Aidan Grove-White grew up in this 110-year-old Toronto duplex with his parents. In 2018, he and his partner, Chad Story, decided to buy the top two floors, splitting the ownership roughly 50-50 with his father and stepmother, who live on the main and lower levels. “When Aidan proposed it, I was skeptical about the arrangement,” says Chad. “I had a more traditional idea of home ownership, but many of our friends are making similar moves to get into the housing market.”
Aidan and Chad were impressed by the work of local designer Emilia Wisniewski of Studio 1NINE1 and sought her guidance. “They wanted to set up a self-sufficient, separate unit,” says Emilia. “Their apartment has its own electrical, HVAC and plumbing; it’s like a new house above an existing house and offers a great example of multigenerational living in the heart of the city.”