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Originally Posted by Scrambler

I've heard for Evanston that acess to the newly paved 144 Ave and 14 st (as noted in an earlier post) have opened more access getting in/out of the neigborhood.

Where would be building, phase 27 is one of the last phases, go a couple blocks and you are into parts of the neighborhood that well established with grass, trees, parks, etc along with Evanston Town Center which has a grocery store, bank, yoga studio, etc.

Evanston also just had two k4 elementary schools open which is good (we have a daughter who's 2 yrs old), albeit the public one is in the south part of the neighborhood, a good 2.5kms from phase 27.

I agree with earlier points that a very new neighborhood like Cornerstone or Livingston could be barren neighborless streets for some years given how new it is and how the economy is. I like to think optimistically and long-term but not sure if I have the patience.

I definitely care about having easy access to hwy 2 to go see family up in Coilerville and the airport and then most importantly Stoney trail to get out west.

Originally Posted by Scrambler

Plus, I work from a home office so the commute (whether good or bad) is not really applicable. It could be for my wife should she get a job somewhere else in the city though.

Originally Posted by Scrambler

After having lived in Japan since 2012 I am ready to make a triumphant return to Calgary in 2017. I lived in Vancouver from 2006-2012 so this will really be a homecoming long in the making.

After looking at some options for housing I have more or less convinced myself that I would rather build new in a new community rather than buying an existing property in an established neighborhood.

Haven't nailed down which community I will be building in, but it will be in the North, somewhere like Evanston, Livingston west of Deerfoot or Firestone, Cornerstone east of Deerfoot.

Evanston would be by far the most established neighborhood out of them all. If we build there we are building in one of the last phases for the neighborhood whereas with Livingston that would be phase 1 that has not even started yet.

Anyone here already live in a new neighborhood? If you have any feedback to share it would be much appreciated.

From downtown Fukuoka City to a new community in the outskirts of Calgary's northern city limits... going to be quite a change.

Sounds like youve made a decision.