with Mark Kurkdjian and Marshall MacLeod Unlocking Your Potential: Your Community's Transformation Begins Now We would like to advise you on the future of Garibaldi Estates. This 20-year vision goes beyond urban planning; it's a shared journey to enhance your home, your investment, and your community. Project Timeline: Key Stages to Watch Garibaldi Estates Sub Areas The Garibaldi...
Mark Kurkdjian | May 2023 Exciting changes are on the horizon for Vancouver! Traditionally known for its single-family neighbourhoods, the Cambie Corridor is gearing up for a remarkable transformation in the coming 30 years. Photo courtesy from Construction Canada (https://www.constructioncanada.net/sprawling-vancouver-mixed-use-development-creates-a-new-municipal-town-centre/) Future...
Mark Kurkdjian | May 2023 The Vancouver Plan: A Comprehensive Guide to Vancouver's Future Real Estate Landscape Photo credit: The Vancouver Plan. Retrieved from https://vancouverplan.ca/wp-content/uploads/Vancouver-Plan-2022-09-23-1.pdf The Vancouver Plan, an ambitious long-term land use and development strategy, aims to shape the City's future over 30 years. The Plan seeks to create a...
All for one and one for all in a successful land assembly All for one and one for all! What do the three musketeers and land assembly have in common? Everyone is better off working as a team. When the neighbours are on the same page this takes away uncertainties for the owners as well as developers that paves the path for a smoother transaction. However, what if...
By Brandon Harding, Vice President The world is experiencing some remarkable shifts this year. One of these significant transformations is the development and implementation of technology to allow a large portion of the workforce to work from home. Every generation has adopted productivity and connectivity apps as the world adapts to a different lifestyle and new government policy. The concept of...
When we are conversing with developers, three things have been the rhetoric for years: Construction costs are too high Permitting times are too long Project approval is too challenging Project approval is too challenging We cannot pay our prized labourers less money and offer less for materials because this is the backbone of the project getting built. So, what makes building...
We are very pleased with the decision of Council and planning to take the recommendations and feedback of their community under advisement when bringing forward an Official Community Plan Update. Seeing this level of initiative from leaders to engage public consultation in a constructive and informative way paved the path for a well laid out Burquitlam community. Andrew Merrill with the Coquitlam’s...
Vancouver has a diligent planning department that is well versed in following detailed guidelines that have been implemented to organize new developments in a way that is both suitable for the community and economically viable based on those guidelines. Our council doesn’t have experience in the development, construction, or building field and can provide little input on the feasibility of a project…...
How the city of Vancouver has been masking taxes on residents for decades For years news headlines and conversational topics have largely revolved around the increased cost of living in this beautiful city. As discussed in previous papers of mine the land constraints have forced new housing starts sky high in terms of design and dollars. The impact of this has caused distress and tiresome discussions...
The supply/demand of the development market Understanding the price of your investment can be summed up in one simple economic concept; supply and demand. The balance between both sides of the equation represents a constantly evolving equilibrium that influences the overall value of every single development site. There are so many components at work that trying to grasp every point would be futile....