Ryan Jabs
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ryanjabs.bsky.social
Ryan Jabs
@ryanjabs.bsky.social
Dad who's fascinated by urban planning. Runner of a small #YYJ home development company. Trying to build the right things. www.lapishomes.com

Art by Elizabeth Upton (https://www.instagram.com/living.whimsically.rocks?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&)
I had 2 window walls in this little 3-storey PBR, with 5 extra ft of length on one side. That allowed me to redesign 4 1-beds into 4 2-beds. I love the large one-beds in this building, but the 2-beds are more flexible. Unfortunately, my footprint was closely scrutinized so I couldn't do both sides.
October 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Standard designs are great! For the two storey, this hallway really hurts that kitchen. Was that a standardization trade off so it works on more lots? If you could move the door to the side, the kitchen opens up, especially by moving laundry to the plumbing wall. Just curious as a YYJ builder.
July 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Victoria has pointed out that they didn’t comply with the SSMUH legislation b/c they rezoned the muni before the leg came in. Their bylaw is nearly impossible to work with and they’ve seen very few or no BPs because of it.

Province needs a single zone for all munis.

www.victoria.ca/building-bus...
December 12, 2024 at 4:54 PM