Cataraqui Commons · Kingston, Ontario

Cataraqui Commons

A 149-unit purpose-built rental community at 1081 Montreal Street in Kingston, advancing Sterling Maple's approach to sustainable, attainable and community-centred development.

Location: Kingston, Ontario
Address: 1081 Montreal Street
Type: Purpose-Built Rental
Energy Use: 61.5% Reduction
Homes: 149 Units
Status: In Development

Project overview

Housing designed around long-term community value.

Cataraqui Commons is Sterling Maple’s active housing development in Kingston. Phase 1 is planned as a 149-unit purpose-built rental community at 1081 Montreal Street.

The project brings together Sterling Maple’s focus on attainable housing, community connection, energy-conscious design and efficient project delivery.

Kingston, Ontario

Connected to the community around it.

The Montreal Street site sits within an established Kingston neighbourhood near the Cataraqui River. Transit, access toward Highway 401 and nearby community facilities help connect the site to the broader city.

Rideau Heights Community Centre and Rideau Heights Public School are part of the surrounding community context. Rail infrastructure separates portions of the site from the river.

Cataraqui Commons site context, Kingston, Ontario

Housing & community objectives

Built around everyday life.

Attainable Rental Housing
Increase purpose-built housing supply while maintaining a focus on long-term affordability and viability.
Accessibility
Design housing and common spaces with accessibility and practical day-to-day use in mind.
Community Connection
Create housing that connects residents with existing neighbourhood services, transportation and community amenities.
Long-Term Performance
Make design and delivery decisions with durability, operating performance and long-term community value in mind.

Delivery approach

A more integrated way to deliver housing.

Precast wall component alongside a factory production line.

Sterling Maple plans to use Modern Methods of Construction and its Kiwi Newton delivery partnership as part of the Cataraqui Commons strategy. Kiwi Newton is a key design-build and manufacturing partner supporting Sterling Maple's delivery strategy.

Panelized, factory-based construction and Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) can help align design, production and installation. The approach brings manufacturing precision, repeatability and quality control into the delivery process, with opportunities to reduce weather exposure through Ontario manufacturing.

Cataraqui Commons is being developed with long-term energy and operating performance in mind. Sterling Maple's delivery strategy emphasizes building-envelope consistency, efficient systems and repeatable quality.

Integrated Delivery
Factory-Based Quality
Ontario Manufacturing

Learn How We Build Our Kiwi Newton Partnership

Energy performance

Designed for significantly lower energy use.

Energy modelling by Entuitive Consulting Engineers projects a 61.5% reduction in Energy Use Intensity for Sterling Maple's Cataraqui Commons design against the NECB 2020 reference baseline, including modeled rooftop solar PV.

Kiwi Newton's case study reports that the modeled performance exceeds the relevant CMHC Tier 4 energy-performance threshold. These are design-stage projections, not measured results from an occupied building. Cataraqui Commons remains In Development.

Energy Use Intensity reduction: 61.5%
Greenhouse Gas Intensity reduction: 82.9%
Thermal Energy Demand Intensity reduction: 58.9%

Cataraqui Commons modeled energy-performance reductions compared with the NECB 2020 reference building. Source: Kiwi Newton case study.

High-performance envelope

Continuous exterior insulation, a tight envelope and triple-glazed windows limit heating and cooling demand.

Thermal mass + hydronic systems

The design combines concrete thermal mass with hydronic heating and cooling.

Integrated delivery

Factory-produced Kiwi Precast System components coordinate structure, envelope and building systems.

Rooftop solar

Solar PV forms part of the modeled energy strategy.

Read the Kiwi Newton energy-efficiency case study How We Build: Energy Efficiency

Project status

In Development

Cataraqui Commons remains in active development. Sterling Maple is advancing the project through pre-construction planning, approvals and delivery coordination.

Construction timing and additional project milestones will be published when confirmed.

A closer look