Laneway Housing

Laneway Home: helps Main St. Vancouver residence sell for well above asking

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408 East 17th Avenue Vancouver Home

One of the selling features of a Laneway Home is that it adds to the resale value of the main residence but we were all extremely curious as to HOW MUCH??? Being that Laneway Housing is relatively new to Vancouver, introduced in July 2009, there are few examples of homes sold with a Laneway on … Read More

Photo Gallery of Klondike’s Latest Laneway Home

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Laneway Homes are the most talked-about alternative housing options in Vancouver to date.  Klondike Contracting recently completed a beautiful 500 sqft. Laneway Home that was showcased in the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s ‘Light Up the Lanes: Laneway House Tour’.  This bachelor style Laneway has heated polished concrete floors, insuite laundry, 2 closets and a large bathroom.  … Read More

‘Light Up the Lanes’ Laneway House Tour Success

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Klondike Contracting's Laneway Home: Vancouver Heritage Foundation's 'Light Up the Lanes' Laneway House Tour

Klondike Contracting participated in the ‘Light Up the Lanes’ Laneway House Tour this past Saturday. With around 500 tickets purchased and proceeds going to the Vancouver Heritage Foundation, I would consider the event a great success.  Ticket holders were invited to 6 Laneway Homes in the Vancouver area and were given from 1-5pm to visit … Read More

“Like” us on Facebook & Win Big with Laneway!

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We are proud to be participating in the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s “Light Up the Lanes” Laneway House Tour this Saturday December 11th 2010 from 1-5 PM and we’d love to see you there! Don’t miss out the viewing the latest in Laneway Housing decorated with seasonal charm and there will be hot-chocolate and cookies for … Read More

Laneway Housing Tour: Vancouver Heritage Foundation

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Klondike Contracting Rendering of Laneway House being currently built in Vancouver for more information visit http://www.klondikecontracting.com/services/construction/laneway-homes/

The Vancouver Heritage Foundation is hosting “Light Up the Lanes” a fundraising tour of 6 recently completed Laneway Homes in the Vancouver area and Klondike Contracting’s most recent Laneway project has been chosen to partake in the event on Dec. 11 from 1-5 pm. You may ask why is the Vancouver Heritage Foundation is promoting … Read More

Laneway Housing: Any Publicity is Good Publicity

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Klondike Laneway Home Rendering

Vanessa Yee of Vancouver Metro News interviewed Bryn Davidson, a sustainability consultant and LEED accredited designer of low-energy green homes, about the current state of Laneway Housing given the negative review homes received at the latest Laneway public meeting in Vancouver. The homes were criticized for their height and their overbearing presence for neighbouring homes.  However, Bryn … Read More