Scarborough — City of Toronto (Scarborough Community Council)
Custom Home Construction in Scarborough
Scarborough is Toronto’s quiet custom-home frontier. Land that would be unobtainable in central neighbourhoods — 60- and 70-foot frontages in Guildwood, ravine parcels along Highland Creek, crest lots with open water views — still trades at prices that leave real budget for the house itself. We build customs here that punch far above their postal code.
The signature opportunity is the lake. A new home set back correctly from the Bluffs’ edge captures horizon views no infill lot downtown can offer — but the setback, foundation design and drainage strategy are governed by TRCA erosion-hazard mapping, and getting that early determines everything. Our feasibility studies begin with the conservation file, not end with it.
Inland, teardown-rebuilds in Agincourt and Centennial follow the familiar city arc — demolition, variances, construction — executed by one superintendent with weekly reporting and Tarion warranty at the end.
- Serving
- Guildwood · Scarborough Bluffs · Agincourt · Highland Creek · Centennial
- Permits
- City of Toronto (Scarborough Community Council)
- Response
- Within 24 hours
- Warranty
- 5-Year workmanship
Why Scarborough builds belong to our team
We treat geotechnical truth as the first design input. Crest-adjacent builds get slope-stability analysis and foundations engineered to the erosion-hazard line; ravine parcels along Highland Creek get TRCA pre-consultation before we draw massing. Buyers who bring us a lot before purchasing get that risk read within days — it has saved clients from expensive mistakes more than once.
We also see the value curve. Scarborough customs appraise strongly because comparable new builds remain scarce; a 4,000-square-foot home on a Guildwood ravine lot competes with builds twice its land cost elsewhere in Toronto. Our clients are often building their forever home and their best-performing asset at once.
New-build approvals in Scarborough
A Scarborough rebuild needs a demolition permit, Committee of Adjustment variances where new massing exceeds older zoning (heard by the Scarborough panel, four to six months), and a building permit through the City of Toronto Building Division — several weeks for a coordinated application. Toronto’s tree bylaw catches nearly every mature Guildwood and Centennial lot as well.
Near the Bluffs, Highland Creek and the Rouge system, TRCA permits precede everything: erosion-hazard setbacks fix where the house may sit, and conservation review adds four to eight weeks minimum. As an HCRA-licensed builder we enrol every home with Tarion and sequence conservation, committee and permit files in parallel to protect the calendar.
Custom homes delivered in Scarborough
- Scarborough Bluffs
Lakeview Crest House
A 4,400 sq ft custom set behind the TRCA hazard line with a glazed rear elevation, cantilevered terrace and geothermal system — water horizon from every principal room.
- Guildwood
Guildwood Ravine Custom
A 3,800 sq ft bungalow-scaled home honouring the neighbourhood’s mid-century DNA — stone, cedar and glass over a walkout level opening to the ravine.
- Agincourt
Agincourt Family Rebuild
A 1966 side-split replaced with a 4,100 sq ft two-storey — variances approved first pass, built through winter, keys delivered on the contract date.
Client Words — Scarborough
“We bought the lot because they confirmed the setback made our view plan possible. Two years later we watch storms roll across the lake from the kitchen.”
“The build was drama-free — permits, winter concrete, inspections, done. Our house cost less than a semi renovation downtown.”
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Service Area — Scarborough, Ontario
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