Inside Calgary

What’s Happening

Development for the much-anticipated Taza commercial centre on the Tsuut’ina Nation just southwest of Calgary began in earnest this August with the opening of the newest Costco location. Costco is the first anchor tenant in Taza’s The Shops at Buffalo Run retail centre and is also the first to be located on a First Nation development in Canada. The Shops at Buffalo Run is scheduled to be fully open in summer 2022. For more information on Taza, please visit: TogetherAtTaza.com

By the numbers

University District reached an incredible community milestone, as its first retailers opened their doors. The ever-evolving retail district is changing the look and feel of University District on a daily basis, and traffic to date shows the community is embracing these new amenities.

1. Save-On-Foods has opened a beautiful new grocery store on University Avenue NW, along with Market Wines, which features a growler bar, tasting room and a large inventory of wine and spirits.
2. Denim & Smith Barbershops is where the hipsters go for their hair and beard needs.
3. Curious Hair Skin Body, the boutique salon has become a fast favourite in the city, and this is the latest of its nine locations.
4. Pet Planet because University district is such a pet-friendly community.

Several more retailers and services are confirmed to open in University District in the first half 2021, including OEB Breakfast Co., OrangeTheory, UC Noodles & BBQ, YYC Cycle, Five Guys, Clever Daycare and University District Dental

New show homes debut in Cranston’s Riverstone

Cranston’s Riverstone in southeast Calgary just won Show Home Parade of the Year at this year’s BILD Calgary Region awards, and it is making its bid on winning next year again as it opens five new incredible show homes in September.

The grand opening will be held on September 19 and 20 with food trucks, fun and even fishing tips. Brookfield Residential will be launching two new front drive show homes and one estate show home and Calbridge Homes and Baywest Homes will both be launching a new estate home.

“Our priority is the health and safety of our employees and customers,” says Jessie Seymour, Sr. Manager, Marketing and Community Experience at Brookfield Residential. “To ensure everyone is safe and comfortable, we are offering attendees the option to book small in person experiences in advance at www.riverstoneshowhomes.com or the option to check out the show homes online at their convenience.”

To learn more about the community of Riverstone visit https://experienceriverstone.com/.

Shane Homes offers rare opportunity in Hamptons

Shane Homes gets to flex its considerable custom home design prowess in The Enclave at The Hamptons community, as its Fairway show home impresses.

The Enclave represents the first opportunity in almost three decades to build a new home at the prestigious Hamptons Golf Club in the northwest, and Shane Homes made the best of the opportunity with this grand and luxuriously stylish 3,088 square-foot show home.

The Fairway was made to wow with four bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths and glamourous features that bring a modern take on the traditional family home. The 10-foot main floor ceiling and eight-foot interior doors combine with the oversized windows to bring a sunny, upscale vitality to the home. The custom deluxe kitchen, the vaulted family room with exposed beams are just some of the highlights of the home one would love to shelter in place in.

There are only 27 lots left of the 56 total in this final phase of the Enclave. Visit them at 310 Hamptons Dr. N.W. or go to Shanehomes.com/Hamptons for more information.

StreetSide comes to Harmony

StreetSide Developments officially comes into Harmony with the opening of their show home for Harmony Peaks townhomes last August, and it brings with it a new sense of affordability in this three-time BILD Award Community of the Year winner.

Harmony Peaks is a small enclave of 31 modern, urban townhomes. The first townhome project in Harmony, Harmony Peaks offers maintenance-free living, in a luxurious townhome with access to this estate, lake lifestyle community just west of Calgary.

Harmony Peaks townhomes will have three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths plus den, with sizes ranging from 1,775 to 1,790 square-feet. They also come with double car garages. Prices start from the $450,000s. This represents Harmony’s first multi-family town home project and also the lowest price entry into the community.

It is the first of two townhome projects StreetSide will be building in this premier lake community jointly developed by Qualico Communities and Bordeaux Developments. Visit the show home at 201 Alpine Rush View, Rocky View County. Or go to www.harmonytownhomes.ca for more information.

Did you know?

A 2016 City census reveals there are more than 135,000 registered dogs in Calgary, meaning there may be more than one pooch for every 10 Calgarians.