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How The City of Vancouver’s Heritage Action Plan May Benefit You

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 give you valuable and tangible …

City of Vancouver | Taking The Electric Vehicle (EV) Plunge

Do you own an electric vehicle (EV) or have you been thinking about taking the plunge to purchase one? There is definitely a growing demand for electric vehicles in our city.  It is a hot topic whether Vancouver is doing enough to meet the demand by investing and motiving the building of infrastructure to support …

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Great Option For Vancouver Homeowners | 2nd or 3rd Storey Additions

If you are a Vancouver resident, you are most likely keenly aware that space in our city is at a premium like never seen before. If you’re lucky Vancouver homeowner and find yourself wishing you had more space… Have you consider the option of building up?   Some advantages of adding a second or third …

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Averra saves 100-year old Vancouver house from demolition

Averra Developments’ Dunbar Project was a residential home build that had an interesting start. New homes are regularly being built to satisfy demand in the market.  Older homes are regularly being demolished to make way for new homes with improved design, function and with energy efficiency in mind. Our Dunbar project had a beautiful cira-1915 …