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We are expert advisors with grounded experience.
As leaders in this field, we have been on the ground transforming communities for over a decade. Our goal is to support the evolution of established neighbourhoods from primarily single-family homes to vibrant, walkable communities with diverse housing options supporting a broader range of Canadians making the places we live more inclusive.
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We foster the development of middle housing in a scalable, simplified, and sustainable manner.

mddl (pronounced “middle”) is an expert in middle housing, with a collective track record of delivering hundreds of homes in established neighbourhoods. We’ve made many mistakes and learned from them, we’ve celebrated successes, and most importantly, we’ve realized that to make a meaningful impact, we can’t do it alone. It is for this reason we have renewed our focus to support at-scale delivery of middle housing across Canadian cities.  

As a CMHC Level Up Stage 5 Housing Supply Challenge Finalist, our mission, alongside strategic partners, is to build capacity from top to bottom, and to strategically partner with municipalities, industry experts and citizens in reducing barriers and delivering middle.
Our Team

Meet the people behind mddl

Darlene Jehn

President & Co-Founder
BES, MSc, RPP, MCIP, PMP

Alkarim Devani

CEO & Co-Founder
BCOM, DDes (Candidate)

Jasneet Pritam

Project Coordinator
BFA Visual Studies

Claire Askey

Project Coordinator
BA Urban Studies

Kaylah Reyes

Communications Coordinator
BA Communications, Information Design

Sofié Davidson

Administrative Assistant
BSc Physics

What is middle housing?

While many definitions exist, mddl considers middle housing as a range of housing types that fall between single-family homes and apartment buildings. These types of housing can include townhouses, duplexes, and triplexes - generally with at-grade entrances and no elevator core.