The first re&re on our little crescent just finished framing. It's an out of place 3600sq' behemoth, with 4car (double-tandem) garage, a flat roof at 30', another 400sq of 2 story covered decks. A bit out of place at the moment, but very nice -- hopefully it sets the new standard for the hood.
The sticker shock when it lists is real. Just north of Barrie a vacant lot in a subdivision that is about 20 years old was just built on. New house is about 2.5x size and almost 3x price of every other house in the subdivision. Hasn't sold yet and I doubt it will anywhere close to their current asking price.
We’ve had some new build close to us , everything in our hood is 2600 and up , the property taxes alone for the 4200sq 10ft ceiling basement place we toured being curious were 22k . It’s a really nice custom build but wow. Carrying costs would bury me .
The first re&re on our little crescent just finished framing. It's an out of place 3600sq' behemoth, with 4car (double-tandem) garage, a flat roof at 30', another 400sq of 2 story covered decks. A bit out of place at the moment, but very nice -- hopefully it sets the new standard for the hood.
In my 'hood they build these side by side, eavestrough to eavestrough - as much as the bylaws will allow.
Then they get mad because the next door neighbors can see in their bathroom windows.
One guy got caught - 3" over maximum allowable height. Guess what he had to do...?
In my 'hood they build these side by side, eavestrough to eavestrough - as much as the bylaws will allow.
Then they get mad because the next door neighbors can see in their bathroom windows.
One guy got caught - 3" over maximum allowable height. Guess what he had to do...?
I know some highrises downtown that had issues with the tape measure. It's mostly stupid bureaucracy as a few feet difference on 200+ feet is almost impossible to discern by eye (as would also be true with 3" on a house).
In my 'hood they build these side by side, eavestrough to eavestrough - as much as the bylaws will allow.
Then they get mad because the next door neighbors can see in their bathroom windows.
One guy got caught - 3" over maximum allowable height. Guess what he had to do...?
In my 'hood they build these side by side, eavestrough to eavestrough - as much as the bylaws will allow.
Then they get mad because the next door neighbors can see in their bathroom windows.
One guy got caught - 3" over maximum allowable height. Guess what he had to do...?
16’ between houses, town doesn’t budge on this. 10m roof height gets manipulated a lot by goofing with grades. Lot coverage is also a tricky calculation as garage, hall and stair cases can be excluded. I’m seeing more tandem garages, suspect the long term plan is to convert the rear 2 bays back to house.
16’ between houses, town doesn’t budge on this. 10m roof height gets manipulated a lot by goofing with grades. Lot coverage is also a tricky calculation as garage, hall and stair cases can be excluded. I’m seeing more tandem garages, suspect the long term plan is to convert the rear 2 bays back to house.
Rear two bays could also be a semi-outdoor kitchen/dining room if you put a huge garage door back there. If inspector asks, the glass door is to let light in the garage and get the lawnmower out. Rough-in is for garage sink and the exhaust fan is to keep the garage air fresh.
We are seeing ton of houses built with mansard style roofs to get under the hieght limits . Many fake French chateau style rooflines , which leaves a section of flat roof instead of a peak . If they didn’t have limits here we would have 5 story residences being built , nieghbours may never see the sun.
The tandem garage is getting traction here , for years architectural design put the car out front , since the 40’s it was a status symbol, you could afford a car ! Garages set out the front of the house like a wart . Now it’s blend that into the facade of the house or down the side . Things change thank goodness.
I would think it's obvious how to correct the housing market. Start by pausing immigration for 5 years. Next, PP has suggested "removing the gatekeepers" many times. There is way too much red tape in building new houses.
It's strange to see you saying PP never proposes a solution because that's Trudeau's and his media's argument. They criticizes PP for not doing Trudeau's housing ministers's job. But I've heard PP propose solutions on YouTube. He seems to be getting the "anti-vaxxer" treatment from Trudeau's media.
My worry about PP is that he is saying things that will get him elected, then we'll find out he's also working for Schwab and didn't mean any of it. Trudeau often lies outright and gets away with it, so maybe PP is doing the same, hence a Trojan Horse. Schwab has been planning this for 30+ years, so it's not hard to believe that they'd have Trudeau openly destroying the country knowing PP would be seen as a saviour and win a majority and take over. Doug Ford is a Conservative, but is working with the WEF, so why would PP be any different?
People are gullible. He says he's going to fast track development and people cheer. Then a project goes up in their back yard and they didn't get a chance for input. Housing is mathmatics and expectations.
Canac got forced out of canada after spending millions trying to fend off the MOE as neighbours complained relentlessly about the industrial facility beside the house they bought.
We are seeing ton of houses built with mansard style roofs to get under the hieght limits . Many fake French chateau style rooflines , which leaves a section of flat roof instead of a peak . If they didn’t have limits here we would have 5 story residences being built , nieghbours may never see the sun.
The tandem garage is getting traction here , for years architectural design put the car out front , since the 40’s it was a status symbol, you could afford a car ! Garages set out the front of the house like a wart . Now it’s blend that into the facade of the house or down the side . Things change thank goodness.
Around my area, the zoning interpretations were a bit loose concerning roof heights. It's was 8m at the midpoint for the main building, measured from lot elevation. For years the bldg department accepted an average roof height, meaning the height was measured at the midpoint of the main roof, and lot elevation was the average from any 3 points on the lot. Then they started allowing average heights to be the overall average, so a side split that had 50% of its roof at a 6M midpoint meant the upper roof could have a 10m midpoint. Average = 8.
As demand for monster homes grew, the creativity of architects grew with it. So the city hardened up the rules around grade calculations, changed to max roof heights and added a complicated sq' max.
They are very liberal with adjustments, virtually everyone asks for an additional 5% increase in sq' and 3'reduction in the side yard setbacks. The process costs a builder about $10K, with about 1/2 going to the town (money grab).
These are the gatekeepers PP talks about. Rather than changing the bylaws to match the standard used by the committee of adjustment, the city forces builders through a rubber-stamping process that costs an extra $10K in fees and at least 3 months of building delay.
People are gullible. He says he's going to fast track development and people cheer. Then a project goes up in their back yard and they didn't get a chance for input. Housing is mathmatics and expectations.
You get a chance for input if what's proposed to go up does not comply with existing zoning. The problem in many places is bylaws are not updated to reflect currently acceptable standards and what is routinely rubber-stamped as acceptable in a given area (either by common COA acceptance or OLT rulings) is forced thru an expensive adjustment process by municipal staff and NIMBYs.
The process simply delays starts and costs the builder and buyer.
These are the 'Gatekeepers' that municipalities have to remove.
Less staff as a start. Not having every development application run through a committee of adjustment means you need less staff and lawyers to review and argue every application.
The bylaws are for regular folk that can’t pony up thousands on consultants and lawyers . We have an 8 floor max near us , developer asks for 16 , town says , let’s meet in the middle and you get 12 . Mayor then high fives himself on negotiations that keep the building to 12 .
And you can’t have a two story garage .
Less staff as a start. Not having every development application run through a committee of adjustment means you need less staff and lawyers to review and argue every application.
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