917 Richard Street
Complete construction documents and building permit delivered in two months across two jurisdictions.
A developer needed a 6-unit apartment building permitted in Kentville — but this wasn’t a single-jurisdiction project. The site required approvals from two separate authorities: Kings County for land-use and the Town of Kentville for building permits. The traditional route — separate architects and engineers juggling both jurisdictions — would take 6 to 8 months. Our integrated team of architects and engineers handled everything in parallel, delivering a complete construction document set in two months with revisions resolved in days, not weeks.
6–8 months vs. two
One team — both architects and engineers — working all disciplines in parallel across two jurisdictions. No handoffs, no rework, no coordination between separate firms.
Design & engineering
Site assessment, zoning review across both jurisdictions, architectural design and structural/mechanical engineering progressed in parallel.
Submission & approval
Complete P.Eng-stamped CD set submitted to Kings County and Town of Kentville. Revisions addressed in days. Permit in hand by ~day 45.
Renderings
D5-rendered views of the completed building from multiple angles.
Video walkthrough
A D5-rendered fly-through of the building interior and exterior.
The drawing set
Every sheet produced by one integrated team — architects and engineers working from the same model.
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The result
Both jurisdictions approved the permit with minimal revisions — and the few that came back were resolved in days, not weeks. When every sheet is produced by the same team referencing the same model, nothing falls through the cracks — structural assumptions match the architectural design, mechanical routing doesn’t conflict with beams, and spatial separation calculations are consistent with the elevations.
For the developer, this meant 4–6 months saved compared to the traditional approach, reduced carrying costs, a single point of contact navigating two jurisdictions, and a fixed price with no change orders from interdisciplinary conflicts.
Value beyond the permit
The permit was the milestone, but our integrated approach delivered more than just approval documents:
- Renderings for pre-leasing — The developer used our D5-rendered exterior and interior views to market units before construction started, securing tenants early.
- Bill of materials for builders — Detailed door, window, and material schedules gave contractors exact quantities for accurate bids and vendor pricing.
- P.Eng-stamped engineering — Structural and mechanical engineering came from the same team as the architecture — no coordination gaps, no finger-pointing.
- One team, one price — No separate invoices from an architect, structural engineer, and mechanical engineer. One fixed quote covered the entire package.
“Two jurisdictions. One integrated team. Complete construction documents and building permit delivered in two months.”
From Permit to Construction
This project is construction-ready
917 Richard Street was designed to go straight from permit to build. Our construction partner, Helio Urban Development, specializes in turning permitted multi-unit designs into finished buildings — with fixed pricing and zero rework.
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Whether you’re building one suite or twelve units, our integrated approach delivers permits faster with zero coordination headaches.