The Community of Bainbridge is a residential area near the Sperling SkyTrain Station. The properties at 6800 Lougheed Hwy occupied by Dairy land and later the property at 7000 Lougheed Hwy occupied by Telus where sold to the Peterson Group and Create Properties. They submitted a development application and the City determined that an Official Community Plan (OCP) update was necessary.
The plan didn’t include any of the homes, instead focussing on the commercial properties. With the area undergoing changes, the neighbourhood would no longer be the same so homeowners wanted to participate in the possible increases in value from land assembly. Residents did not know how to approach the city to convince them to increase the density on their properties as well. The ApartmentBlocks team was called in to help create and execute a plan to include their homes and increase their density.
The ApartmentBlocks team felt that the city was underutilizing the area’s potential, so the team developed their own map that was submitted to planning with more density. The final result was very similar to the ApartmentBlocks map.
During the process some residents in the Future Planning Area started a petition against more development that forced the city leave that area for a future update.
The goal of the petition was to outline the community benefits of increasing the density of the surrounding homes in the area. We outlined benefits such as:
The petition was well received by Mayor, Council, and planning, which successfully encouraged the inclusion of the surrounding single family homes into the plan
A significant increase in density that increased the value of this community AND more affordable homes, housing choices, amenities, smaller carbon footprint, handicap accessibility, and infrastructure upgrades. We appreciate all the work that went into this from the involved residents and commend them for building a better community for future generations. The win-win of more density means that these homeowners will achieve their financial goals while future generations will benefit from the new developments.
Amandeep graduated from BCIT with a diploma in Professional Real Estate from the Marketing Management program. With a strong passion for real estate, he understands that the process can be stressful and overwhelming. He dedicates his time to guiding clients every step of the way, ensuring the experience is as smooth and successful as possible. Amandeep takes pride in seeing projects come to life and making his clients happy.
Kat Rigter is a commercial real estate advisor and Senior Associate with the ApartmentBlocks Team specializing in the organization and sale of multifamily designated land. Kat has been a central member of the team since 2020, helping facilitate over $200 million in development land sales across the Metro Vancouver Region.
Kat’s persistency and relentless pursuit of ensuring her clients best interests are well represented is second-to-none, which has greatly contributed to her and her team’s success and reputation as one of Metro Vancouver’s leading land assembly teams.
Kat is an active participant in several real estate organizations including CREW (Commercial Real Estate for Women) and is passionate about building relationships within in the industry to help align the right buyers to her clients.
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Brandon Harding is the authority on Land Assembly, a published writer, and a community leader for changing land use in updating Official Community Plans. He is a second generation realtor that has personally transacted over $1,000,000,000+ in sales. Organizing and transacting land has been his passion since listening and learning about the positive impact that can result from successful assemblies through his father, who has been a Commercial Realtor since 1980. Brandon successfully transacted the largest high density land assembly by number of homes.
Brandon has developed the homeowner eligibility test and the PROACTIVE sales funnel, which has revolutionized land assembly and simplified the process for property owners while systematically achieving unmatched results.
Brandon is a thought leader in Commercial Real Estate. Some of his work is published on RENX, LandlordBC, and the Western Investor.
Brandon’s a community coordinator helping homeowners organize, strategize, and deliver a unified voice to Mayors, Councilors, and planning departments. This has led to thousands of property owners achieving higher designations for their properties and making them millions in increased land value. He has the experience and knowledge to empower real change that leads to life changing benefits.
Lauren previously was the Graphic Designer with the developer Peterson Group for over six years. Her experience working from the view of developers gives her an edge creating new engaging marketing material to attract developers and get them to pay premiums for the team’s land assemblies. By highlighting and featuring all the unique attributes of each land assembly in a visually appealing and deliberate way she efficiently helps bring more buyers with more offers to help drive competitive bid pressure and ensure the highest chance of a successful outcome for homeowners.
My name is Nicholai Malinousky, I am a graduate from British Columbia Insitute of Technology with a diploma in Marketing Management, specializing in real Estate. I was introduced to the real estate industry at a young age, and naturally took interest. I am now looking to make an impact to my team and projects with my fresh perspective and a strategic mindset.
