Urban Studio

This was a major renovation project including a rear extension to our home in Leslieville. We extended our house by 11 feet to the back including the basement. From the start they were very responsive and professional and the only company who took the time to come out and meet with us. Our project manager was Joseph and he was fantastic to deal with. His background in architecture and his expertise in project management was extremely helpful. he immediately dealt with any issues/hiccups during the entire project. Thanks to Urban Studio our home now meets our family needs and we are so happy that we can continue living in the neighbourhood we love. My husband and I highly recommend Joseph and his team to anyone who is considering a major renovation to their home.

We are pleased with the work performed by Urban Studio on our property in the Upper Beach area. We have hired Urban Studio to build an addition to our bungalow including gutting of entire house, including the basement.
The project was quite challenging and required well thought approach and lots of imagination in design stage. It was accomplished and we liked the way it was planned.
During our renovation, Joseph – project manager was very helpful and heavily involved in all the major decisions regarding a design of the interior and selection of fixtures. I have to admit that he spent quite a bit of time helping us in that stage and had some great ideas. It was very helpful. He was also willing to pass suppliers discounts and we had visibility of what different vendors charged us for materials supplied or work performed. Of course, during such a major project there were always issues that we have encountered and we worked with Joseph and his staff to find a solution to mitigate them. For example: our scope of project changed and we added some items, like the gutting of basement, waterproofing. In the end, Urban Studio built for us a new house. Due to the fact that scope of worked significantly changed It caused a delay in timing of completion of the project. We thought that some issues could be dealt with a bit faster and better planned, but at the same time, we understand the limitation and challenges of running multiple projects. However, if there was an urgent situation, Joseph was able to send his contractor on the site quickly.
The house that Urban Studio built for us really looks great and we enjoy it and also got very positive feedback from our friends.
Urban Studio has ensured us that the worked performed has a warranty.

Thank you Urban Studio !

Doing a second story addition has been a dream of mine since I purchased my 1-bedroom bungalow. When I was finally able to take on this enormous task on my own, I stared the hunt or a contractor to support my vision, this proved to be difficult. After an extensive search and 4+ contractors I ended up choosing Urban Studio Inc.
They presented me with a detailed, documented proposal for scope of work, and an option for a milestone payment schedule. This along with their attention to detail and willingness to work with my vision and budget sealed the deal.
Prior to and all the way through the renovation process, Joseph was in constant communication, he sent text messages, pictures, recommendations and overall updates, which made me feel engaged and part of the process. Although things took longer than anticipated, challenge, issue and concerns that arose was dealt with and resolved in a professional manner with quality results.

My thanks and appreciation to the Urban Studio team and to Joseph in particular! I am HAPPY with the quality of work, respectful interaction and the personal attention I felt. I recommend Urban Studio if you are thinking of large renovation.

Urban studio has renovated several homes in my neighbourhood in the past few years and came highly recommended by our nieghbours. My experience with them couldn’t have been any better. The built process itself was very transparent with no surprises. Joseph was always available to answer all of our questions and would always make himself available to meet with us. From the first meeting we felt we could trust him something that we didnt feel with any other companies as it's very rare in reno industry! Joseph is very knowledgeable and capable, also great at explaining the options and helping us with decision making. The end result is fantastic and that's due to Joseph's attention to details. We love our new house and highly recommend Urban Studio.

I have been burned before by contractors. Shoddy workmanship, disappearing for weeks, watching YouTube videos for hours while supposedly on the job. You name it. But, Joseph and team were an absolute dream! They were super professional, responsive, creative, efficient (very quick!!), willing to work over time and go the extra mile. Joseph treats you like family and is authentic as they come. Truly, truly could not be happier having worked with them. I will definitely be seeking them out again in the future. Cannot recommend Urban Studio Inc. enough.

We were thinking about the idea of an addition to our Leslieville home for over a year... after a lot of online research we reached out to those companies that had experience dealing with large renovation project.
We then started to meet with them and saw many different proposals, I must say Urban Studio stood out from the very beginning. Their approach was very different than all the others to begin with! Unlike others they were responsive and within the same week we had Joseph visiting our home while waited for several weeks for most of the companies, and some never even bother getting back to us! while few asked between $500 to $1000 for the site visit!

Joseph was amazing, his knowledge and the information he passed on to us on the very first meeting was very helpful and made us feel we can trust his professional opinion about different aspects of our project. He provided us with an estimate which comparing to others the detail that was provided was outstanding! Definitely not the most expensive estimate we received neither the cheapest but their pricing was reasonable and made sense. We also liked that the scope of work was tied to milestone payment plan and that’s why we finally felt comfortable to undertake this massive project!

After waiting 6 months, the permits were released and we started moving out our furnitures to a storage unit, my family and I moved out of our home for a little over 8 months. Within this time Urban Studio built two storey addition at the back of our home and gutted the entire house. Considering our 100+ years old home our project was not an easy task Urban Studio ran into some obstacles, However we always experienced professionalism with Joseph, he rectified any and all hiccups that came up during our renovation. All of his team members were respectful and pleasant to deal with. The quality of their work is indeed above the industry standards and as a result we are now enjoying our new custom kitchen and our master bedroom on the second floor which we never had! Joseph’s design inputs made our project a dream come true. Thank you for making our home look like something out of a magazine! I would not hesitate to recommend Urban Studio to our friends and family.

I would like to say Joseph Alavi and his workers were very professional and very good at there job!
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The project was a complete redo of the kitchen and main bath in my home. Very nice people did the work to a high quality. Input from Joseph with regards to design choices were invaluable to me.

After an extensive search my wife and I confidently selected Urban Studio Design.
Their attention to detail in the proposal, along with their proposed milestone payment schedule allowing us to pay upon completion of stages assured us that we were in the hands of a trustworthy and experienced professional.

During the renovation process my wife and I decided to stay with my parents on the other end of the city so between the work and the kids we didn’t have much of time left to attend daily and check on the work, but Joseph and his team made us an active part of the transformation during this time. He sent us text message along with picture updates, with this consistent communication coming from Joseph, we were made to feel at ease with the large scope of changes happening daily at the house. We made some changes and added few things to the work along the way but Joseph and his team were flexible and always willing to rectify any last minute changes. Joseph is very easy and pleasant to deal with and his ideas and suggestions was very helpful throughout our project. He remained in constant contact with us along the entire process in which made us feel involved throughout the project. It was a stressful time for my family away from home but now that the renovation is complete and we are back in our new beautiful home we could not be happier.

Thank you again to everyone at Urban Studio for the hard work!

I want to tell you my experience with Urban Studio Design

I have to be honest, I was very nervous because I am sure we have all been there, where you look for a contractor who is trust worthy and then they turn out to be someone completely different. Leaving you high and dry!

Before Urban Studio Design, I met with several other building companies. Some did not return calls or emails, some promised an appointment and never bothered to show up or follow up. And of course there was the one who wished me luck on my project.

I was trying to connect with these companies in the summer of 2018 as my project was not until the following summer, so therefore, my enquiries did not take precedence over other jobs. No one had the time to sit down with me and listen to my plans of making my house into a “dream home”.

Then I emailed Urban Studio Design and within a few days of booking an appointment, someone was sitting down with me. Joseph, the Project Manager listened to my every detail. He was open to my ideas, gave me feedback and even allowed me to see other projects that he was working on. To me this seemed too good to be true!

But I am here to say that his transparency is real and because of him, my husband and I decided to use Urban Studio Design. Then I had the opportunity to meet Michael the architect. He took my ideas and designed the required drawings for the City Building Permits. Of course I wanted the sun, moon and stars, but Michael advised me about City Bi-laws and zoning. bringing me back down to earth and still designing something special that I was extremely happy with.

Thank you Urban Studio and Thank you Joseph and Michael for putting up with me and my million changes.

To anyone reading this, If you are looking for a dependable and trustworthy company, I would highly recommend Urban Studio Design.