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Stunning Views from this Bungalow in Stanley Park

4523 Stanley Drive SW – $1,200,000
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Potential for stunning views from this well located property on a quiet street in the sought after inner city community of Park Hill/Stanley Park! Build your dream home or renovate this spacious 1559 sq ft bungalow. Enjoy the large rear yard with mature landscaping and city views from your deck and home. Surrounding homes that are 2 stories have a fabulous panoramic downtown view. Five bedrooms +den, hardwood in mint condition, wood burning fireplace, adorable front patio, numerous windows (and skylight) allowing an abundance of natural sunlight, 2.5 bathrooms, huge rec room and plenty of storage on lower level. Do not miss this outstanding opportunity! CLose to Stanley Park, Sunterra market, Chinook Mall, walking distance to public transportation and all of the amenities inner city Calgary has to offer.
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Planned Eau Claire twin ultra-luxury condo towers include $13 million penthouse

Development near Peace Bridge includes more than 200 units

Calgary’s latest luxury condo development project in Eau Claire, along the Bow River, will be the best engineered flood and emergency prepared residential building ever designed in Canada, says the Vancouver-based developer of The Concord.
Concord Pacific announced plans for the development on Tuesday, which has more than 200 luxury homes on two towers, including a $13-million penthouse, at 6th Street and 1st Avenue S.W. near the Peace Bridge.
“The Concord will be the first uncompromised answer to luxury single family living in Calgary,” said Peter Webb, senior vice-president of development for Concord Pacific, adding the site is the best in Canada and one of the best in the world. “It’s everything we could imagine. A water feature in summer to a skating rink in winter, five star amenities, Porsche kitchens designed by the world’s oldest kitchen brand, Poggenpohl, and oversized garages. The high level of detail that has gone into every area of this project is unparalleled to any development in Calgary’s history.
“In the world, there isn’t very many places that you really get sites like this. You’re right on the edge of the city. So there’s an urban backdrop to the development. And the riverfront right in front with Prince’s Island and the (Peace) Bridge. These are world-scale landmarks and features that the City of Calgary has managed to develop on their riverfront. So to actually have a property that was right on the edge to take advantage of that natural landscape is really kind of something you only come across once in awhile.”
Webb did not disclose the total cost of the project but confirmed it would be Concord Pacific’s most expensive project per square foot to build.
Concord Pacific is Canada’s largest urban community developer with more than 20,000 residential units built or currently under development in Canada. This is the privately-held company’s first development in Calgary.
The developer said the site was not affected by last summer’s devastating flood but The Concord will voluntarily put in “robust” infrastructure designed by flood mitigation experts, Associated Engineering.
That includes: a building design engineered to withstand an high waters twice as significant as the 2013 flood; a perimeter system which includes special linked piles that surround the foundation and above-grade fortification walls with floodgates for pedestrian access; waterproof foundation with self-sealing capabilities to prevent underground water seepage; stormwater backup prevention management; and uninterruptable emergency backup power for building and suite systems.
Councillor Druh Farrell said The Concord is inspired by one of Canada’s most celebrated architects Arthur Erickson who did the original design.
“This parcel of vacant land with Prince’s Island just next door and a view of our beautiful river and Peace Bridge is one of the finest in the country,” said Farrell. “Eau Claire is one of Calgary’s most beautiful communities and with a bright future. A complete Eau Claire will be true a mixed-use community with retail and services right next to the downtown.”
She said the flood mitigation by the project will set a benchmark for the rest of Calgary.
The Concord will be a two-tower multi-family luxury development with more than 200 luxury homes.

The project is designed by Nick Milkovich, who worked with Erickson for over 40 years. Their iconic projects include the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington, The Erickson Tower in Vancouver and the Creekside Community Centre and Canada House for the Vancouver 2010 Games.
The Concord’s 105-suite West Tower will be 14 storeys and will be completed by the fall of 2017.
Suites range from 1,061 square feet to 6,161 square feet.
Prices start at $1 million to $2 million with the top Estate Penthouse close to $13 million. There will be a limited selection of two-bedroom premium suites starting from the $700,000’s.
“We do have a perception that Calgary is capable of absorbing this kind of product,” said Webb. “I think what we’ve seen in the past is Calgary can be cyclical. But when Calgary goes in real estate, it goes hard. Prices go up. People aggressively buy. It’s kind of that frontier sort of mentality when people feel good about something they move more aggressively on it.
“Our feeling is that in the last market uptick prior to the fall of 2008 when the market changed, the market went very strong, very quickly and prices went up, and up and up . . . We really believe that the Calgary market is poised right now to take off. When any market moves up, it’s the premier product that escalates in value more rapidly than the rest. We believe the market will be moving and people are very quickly going to be attracted to this project.”
Webb said construction is planned to start on Phase I in about a year’s time. He said both phases are built on top of the same parkade.
“So in all likelihood the project will proceed as one all the way through,” he said. “When we market the second phase, I’m not really certain. That will depend on how quickly the first phase is bought up. But they will be just going in an orderly fashion one right after the other.”
Exterior amenities include a central water garden situated between the two buildings which will act as a pond in the summer and a skating rink in the winter; a fire pit lounge, an outdoor kitchen and a seating area surrounding the water garden; and hose and gas bibs for all terraces and balconies (where applicable)
Interior amenities: include the Grand Room featuring a gourmet kitchen, indoor/outdoor dining area and a bar and lounge; a meeting room; a luxury parkade featuring a heated entrance ramp, automated under-carriage and tire carwash bay, automatic car wash and area, a dedicated manual car wash bay and multiple hose bibs to facilitate parkade cleaning; direct elevator access to all Private Residences and Estate Penthouses; oversized garages ranging from double to double plus storage or extra parking; swimming pool, hot tub, sauna and steam room; and state-of-the-art fitness facility, yoga room and golf simulator.
Gary Beres, executive vice-president for commercial real estate firm CBRE in Calgary, has purchased with his wife a 2,000-square-foot, Private Residence unit for an undisclosed amount.
“We needed a larger unit and we love living down here so this is a natural extension of that,” said Beres, who currently lives next-door to The Concord site at the Princeton condo tower. “I know the Concord Pacific people really well. I deal with them in my business and I just know them because I travel back and forth from Toronto and Vancouver and I see what they’re doing in both those two cities.
“It’s phenomenal. They’re truly world-class developers. So a combination of loving the area, wanting to stay in the area and wanting to move into a project that obviously has a lot of quality and a lot of amenities.”
The Concord is the latest condo development in the current housing boom.
It is reminiscent of the condo boom of a few years ago but today’s real estate construction frenzy has one Nearly half of all proposed or under construction developments in the downtown area are for rental use.
Figures supplied to the Herald from the Altus Group Limited indicate there are 2,184 proposed condo units, 2,038 in the pre-construction stage and 1,762 under construction for a total of 5,984 in the combined area of Eau Claire, West End, East Village, Downtown and the Beltline.
Proposed developments include those publicly announced but not having submitted an application for development approval. Pre-construction consists of projects with development approval submissions.
And under construction refers to projects with a building permit in place and site excavation started.
Planned Eau Claire twin ultra-luxury condo towers include $13 million penthouse

Rendering of The Concord luxury condo development to be built along the Bow River in Calgary’s Eau Claire neighbourhood.

 
By MARIO TONEGUZZI, Calgary Herald June 3, 2014

Just Listed in Mission! #308 208 HOLY CROSS LN SW

$334,900 – A rare opportunity  to own in the   trendy & vibrant inner city neighborhood of Mission. This 1 bedroom + den unit is in pristine condition. You will appreciate numerous special features such as: freshly painted throughout, newer counter tops, stainless steel appliances, new fireplace tiles & mantle, 9ft ceilings,gas BBQ hook up on balcony, views of downtown skyline and relax and enjoy the peaceful sounds of river from, wall length closet space in master, plenty of insuite storage, bright and sunny open concept floor plan, in suite laundry, heated underground parking and much more. This clean and modern building is located just steps to Lindsay Park, Talisman Centre, 4th Street, 17th Avenue, Saddledome, Stampede grounds and walk to work Downtown. Do not miss out on this fabulous opportunity! Click Here for a Virtual Tour.
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Just Listed in Silver Springs – $479,000
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Pride of ownership is evident in this mint condition 4 bedroom home in the sought after family community of Silver Springs! Many upgrades  including the new flooring & fresh paint throughout, both 4pc bathrooms have been renovated and a newer furnace. Relax and enjoy the summer on your WEST facing deck complete with a Mountain VIEW, gas BBQ hook up,  numerous mature trees and vegetable garden. Lower level includes 2 bedrooms, laundry rm, den, storage and family room with 2nd cozy wood burning fireplace to enjoy in the winter months. Located on a quiet street; you are able walk to school, easy access to transit (C-Train and buses), public swimming pool, Bow River numerous walking paths and parks and all amenities. Do not miss this fabulous opportunity!
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Walkability and proximity raises home values…

You are a lucky person if you live inner-city Calgary! The long commute from the suburbs to work, the theater and  nightlife has resulted in raising property values in the core. The correlation between walkability and proximity has been documented in a study by the Real Estate Investment Network. Walkability is defined as an area’s proximity to amenities.
Click here to find out more about the study.
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Sunnyside got a Walk Score of 85/100! Want to know your walk score?? Click here to visit www.walkscore.com