Planning, design & advisory services

• Planning approvals, including:

  • Official Plan Amendments

  • Zoning By-Law Amendments

  • Consent applications

  • Minor variances

  • Site Plan Control

  • Draft Plan of Subdivision

  • Draft Plan of Condominium

• Developer-led Secondary/Tertiary Plans

• Developer-led Guideline Plans

• Developer-led Municipal Class Environmental Assessments

• Planning Justification Reports

• Public consultation

• Employment land conversion studies

• Expropriation assistance

• Parking studies

• Shadow studies

• Green Development Standards/Sustainability Metric Reports

• GIS Support

• Ontario Land Tribunal assistance

Civil Engineering Design & Construction

• Municipal servicing

• Site development

  • Storm

  • Sanitary

  • Water

  • Road grading

• Stormwater management plans and reports

• Functional servicing studies/reports

• Master environmental servicing plans

• Water distribution modeling

• Pumping stations

• Sanitary sewer capacity studies

• Developer-led external highway/road/servicing improvements

• Drainage Act approvals

• Construction cost estimates

• Contract administration and construction observation

• Due Diligence

• Developer-led Municipal Class Environmental Assessments

• Ontario Land Tribunal assistance

Natural heritage management

• Environmental impact studies

• Natural heritage evaluations

• Master environmental servicing plans

• Subwatershed studies

• Arborist reports

• Restoration/enhancement design

• Compensation plans

• Edge management studies

• Tree planting plans

• Invasive specific management studies

• Environmental permitting support

• Agency consultation

• Environmental monitoring (including erosion and sediment control monitoring)

• Fish and wildlife salvage and relocation

• Due Diligence

• Ontario Land Tribunal Assistance

Other services

• Traffic impact studies

• Landscape plans

• Rail proximity studies

• Electrical plans

• Traffic signal design

• Photometric design

• Power distribution design

• Energy strategy studies

• Energy plans

• Waste management plans

• Coastal assessments

Mixed-use redevelopments include a number of moving parts. Facets like offsite infrastructure works, plan of subdivision and public components, and construction phasing present a unique set of challenges. Our team knows how to navigate and simplify the process.

As an industry leader with a proven track record, we have experience in all aspects of mixed-use redevelopment, whether it be finding innovative stormwater management solutions, engineering ‘smarter streets’ or simply understanding the complexities of the approvals required. Low-impact development and sustainability are key considerations in our design process.

Our experience, coupled with the solid relationships we’ve built with clients and communities, allows us to remain the top-of-mind consultant for urban re-development in the 416, Greater Toronto Area, and across Canada.

Commercial land development projects can be like a 100 metre sprint, where speed and efficiency are key to success. We have developed our process to support, and align our efforts with the unique goals of commercial developers in mind. 

We've built a culture of responsiveness designed to help commercial projects succeed; identifying potential obstacles before they arise, and taking immediate action for issues we can't anticipate. Our streamlined approach has made the difference. We have a long track record of success taking commercial projects through to finish line, and open for business.

Our experience enables us to identify issues that lie beneath the surface, but will have an impact on our clients' residential land purchase and development. If commercial land development is a sprint, residential development is a marathon.

Our full service approach supports our clients from start to finish, staying on track and pushing the pace in the key phases of land development. From providing due diligence and site evaluations, to functional and detailed design, through to finalizing subdivision agreements and receiving engineering approvals, we have the process and expertise in place to take land from raw to residential.

These projects can be like running the 100 metre hurdles, and in larger cities, more like the 400 metre hurdles. Our team has the know-how to effectively navigate these hurdles, and are committed to providing clients with the highest level of service from project inception through to implementation.

From managing approval agency requirements and mitigating associated risks, to working to solve integrated engineering problems, our proven strategies respond to the conditions and time constraints of building in an urban environment.