Mid-Rise Housing: Opportunities and Pitfalls​
  2. ​What is bonding? How to meet CMHC Bonding Requirements?​
  3. ​Understanding The New MLI Select Energy Efficiency Requirements​
  4. ​How to Successfully Use Mass Timber In Your Next Project?​
  5. ​Qualifying for CMHC MLI Select- Part 3: Building Performance Requirements
  6. ​Qualifying for CMHC MLI Select- Part 2: Financial Requirements
  7. ​Qualifying for CMHC MLI Select- Part 1: Accessibility Requirements​
  8. ​Mid-Rise Building Solutions - Hambro by Canam​
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Older Episodes:

​(57) Mid-Rise Purpose-Built Rental: Underwriting Rent, Absorption, and Exit Risk - Mathieu Fleury -Leader Lane​

​(56) 42 Years of Development Lessons on Building Better Communities - Jake Cohen - Daniels Corporation​

​(55) How to Unlock More Mid-Rise Housing in Toronto - Richard Witt - BDP Quadrangle​

​(54) How Institutional Capital Thinks About Real Estate Development Risk - Jeff Thomas​

​(53) Why Better Buildings Start With Structure, Not Finishes - Stuart Wilson - Alterra Development​

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