The Garden Suites
Get up to $40,000 towards building a Garden Suite with the
BC Housing Secondary Suite Incentive Program!
The Arbutus
538 Square Feet
The Hemlock
538 Square Feet
The Sutton
700 Square Feet
The Eden
750 Square Feet
The Finlayson
840 Square Feet
The Benson
840 Square Feet
The Maxwell
960 Square Feet
The Yarrow
420 Square Feet
The Bluebell
420 Square Feet
The Foxglove
420 Square Feet
The Salal
420 Square Feet
Privacy
It is not always comfortable to have another party living under your roof. Garden suites provide the perfect combination of distance, privacy, and security.
Increased Property Value
Whether you use your Garden Suite for a rental, an office, a studio or additional family accommodation, the value of your property as a whole will increase dramatically compared to converting your existing house. New owners will see your property as “flexible” rather than set in stone.
Office Space
A home office inside your existing house has limited utility. It is often hard to have visitors and hard to separate from the bustle of home life. Garden Suites have the flexibility to operate as a stand alone building and become whatever you want it to be in the future.
Downsizing
Homeowners can build a Garden Suite and plan a shift to the smaller home. You can stay in the same great neighbourhood, without the expenses that come with living in your larger house. A shift to your new smaller home will save you the cost of moving, provide rental income on your main home, or allow you to transfer the family home to family.
Rental Income
Garden suites can bring in an extra $1500 a month ($18000 annually) in rental income. Separate buildings typically get more attention and command higher rent than basement suites. You can use existing equity to finance the build without any out of pocket expense.
Building Code Conformity
Basements, attics, and garages are not always able to accommodate a legal suite. There are fire code regulations, minimum height restrictions and utilities to separate. Garden Suites solve all that with CSA approved building techniques and rubber stamp approval.
Ease of Construction
Whenever an existing structure is modified there are additional requirements for planning, drafting, structural changes, electrical, and plumbing. There are permits and inspections, delays and a never-ending parade of contractors accessing your home for months. Garden Suites are delivered in one day.
Flex Space
Garden Suites can provide a malleable space that can become whatever you need it to be. Yoga studio, home gym, artists workshop, homeschooling classroom, or anything else you can imagine.
Nexus Garden Suite Guides
The following municipalities in the Greater Victoria Area allow secondary suites.
Click the link to visit their website for more details:
Central Saanich, Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, Metchosin, North Saanich, Saanich, Sidney, Sooke, Victoria.
