Live a colourful life in Painted Sky

The bright, blue southern Alberta skies; vast fields of golden grain and canola; rolling, green hills; and the spectacular reddish hues of the prairie sunset – it all paints a pretty picture, and it’s all captured in Painted Sky.

Life is like living in a colourful canvas of small-town values in this latest development by Qualico Communities – it’s first in the hamlet of Langdon, just east of Calgary.

“Painted Sky is a family-oriented community designed to serve the housing, lifestyle, and amenity needs of its residents,” says Nina Wulder, Communications & Marketing Coordinator at Qualico Communities. “It is a haven for families looking for an alternative to city living, but who still want the convenience of city life.”

The first blush of growth is settling in on this new community, as Qualico begins pre-sales for the first phase.

“The first phase is a Qualico exclusive phase,” says Wulder. “Homes will solely be built by Qualico builders, including Broadview Homes with front-drive homes from the mid $600,000s; Sterling Homes’ front-drive Wide Shallow models from the low $600,000s; and NuVista Homes has laned models from the mid $500,000s.”

She says people who purchase in Painted Sky can get a much larger lot and a bigger home for less money. “Painted Sky would appeal to people looking for a larger home and lot size in a smaller community. We anticipate more triple car garages in the community,” Wulder says. It’s big on lifestyle within a small-town environment.

“Painted Sky is appealing to people looking for an alternative to city living, but who want the convenience of nearby amenities like schools, recreation, and emergency services. If someone needed to travel outside of Langdon, the proximity to larger urban centres like Calgary and Strathmore would make it appealing.”

Larger homes and lot sizes for less money than it would cost in the city is the big appeal of Painted Sky but living in a tight-knit community like Langdon, which has a population of just over 5,000, has its own charm.

Wulder says it is especially suited for young families with the ability to work from home. She says professionals working from home or on “hybrid schedules” that are getting more popular will work well for Painted Sky residents. “They won’t have to leave Langdon because of all the established amenities already in town and they get a home they will love and grow in.”

The brand-new community will have all the important amenities like schools, daycares, recreation facilities, fire, police, emergency and medical services nearby. There are also numerous parks, pathways, and retail centres are all five minutes away from the community, she adds.

The community of Langdon has announced that construction began on a new High School (Grades 7-12) that is expected to be complete for the September 2024 school year.

Painted Sky is 266 acres with nine phases, and once complete will have over 1,100 homes. It is located on the west side of Langdon, Rocky View County, immediately south of Glenmore Trail, and less than 15 minutes away from the eastern border of Calgary.

The community itself will have four playgrounds, six parks, one pond, 2.8-kilometres of pathways and one future school site at completion.

It is designed for families to put down roots and will offer spacious laned homes, front-drive homes, as well as the popular Wide-Shallow front drive homes that allow for more flexible floorplans.

“Painted Sky will have bigger lot sizes than the average city lot. While many Traditional front drive lots in the city start at 34 feet wide, they start at 48 feet wide here.The bigger and wider lot can mean a larger home and more space for what people need,” Wulder says.

She says that despite rising interest rates, today may actually be a good time to buy a new home.

“The climbing interest rates may make homes more expensive for people. But in Painted Sky homebuyers can get a bigger lot and a bigger home for less money than in the City of Calgary.Buying a home right now would be great for people looking for long-term investment and to lay down roots.If you are planning to live and build a life in the community for the time to come, the investment will pay off,” she says.

Additionally, the first 30 buyers in the community will receive a Qualico Communities exclusive: $2000 credit towards services. Go to paintedskyinlangdon.com/Get-Rewarded for more.

Showhomes are under construction and should be ready for visitors by the fall.