most of that growth happening in the multi-residential sector. He says that’s the direction the company wants to go – away form custom homes and towards more affordable multiresidential properties and presold subdivisions. That’s where they feel like they can make the bigger difference. Currently, KarvinDevelopments already has a third apartment project coming up in the city that will consist of 64 units, making it their largest to date. They are also working on 51-lot subdivision on Little Mountain, where they are building some higher-end homes on some sizable lots. Within that community, John describes their sales model as “a mix between custom and spec.” “We’re trying to provide a building experience where the customer can make decisions and have input into their home but within certain parameters,” he explains. “They can choose colours; they can change their cabinet layouts; et cetera. They can make a certain amount of changes without affecting the process and the cost.” “By doing it this way, we can make sure we’re building as efficiently as possible every time,” he says. “This way we can keep the costs down and we can keep the prices affordable, while also still letting the customer take part in the process.” Between that subdivision and upcoming apartment, Karvin Developments is set to pretty busy over the next couple years. John says there is room to get busier, but it will depend on if they can find the right team members. “I think thesizeof thecompany is going to be based on the quality of the people we have,” he says. “Right now, we have some core THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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