The city’s latest zoning changes are creating new opportunities for property owners and developers in Vancouver. The new R1-1 residential zoning bylaw, introduced in November 2024, is unlocking new opportunities for developments that were once stuck behind stricter regulations. Whether you’re sitting on a single-family lot or thinking about property […]
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What is an ICF Foundation? ICFs are foam bricks, much like interlocking Lego blocks, that are reinforced with rebar and then filled with concrete. In Vancouver, the two main advantages of the use of ICFs include: increased energy efficiency and strength. 🎥 Watch the Site Tour to learn how our […]
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Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson formed a task force to explore how to increase the city’s availability of affordable housing for moderate income households. The team is comprised of 14 representatives from the development, building, finance and non-profit sectors. The task force’s recently published interim report supports increased housing density. They focus this […]
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What Are Net Zero Homes? Essentially, Net Zero homes produce as much energy as they consume for heating and domestic hot water needs. Net Zero labeled homes are at least 80% more energy efficient than homes built to conventional standards. Why are Net Zero Homes becoming more popular? Despite […]
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Valuable things to protect your home as temperatures get colder. Sweater weather is upon here in Vancouver. It would be nice if all we needed to do was hang a fall wreath on the front door and hunker down and dive into Netflix. While those are some of the fun […]
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Want to be part of a fun and hardworking team? Averra Developments is a builder of custom single family homes and duplexes in Vancouver, BC. We promise to give clients high quality craftsman homes; on-time, on budget and above expectations. We’re always on the lookout for new team members! At […]
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The Vancouver housing market provides a lot of challenges and opportunities for us all. In this post, we break down the basics as well as some valuable and insightful considerations if you are thinking of buying or building a duplex. What is a duplex? A duplex is a residential property […]
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Why Winterize Your Outdoor Faucets? Living in Vancouver we generally have mild winters compared to the rest of Canada. It is easy to get complacent and choose to not winterize our homes since we’ll likely only have a few days per year that the temperature will dip below zero. Yet, […]
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Gavin McLeod, co-founder of Averra Developments will be heading to downtown Vancouver to sleep in an alley on April 2nd. He’ll only have a cardboard box and sleeping bag to experience what so many young people in our city have to endure every night. Gavin and his co-founding partner […]
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Amendments to a City of Vancouver action plan give some Vancouver homeowners some big benefits. If you own an older Vancouver home, it may be worth exploring if your property is deemed to have “character merit”. If so, amendments city council enacted to the Heritage Action Plan on January 16, 2018 may […]
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