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You own a house on a big lot
Your land may be worth more as two or three lots. We find out if the city will let you sever it, then plan the homes that pay for it.
Can my lot be severed?Zoning review, Pre-consultation, Severance, Minor variance, Rezoning, Site plan, Drawing set, Building permit, Tender, Construction, Occupancy
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One lot. Four homes. One plan the city can say yes to.
Most owners guess what their land could become, pay for drawings, and learn at the counter that the city will not allow it. We start where the city starts: the zoning by-law, the official plan and a pre-consultation meeting. Only then do we draw.
This sheet is one of ours: four three-storey townhouses with garages and a shared park, on a single infill lot in Oshawa. More drawings and how each one went.
How it works
Three stages, one team, one fee
You can stop after any stage. Most clients do not, because the same people who won the approval know exactly what the permit and the build need.
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Planning consultation
We test what the city will allow before you spend on drawings: zoning review, a feasibility model, city pre-consultation, the site plan and the application itself, whether that is a severance, a minor variance or a rezoning.
- Zoning and feasibility review
- City pre-consultation meeting
- Schematic site plan and sections
- Severance, minor variance or rezoning application
- Survey, noise and other studies coordinated
Output: Approval to build
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Building permit and tendering
With the approval in hand we take the design to a full drawing set, file the building permit, and put the work out to trades so you compare like-for-like prices before you commit.
- Architectural drawing set
- Building permit application
- Trade scopes and tender package
- Bid comparison and award
Output: Permit and priced trades
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Construction administration
We run the schedule from the first day on site to occupancy: site meetings, trade coordination, inspections and payment draws, with one report to you instead of ten phone calls.
- Construction schedule
- Site meetings and trade coordination
- Inspections booked and passed
- Draws checked against work done
Output: Keys
Who we work for
Three kinds of owner
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You are buying to build
Investors and newcomers buying an income property or a lot with potential. We review it before you buy, so the price reflects what can be built.
Review a propertyC
You hold larger land
Townhouse blocks, phased lots and resort concepts. Market case, master plan and a phased release so the land sells and builds in stages.
Talk about your landFees
One fee, fixed at signing
ADB charges 10% of the proposed construction cost of the build area. It is agreed in the consulting agreement, split across the three stages and paid in scheduled instalments.
It does not go up if construction costs more. The risk of a higher build cost sits with us, not with you.
From the drawing table
Proposals, applications and concepts
Our own sheets, published without client names. Each is labelled for what it is.
Starting
From first call to an agreement
Nothing is signed until you have seen the zoning, the plan and the fee.
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Tell us the address
Two questions on the form, then the property. We look up the zoning before we call.
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Property review
A call about what the lot allows, what it could become and what the city will ask for.
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Proposal and agreement
A schematic plan, a schedule and the consulting agreement with the fixed fee and payment stages.
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Stage one starts
Pre-consultation with the city, the site plan and the application.
Questions
The ones owners ask first.
What does ADB do?
ADB takes a property from idea to keys. We test what the city will allow, prepare and file the planning application, take the design to a permit and priced trades, then administer construction through to occupancy.
Can my lot be severed?
It depends on the zoning, the lot frontage and depth, servicing and the neighbourhood. We review the property against the zoning by-law and the official plan, then meet the city at pre-consultation before you spend on a full application.
How are your fees set?
A fixed fee of 10% of the proposed construction cost of the build area, agreed at signing and paid in scheduled instalments across the three stages. It does not go up if construction costs more.
Where do you work?
Durham Region and the Greater Toronto Area: Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Clarington, Markham and Toronto. Larger land and resort projects anywhere in Ontario.
Do you build the homes yourselves?
ADB manages the design, approvals, tendering and construction administration. The building work is done by licensed trades and builders that you contract after a priced tender, so you see every number.
Who is behind ADB?
Acquisition Design Build Inc. is an Ontario corporation founded in 2019, co-founded by Adnan Feroz, Managing Director, and Yawar Siddiqui, OAA, MRAIC, LEED GA, Principal Architect of YS Architects. It is part of the Adnan Feroz Group with offices in Pickering and Dubai.
Book a project review
Two questions, then the address and your details. We review the property against the zoning before we call, so the first conversation is about your lot, not a sales pitch.
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