Effie Carson is the creator and manager of the popular and informative Facebook group: Laneway and Garden Suites Toronto. The group serves as a resource and a discussion space for anyone interested in the City of Toronto’s initiative to provide additional dwelling units like laneways and garden suites. In this Q&A style blog post, Effie has shared with us some of her insights as to what motivated her to create such space and how the group has positively evolved into a supporting community.
Interview with Effie Carson- creator of Laneway and Garden Suites Toronto Facebook Group
All About Pre-Designed Suites
To give clients an alternate option to the custom route, we have developed and are now launching Lanescape’s Pre-Designed Suites; thirteen laneway suite designs in three distinct facade styles, designed to fit on almost any lot in Toronto. With extensive laneway suite design experience, we’ve leveraged our expertise to short-circuit the approvals process and provide you, our clients, with projects that are ready for permits off the shelf.
Leasing Your Laneway Suite: Advice from the Frontlines
Today, we focus on how to maximize the return on your new laneway suite investment. Whether you’re in the planning phase or about to turn the key, let’s talk about lording of this wee patch of land.
All About Laneway & Garden Suite Property Reports
“What is a free property report and why would I want one?”
Lanescape Architecture and Construction has been in business for over 5 years and has always offered complementary property reports. These reports help assess your property of interest to determine what size laneway or garden suite can be constructed. Our team completes these reports from their desks without ever having to visit site by cross referencing municipal property data maps, surveys and any images of the property available. This is our way of providing you with the baseline information you need to know in order to begin considering plans for an accessory dwelling unit.
Financing a Laneway or Garden Suite: Considerations and Solutions
Laneway housing is something fairly new to the City of Toronto. Therefore, lenders typically take a little longer to adapt and become aggressive on their programs for it. Currently, lenders can refinance homes up to 80% loan to value at best pricing. However, this changes when looking at laneway housing.