What is a fourplex, the building in the middle of a Jusin Trudeau-Doug Ford housing fight?

When Kyle Knoeck was in university, the Toronto planner lived in the very kind of housing that has now ensnarled Canadian politicians into a multi-billion-dollar dispute — the admired or admonished fourplex.

It’s the type of housing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to lure provinces and territories into mandating, this week offering access to a $6-billion infrastructure fund if a province requires its municipalities to allow fourplexes as a right — a move Ontario Premier Doug Ford has roundly rejected. 

Seaton fourplex

A fourplex on Seaton Street in Toronto that resembles a detached house.

Amelia fourplex

A fourplex on Amelia Street in Toronto with obvious stacked units.

Indian Road fourplex

A fourplex on Indian Road in Toronto.

Source