The Vanier Project

"If our clients find themselves in a tight spot, so do we!"

On the sales side, we found a client a great buy on a 2,400 square foot, 2-story home on a quiet street, backing onto a park, with a layout that set up comfortably for a 6-bedroom upper unit, with a wide open unfinished basement that made for a 2-bedroom accessory apartment.

The purchase went off without a hitch, however, a week after closing, the contractor who was lined up to do the work, decided it wasn't a job he wanted, and left us with eight tenants needing housing, and 2 months to get the work done.

We picked up some tools (and a few extra sets of hands) and got to work. The upper unit was fairly simple to put together, a few partition walls, framing in some closets and moving a few doors. That was the easy part. The full basement apartment took some time and extra effort, but we were able to create an excellent 2-bedroom basement apartment with an open concept kitchen/dining/living area, 2 large bedrooms, and a 3-piece bathroom. We took the time to add in some extra comforts and sound proofing, cut in an extra window, and with a little flex in the timeline, we had all eight tenants moved in and comfortable by the time school started in September.

It wasn't easy, but if our clients find themselves in a tight spot, so do we!