| Gt-R R34 | 05-11-2010 10:50 PM |
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer
(Post 6947755)
LOL are you fucking kidding me?
my company is in the process of building 2 separate homes near 21st and Main and for a 3 level home from the ground up, total tear down and rebuild from foundation up is around 300k
and dont try to tell me about building inspectors, etc. the city of Vancouver has the most inconsistent inspectors of the whole lower mainland, as well as the biggest pricks, it's simple to run drain tile, water proofing, etc. after an inspection and get away with it, there is a process then there are the corners that can be cut by any builder.
I'm not sure where you get this 50K figure for the permit, but I guarantee there are ways around that, and if that is some specific "Lane way" home permit, then i know for a fact that there are ways around this "permit" because i actually had a lengthy discussion with 2 fellow employee's today on the prospect of these type of homes and both of them have said they knew people building these LONG before this recent news story.
200k is obviously their markup for their attempt at cornering the market, any builder could build these homes.
| Hey I'm not arguing with you but you might be building 2 houses for 300K on a split lot. I know how much it cost to tear down, buy mats, build a house. I do enough progressive mortgages to know the costs associated to build a house. Plenty of houses financing has fit your breakdown of 300k, laneway houses isn't as cost effective like a full tear down AND rebuild.
The issuewith laneway is permit/foundations/sewage and while the 250-300 is a mark up, they DO NOT make a lot as you put it.
Also, i don't know how your employees have been building laneways for the longest time, there hasn't been any permits allowed in the lower mainland ever. While they might have been doing it else where, if they say they have been doing it here. I doubt their truth.
Here's some facts and a read if you must: Quote:
Ronda Howard, a senior city planner, said Vancouverites expressed interest in housing aging parents near caregivers, and providing starter homes for adult children in their own communities.
But building and development permits, electrical and water hookups, construction fees and landscaping fees make laneway housing expensive.
This laneway house at McGill and Slocan in East Vancouver is nearly complete.
“It’s not really what I would call affordable,” Ocea Ringrose(owner of property) said.
The city estimated the cost for a laneway house would total around $150,000. But Michael Geller, a Vancouver architect, planner and developer, said the actual costs are closer to $250,000.
One builder said his laneway houses cost between $230,000 and $300,000.
“If you think of what you get for that price it’s quite remarkable,” said Jake Fry, who owns Smallworks, a company that builds prefabricated laneway homes. “If you think of something akin to a one-bedroom apartment or a condominium … you’re really not getting into much under $450,000 or $500,000.”
| Here is a break down in cost: Quote:
Here’s a breakdown of the possible costs associated with a 500-square-foot laneway house:
Construction fees: $100,000 at $200 per square foot (Source: Interview with Ocea Ringrose)
Building permit: $699.25 – based on construction fees (City of Vancouver)
Development permit: $748 (City of Vancouver)
Demolition: $249 – if demolishing main house (City of Vancouver)
Landscaping: $500 + depending on space, complexity and design – required by the city (H.O.T Architecture)
Garage demolition (if required): $1,500 (City of Vancouver)
Enviroshake roofing (from recycled plastic): $28,000 (Enviroshake Roofing)
Installation of solar heating system: $1,000-$3,500 – depending on type of system (ToolBase Resources)
Water sewer connection: $8,000-$30,000 – depending on new infrastructure required (H.O.T Architecture; and Interview with Jake Fry)
Electrical connection (must be separate from main house): On average $1,000, but can be up to $20,000 if new equipment or infrastructure is required (BC Hydro)
Architectural and engineering fees: $10,000 + (Architectural Institute of B.C.)
Site survey: $2,000 + (if required) (H.O.T Architecture)
Estimated appliance costs: (Sears Online)
- Washer/dryer: $800
- Small refrigerator: $600
- Basic oven/stove: $600
- Toilet: $80
- Sinks: $500
- Bathtub/shower: $750
| I've also talked to the 2 companies that are building pre-fabs in Vancouver right now and their associated cost is in the 150-200Ks.
Edit: My bad, i just did a little research, laneway housing was allowed in Vancouver in the 1920s.... |
