REVscene - Vancouver Automotive Forum


Welcome to the REVscene Automotive Forum forums.

Registration is Free!You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.


Go Back   REVscene Automotive Forum > Automotive Chat > Vancouver Off-Topic / Current Events

Vancouver Off-Topic / Current Events The off-topic forum for Vancouver, funnies, non-auto centered discussions, WORK SAFE. While the rules are more relaxed here, there are still rules. Please refer to sticky thread in this forum.

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 09-14-2023, 09:00 AM   #27851
RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
 
Badhobz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Ricemond
Posts: 9,053
Thanked 10,514 Times in 3,765 Posts
Failed 476 Times in 240 Posts
Advertisement
Badhobz is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-14-2023, 11:16 PM   #27852
RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
 
TypeRNammer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 9,542
Thanked 3,593 Times in 1,208 Posts
Failed 236 Times in 60 Posts
https://www.burnabynow.com/local-new...urnaby-7547730

City of Burnaby finally allows laneway houses to be built

"Burnaby laneway home regulations state the homes can be up to two storeys tall and between 350 sq. ft. and 1,507 sq. ft. (depending on the lot)."
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by The_AK View Post
Or you meet some girl at the club, cum inside of her, find out shes only in grade 12, so you buy a Prada bag for her to make things right, she finds out the bag is a fake and decides to have the kid
Quote:
Originally Posted by RX_Renesis View Post
wtf did she get some bolt-on titties or what?
they look sooooooooooo much bigger than they were 2ish years ago.
Quote:
Originally Posted by nns View Post
I can't stand the sound of Mandarin either. Boo yow nee bey nee shing bo now noong gey shee mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo.
TypeRNammer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 10:36 AM   #27853
My homepage has been set to RS
 
PeanutButter's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Burnaby
Posts: 2,431
Thanked 2,912 Times in 772 Posts
Failed 407 Times in 108 Posts
Quote:
Laneway housing in two of Burnaby's neighbouring cities
The City of Vancouver legalized laneway housing in 2009. Since then, the city has issued more than 5,400 permits for laneway homes to the end of 2022, according to city spokesperson Kirsten Langan.

In 2022, Vancouver issued 434 permits for laneway homes.

New Westminster began permitting laneway and carriage housings on most detached homes in 2017.

In the first year of New West's laneway house program, by the end of 2018, the city received 22 formal development permit applications for 19 laneway homes and two carriage homes without a lane, according to a 2019 staff report.
From the article above. I thought there would be way more laneways built since inception, but even with laneways, it barely makes a dent in rental housing. The province needs something radical to really tackle housing. Allowing laneways doesn't do much to move the needle.
PeanutButter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 10:53 AM   #27854
Orgasm Donor & Alatar owned my ass twice!
 
Traum's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Paradise, BC
Posts: 6,917
Thanked 6,649 Times in 2,678 Posts
Failed 253 Times in 139 Posts
Personally, I seem to see waaaaaay more duplexes and quad-plexes being built nowadays, instead of laneway houses. Even when I take the existing laneway houses in to account, I personally don't think there are that many of them.
Traum is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 10:55 AM   #27855
Rs has made me the woman i am today!
 
EvoFire's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 4,133
Thanked 2,976 Times in 1,368 Posts
Failed 58 Times in 33 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeRNammer View Post
https://www.burnabynow.com/local-new...urnaby-7547730

City of Burnaby finally allows laneway houses to be built

"Burnaby laneway home regulations state the homes can be up to two storeys tall and between 350 sq. ft. and 1,507 sq. ft. (depending on the lot)."
Two story laneways... that's interesting. I wonder if I can build one where it's garage on the bottom and house on top? That would be the ideal setup where I can retain my garage for parking and storage, but rent out or let my parents live upstairs
EvoFire is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 10:57 AM   #27856
RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
 
hud 91gt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 8,339
Thanked 3,985 Times in 1,537 Posts
Failed 35 Times in 27 Posts
Laneways are expensive to build. It’s much more cost effective to build a duplex/quadplex. Generally speaking a builder can’t subdivide/stratify a laneway so you’re stuck selling as a single parcel which isn’t nearly as profitable.

Really the laneway benefits a SF homeowner who wants to bring down their monthly costs by generating a bit of income. Making the real estate problem larger by increasing the lending ability of homeowners. Lol.
__________________
Crush - 1971 Datsun 240z - Build Thread
The Daily - Rav4 V6 - “Goldilocks”
hud 91gt is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 11:15 AM   #27857
RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Van
Posts: 4,592
Thanked 1,946 Times in 1,028 Posts
Failed 206 Times in 125 Posts
Isn't laneway like stupid expensive to build now cuz the permit cost? Last time I heard it was like $500
JDMDreams is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 12:37 PM   #27858
I have named my kids VIC and VLS
 
Hondaracer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 37,574
Thanked 14,965 Times in 5,969 Posts
Failed 2,061 Times in 690 Posts
1200 sq ft at $450/sq ft builds cost is over 500
__________________
Dank memes cant melt steel beams
Hondaracer is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 12:54 PM   #27859
RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
 
TypeRNammer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 9,542
Thanked 3,593 Times in 1,208 Posts
Failed 236 Times in 60 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by JDMDreams View Post
Isn't laneway like stupid expensive to build now cuz the permit cost? Last time I heard it was like $500
They are stupid expensive, and takes up a lot of time.

My particular build is at the tail end of completion. From start to finish, it was almost 2 years.

The cost was about $400sqft, so about $400,000 after everything
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by The_AK View Post
Or you meet some girl at the club, cum inside of her, find out shes only in grade 12, so you buy a Prada bag for her to make things right, she finds out the bag is a fake and decides to have the kid
Quote:
Originally Posted by RX_Renesis View Post
wtf did she get some bolt-on titties or what?
they look sooooooooooo much bigger than they were 2ish years ago.
Quote:
Originally Posted by nns View Post
I can't stand the sound of Mandarin either. Boo yow nee bey nee shing bo now noong gey shee mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo.
TypeRNammer is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 09-15-2023, 01:23 PM   #27860
Rs has made me the woman i am today!
 
EvoFire's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 4,133
Thanked 2,976 Times in 1,368 Posts
Failed 58 Times in 33 Posts
A good laneway is probably $400k now. If you plan to live in it yourself you are probably looking at 500-600k with high end furnishings.

The value proposition isn't there. You will never recoup that money, and honestly it's only good if you need your parents at an arms reach just in case cause 500k is better spent on a condo imo from a ROI pov.
EvoFire is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 09-15-2023, 01:49 PM   #27861
RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
 
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: /
Posts: 4,845
Thanked 2,556 Times in 979 Posts
Failed 253 Times in 72 Posts
Dam the $200K laneways of 2018/19 are gonezo

Quote:
Originally Posted by EvoFire View Post
A good laneway is probably $400k now. If you plan to live in it yourself you are probably looking at 500-600k with high end furnishings.

The value proposition isn't there. You will never recoup that money, and honestly it's only good if you need your parents at an arms reach just in case cause 500k is better spent on a condo imo from a ROI pov.
Yeah, for $500K, I'd much rather have a condo + Garage in tact than to build a laneway and lose parking.
__________________


2022 Velo N
2005 S2000
2007 CSX Type-S [Sold]
2002 RSX-S [T-Boned]
Gerbs is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 01:58 PM   #27862
SFICC-03*
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: richmond
Posts: 8,358
Thanked 2,812 Times in 1,135 Posts
Failed 152 Times in 75 Posts
duplexes would be great if they werent like 2m for the privilege of experiencing what its like to be conjoined twins. if they were half the price of a normal detached house then great. if they are 75% of the cost of detached, then not so great... the problem is that there is a giant leap between owning a townhouse and a detached house if you're looking in the same city. the only stop gap is a duplex, and they cost almost as much as a house, and there are hardly any of them around.
unit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 02:37 PM   #27863
RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
 
TypeRNammer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 9,542
Thanked 3,593 Times in 1,208 Posts
Failed 236 Times in 60 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by TypeRNammer View Post


Laneway house is starting to take shape

900sq + 40sq for storage as per Vancouver laneway guide lines.

We opted for the L shape, which was kind of inspired by the houses in Richmond.

Everything facing away from the main house for maximum privacy.

Main floor patio is going to be awesome for BBQs and gatherings.
Update on my post which was back in March.



How it sits so far.

Just needs landscaping and a bit of interior work, hopefully moving in the next month or so.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by The_AK View Post
Or you meet some girl at the club, cum inside of her, find out shes only in grade 12, so you buy a Prada bag for her to make things right, she finds out the bag is a fake and decides to have the kid
Quote:
Originally Posted by RX_Renesis View Post
wtf did she get some bolt-on titties or what?
they look sooooooooooo much bigger than they were 2ish years ago.
Quote:
Originally Posted by nns View Post
I can't stand the sound of Mandarin either. Boo yow nee bey nee shing bo now noong gey shee mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo.
TypeRNammer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 03:51 PM   #27864
Rs has made me the woman i am today!
 
EvoFire's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 4,133
Thanked 2,976 Times in 1,368 Posts
Failed 58 Times in 33 Posts
I just realized, you guys have a curb on the laneway? What kind of bougie ass shit is that?
EvoFire is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 09-15-2023, 04:26 PM   #27865
I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
 
SSM_DC5's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Canada
Posts: 2,906
Thanked 1,284 Times in 533 Posts
Failed 28 Times in 12 Posts
I'm assuming that large area beside the structure is going to be a parking pad. Does the city make you pay for their workers to knock down the curb to make it a driveway entrance?
SSM_DC5 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 04:37 PM   #27866
I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
 
Spoon's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: VAN/RMD/BBY
Posts: 2,596
Thanked 1,022 Times in 450 Posts
Failed 54 Times in 30 Posts
What's the length of that lot? Looks like there's still plenty of space in between the two structures.
Spoon is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 04:48 PM   #27867
RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
 
TypeRNammer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 9,542
Thanked 3,593 Times in 1,208 Posts
Failed 236 Times in 60 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by EvoFire View Post
I just realized, you guys have a curb on the laneway? What kind of bougie ass shit is that?
The curb will be demolished and it will become a driveway entry

Quote:
Originally Posted by SSM_DC5 View Post
I'm assuming that large area beside the structure is going to be a parking pad. Does the city make you pay for their workers to knock down the curb to make it a driveway entrance?
I believe the onus is on the builder to knock the curb down for it to become a driveway and rebuilding the sidewalk and remaining curb to COV spec.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Spoon View Post
What's the length of that lot? Looks like there's still plenty of space in between the two structures.
The lot size is 42x165

Still plenty of yard space between the two structures
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by The_AK View Post
Or you meet some girl at the club, cum inside of her, find out shes only in grade 12, so you buy a Prada bag for her to make things right, she finds out the bag is a fake and decides to have the kid
Quote:
Originally Posted by RX_Renesis View Post
wtf did she get some bolt-on titties or what?
they look sooooooooooo much bigger than they were 2ish years ago.
Quote:
Originally Posted by nns View Post
I can't stand the sound of Mandarin either. Boo yow nee bey nee shing bo now noong gey shee mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo.
TypeRNammer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 04:52 PM   #27868
Performance Moderator
 
68style's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Richmond
Posts: 16,566
Thanked 17,188 Times in 5,745 Posts
Failed 291 Times in 187 Posts
Looks great!

I am curious what the point of building 2 patios to stare at an alleyway is though?
68style is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 05:11 PM   #27869
RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
 
TypeRNammer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 9,542
Thanked 3,593 Times in 1,208 Posts
Failed 236 Times in 60 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by 68style View Post
Looks great!

I am curious what the point of building 2 patios to stare at an alleyway is though?
The laneway house actually sits on the backside of a residential street.

The view we were trying to achieve is looking North East of Joyce Collingwood area, a bit of greenery and some mountains.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by The_AK View Post
Or you meet some girl at the club, cum inside of her, find out shes only in grade 12, so you buy a Prada bag for her to make things right, she finds out the bag is a fake and decides to have the kid
Quote:
Originally Posted by RX_Renesis View Post
wtf did she get some bolt-on titties or what?
they look sooooooooooo much bigger than they were 2ish years ago.
Quote:
Originally Posted by nns View Post
I can't stand the sound of Mandarin either. Boo yow nee bey nee shing bo now noong gey shee mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo.
TypeRNammer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 05:15 PM   #27870
I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
 
twitchyzero's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Vancouver BC
Posts: 22,100
Thanked 9,864 Times in 3,922 Posts
Failed 881 Times in 421 Posts
super nice, so jelly of corner lots
gonna be so worth it, congrats!
twitchyzero is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 09-15-2023, 07:00 PM   #27871
My homepage has been set to RS
 
PeanutButter's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Burnaby
Posts: 2,431
Thanked 2,912 Times in 772 Posts
Failed 407 Times in 108 Posts
I went with clear glass for my railings and should have gotten frosted glass. It's nice having that privacy when you're on the deck. If I had a waterfront view, i'd get the clear glass, but in the city the frosted glass is better I feel. It was the same pricing, but I thought clear glass was the way to go.

Now, I have to buy that privacy film, but i'm too lazy to put it up.
PeanutButter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 07:26 PM   #27872
RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Van
Posts: 4,592
Thanked 1,946 Times in 1,028 Posts
Failed 206 Times in 125 Posts
I'm surprised roi is better in condo considering the condo fees. I heard it's an easy $2000+ on lane way vs might be stretching it on a $500 k condo.
JDMDreams is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 08:22 PM   #27873
Rs has made me the woman i am today!
 
EvoFire's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 4,133
Thanked 2,976 Times in 1,368 Posts
Failed 58 Times in 33 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by JDMDreams View Post
I'm surprised roi is better in condo considering the condo fees. I heard it's an easy $2000+ on lane way vs might be stretching it on a $500 k condo.
You can sell the condo and recoup most of the 500k back.

You can't easily sell a laneway. You can split the deed but your main house will take a huge hit. You won't sell your whole package for $400k more with a laneway. You also have to pay more property taxes and utility fees. Overall in terms of rent it's about the same, but it's about the ability to cash out if you need to.

The other downsides are you lose the utility of that part of your land for the better part of 2 years as it's being built, you lose parking space because Vancouver doesn't allow you to have a double garage and a laneway on top.
EvoFire is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Old 09-15-2023, 10:36 PM   #27874
I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
 
SSM_DC5's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Canada
Posts: 2,906
Thanked 1,284 Times in 533 Posts
Failed 28 Times in 12 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by EvoFire View Post
.... Vancouver doesn't allow you to have a double garage and a laneway on top.
Yes they do. A friend has a 2 car garage, 12 ft ceilings, hoist and 1 bed suite in the laneway house. Don't know what the lot size is.
SSM_DC5 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 09-15-2023, 11:15 PM   #27875
in the butt
 
donk.'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 2,839
Thanked 3,568 Times in 1,305 Posts
Failed 169 Times in 92 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by SSM_DC5 View Post
A friend has a 2 car garage, 12 ft ceilings, hoist and 1 bed suite in the laneway house. Don't know what the lot size is.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Money
i hate people who sound like they smoke meth then pretend like they matter.

Originally Posted by ilovebacon
Does anyone have a pair of 25 pounds one-inch hole for sale at a reasonable price?


Originally Posted by mikemhg
Clothes come off and my car is permeated with the smell of fillet-o-fish and canned tuna.

donk. is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by:
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 10:42 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
SEO by vBSEO ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.
Revscene.net cannot be held accountable for the actions of its members nor does the opinions of the members represent that of Revscene.net