How a style of house specific to Toronto has evolved through the ages
Keena Alwahaidi
created: June 28, 2025, 4:01 a.m. | updated: June 30, 2025, 5:28 p.m.
The iconic 'Bay-and-Gable' style houses have shaped Toronto's residential neighbourhoods and are a signature look of the city's landscape.
Their take on the Bay-and-Gable style at the Everden Residence is a minimalist, gabled three-story building that stays true to the style of its neighbours.
Everden Residence, and buildings like it, are the Bay-and-Gable homes of the new century, drawing from the past to inform the present.
It's also common to find rows of Bay-and-Gable homes in historic areas like Cabbagetown or Roncesvalles that are used as storefronts.
Bay-and-gable homes and their influence on Toronto's current and former architectural styles have also been recently studied to inform real estate development.
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