[Wooster]

That was far from the only issue with this house.

[Wentworth]

Is this the architect's own house? On Google, this address is on an architect's CV as their home or contact address.

[Blue_Cypress]

That was far from the only issue with this house.

Care to elaborate?

[Jimby]

It was really something to see this house being moved this morning. It was beside the Spiral House on the escarpment (1A St SW) and was moved to a lot near Mission Road.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8167/7211528166_773af76e57_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/7211528166/)
Parkhill house moving (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/7211528166/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8026/7211528892_c86d507860_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/7211528892/)
parkhill house turning corner (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/7211528892/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7084/7211596326_c451f6ebb1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/7211596326/)
parkhill house kneelers (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/7211596326/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5238/7211604910_e6e4409e0a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/7211604910/)
parkhill house moving crowd (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/7211604910/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr

[Jimby]

There hasn't been much going on in Parkhill but I was out for a walk in the winter sun and here is a little camera phone update.


2 new houses at the south semi-dead end of 1A St SW overlooking Stanley Park.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8361/8334765329_f8f1aa6986_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8334765329/)
end of 1A St SW (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8334765329/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr

I like this house at the end of 2 St SW, but I would want windows on the south side of the house, not an almost solid stone wall.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8497/8334748851_9d36646f99_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8334748851/)
end of 2 St SW (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8334748851/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr

The Spiral House showing the south side where the house was removed.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8499/8334738097_97d5d57eb7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8334738097/)
Spiral House (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8334738097/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr

Soon to be a Maillot Homes home. I wonder if this house will get knocked down or moved?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8071/8335786056_ef6c40626f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8335786056/)
Maillot Homes (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8335786056/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr


I was at a soiree in Varsity Estates before Christmas and ended up by coincidence chatting with the (understandably) angry neighbour. He said the house being built encroached on his property as well as being too tall and it has been pretty much at a standstill ever since.
I guess my neighbours aren't so bad...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8216/8334830967_124d1288b3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8334830967/)
eyesore (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8334830967/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr

[YYCguys]

Looks like it's encroaching on both sides! How does this even happen? Is it getting missed by the architect, the construction company, or by the city planning staff?

[Coldrsx]

Ultimately it would be planning in the approval stage. After that, it would lie with the contractor to build it as per APPROVED plans. That said, did it go to SDAB for any variances?

[Jimby]

Don't know the details, sorry, just that it cost the property owner I spoke to $20,000 in legal fees to stop the encroachment from continuing.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8214/8345276346_ee15292411_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8345276346/)
Spiral House alley view (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8345276346/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8083/8345281258_919ac5d9d2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8345281258/)
Spiral House north side (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8345281258/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8221/8344227105_e1b39387d2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8344227105/)
Parkhill 1 A St SW (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8344227105/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr


http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8355/8345301350_01cc121975_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8345301350/)
1 A St SW streetscape (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8345301350/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8080/8344253751_f5c2f7658f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8344253751/)
2 St house (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8344253751/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8504/8345314772_5701c6169e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8345314772/)
2 St house side and back view (http://www.flickr.com/photos/singlemoment/8345314772/) by LUMIN8 (http://www.flickr.com/people/singlemoment/), on Flickr

[Jimby]

http://www.hgtv.ca/massivemoves/video/season+2/full+episodes/titanic+townhouse/video.html?v=2323069790&p=1&s=dd#massivemoves/video