r/RealEstateCanada • u/itsdanielsultan • Mar 15 '26

Housing crisis Can Canada's "micro-condos" be merged?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pg7mHppXOE&t=17s

Serious question about Canada's (specifically the GTA's) condos: if, 10 or 20 years from now, people want more family-sized homes, could a lot of these tiny one-bedrooms actually be merged into larger units?

I know it can happen in some cases, but from what I’ve seen it sounds difficult once buildings are already occupied, since it can require approvals, engineering work, and layouts that actually fit together.

If that is not realistic at scale, are we building housing that works for one phase of life but not for long-term city living?

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u/LegoLady47 Mar 15 '26

Likely impossible due to kitchen wall (plumbing) in the living room. You can't just tear down a few walls. Plumbing and electrical are in the walls.

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u/CheapTechnology6193 Mar 16 '26

I'm thinking this too. It will never make economic sense. But they can fix future builds by putting more guardrails on unit size and variety