MacKenzie Town to U of C

[Resolute 14]

Originally posted by Table 5@Feb 14 2005, 11:52 AM

are you kidding me? New communities are made up of massive houses with giant lots and double/tripple garages. Older communities like Bridgeland or Sunnyside have multi-story apartments and much smaller lots that hold the same amout of people. And this doesnt even take into consideration the big-box stores like Westhills and Deerfoot Meadows.....

But again, if you have proof. I'd love to see it, because it just doesnt make logical sense.

While I can't offer concrete proof, I am going to guess that you havent been down to Mackenzie towne.

He's absolutely right. That neighborhood is PACKED. I have several friends in Elgin Villiage, and that entire area is either townhomes or lots where your side windows give you an excellent view of your neighbors family room.

Elgin Villiage, at least, was a neighborhood designed for people just starting out. The lots are small, and the houses are priced as a starter area. I'd say that there are easily twice as many houses in the same area as Kingsland, where I am.

[Eddie Bronze]

Originally posted by shane_c@Feb 14 2005, 10:20 AM
Being maritimers we really liked that there was a lot of brick, historical looking buildings around and that it felt like a small town.

Hey shane,
I'm from the maritimes as well. Just moved out here last May and actually worked in McKenzie Towne on some of the townhouses in Elgin for the first 3 months I was here.
I hear what you are saying about the area down there and it is being designed to have it's own "small town" feel to it, if you will. The whole area is being built up in a very fashionable way, and I must say those cobblestone pavers they use for the crosswalks are very sharp.
The one piece of advice I will give you though, since you'd be travelling Deerfoot to at least Glenmore is that when I was working down there, I did noticed that traffic appeared as complete gridlock on the northbound side. And there were many nights when, as I drove back towards downtown, it appeared to be that same bumper to bumper traffic on the southbound side. Either way, that area around 130th is b.r.u.t.a.l. I know it's mainly due to the lights, but check into finding out if there are any plans to develop that area into a flyover. Otherwise, I hope you are a patient driver.

[Mike Oxlong]

Originally posted by Snakeeye+Feb 14 2005, 11:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Snakeeye @ Feb 14 2005, 11:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Table 5@Feb 14 2005, 11:52 AM

are you kidding me? New communities are made up of massive houses with giant lots and double/tripple garages. Older communities like Bridgeland or Sunnyside have multi-story apartments and much smaller lots that hold the same amout of people. And this doesnt even take into consideration the big-box stores like Westhills and Deerfoot Meadows.....

But again, if you have proof. I'd love to see it, because it just doesnt make logical sense.

While I can't offer concrete proof, I am going to guess that you havent been down to Mackenzie towne.

He's absolutely right. That neighborhood is PACKED. I have several friends in Elgin Villiage, and that entire area is either townhomes or lots where your side windows give you an excellent view of your neighbors family room.

Elgin Villiage, at least, was a neighborhood designed for people just starting out. The lots are small, and the houses are priced as a starter area. I'd say that there are easily twice as many houses in the same area as Kingsland, where I am. [/b][/quote]
Actually all the areas in McKenzie Towne have Condos, townhomes, starter houses, move up houses and Estate areas. However the masses are filling up the starter and move up houses.

The lots are small!! Even in the Estate houses your lot is very small and you are lucky if you have more than 6 feet between your house and your neighbours.

The density of these areas isn't determined by the developer either. The city tells the developer (Carma in this case) how many lots per acre they have to put up. It is all about collecting taxes from us. If they are going to be providing services all the way out in these communities then they have to ensure that they have enough tax money coming in.

McKenzie Towne is a great place. Traffic can suck at times but once they get the Douglasdale overpass done it will be far better. I would recomend it to anyone. We have made a fortune on our first house down here and we have only been here a year.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Originally posted by Marc Ciampa@Feb 14 2005, 02:05 PM
Meanwhile, within 5-10 minutes of downtown Winnipeg you can get a brand new 1000+ square foot home for $79,900 and they'll pay your 10% down payment for you. You pick the lot, they'll build it for you.

(in best scooby doo voice) aroo? Holy crap, now if only there was an economy in Winnipeg that would be great. If I do want to become involved in the more corrections/policing I definantly would want to move to a place like that.... that sounds well, that sounds really nice actually. Downside is it is in Winnipeg, but still I could put a downpayment on a home right now with money that I am just looking at investing for investings sake. Hell right now I think that I have enough money to put around 1/4 of the money needed down for a house there.... damn.... to get a cardboard shack in Calgary costs twice that amount.

[Dedly]

Originally posted by No I.D.@Feb 14 2005, 07:34 PM
Either way, that area around 130th is b.r.u.t.a.l. I know it's mainly due to the lights, but check into finding out if there are any plans to develop that area into a flyover. Otherwise, I hope you are a patient driver.

You probably haven't been down there in months, but 130th & Deerfoot is now an overpass, with 4 lanes going each direction underneath... it's quite nice now. The only lights left on Deerfoot are the ones at Douglasdale but those'll be out of there soon enough.

[V]

Yup, the detour's already in and as far as I know the bridge construction is starting shortly unless it's already started.

All kinds of interchanges going up. HWY 1 and Stoney, Crowchild and Sarcee, Crowchild and Nose Hill, Glenmore and 5 St, Stoney and Country Hills, and others.