Our design team has recently filed the development permit application with the city. Once our permit is granted, we can file the building permit application and proceed to the construction phase. Right now we are occupied with budgeting and making the key material and interior selections. Given the weaker than normal marketplace we will be reducing the specification somewhat from our prior project, but retaining the overall style and quality that we put into every home.
Once our actual construction begins at the 41st location, it will be a chance to validate that the modifications we made to our existing duplex design were correct. We are the type of builder that actually lives in the homes we design and build, so we have a lot of first hand experience with the strength and weakness of any floorpans we develop. We hope the continuous improvement mentality also allows us to lower the construction cost of our project as well.
We will be updating our blog site with many photos and descriptions of progress at the site. We are also continuing to seek out another property to purchase, preferably in the Killarney area. Land supplies remain very low despite the apparent recession in Alberta.
Once we get to the end of our design phase we are making the smallest adjustments possible to the drawings to get it just right. The red ink is all electronic these days, and our design team can now submit drawings electronically to the city, saving both time and paper.