Hot take · 1:02:05
// THE QUOTE
“another thing is the development costs across the country have gone up and Halifax Water”
— Andre Kulakevich · Kulak Construction Ltd.
Halifax Water per-unit fee tripled from ~$2K to ~$7K in three to four years, charged per unit even on one shared pipe. Hard numbers, self-contained gripe builders will recognize.
Full episode at 1:02:05How Two Halifax Developers Do Their Own Permits, Plumbing, and AutoCAD — In-House Build Model Explained (Connect East & Kulak Construction) ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Halifax Water connection fees tripled from roughly $2,000 to $7,000 per unit in three to four years — model this cost escalation into financial pro formas for any new multi-unit project.
“about seven thousand... what was it when we first applied, about two... it tripled just in the last three four years”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Deep dive on HRM permitting — process, timelines, barriers, appeals
46:00
Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 1:02:05 of How Two Halifax Developers Do Their Own Permits, Plumbing, and AutoCAD — In-House Build Model Explained (Connect East & Kulak Construction)