On nice days, Doris Yaskiw likes to stroll along the pathways that follow the shores of the Glenmore Reservoir. She’s recently retired and lives in Haysboro, a 10-minute walk from Glenmore Landing, a shopping plaza just off 14th Street at 90th Avenue S.W. In 2015, RioCan Management, owner of Glenmore Landing, started working with the City of Calgary to revitalize this 1980s retail complex. The developer’s latest proposal includes six new apartment towers that are taller and denser than anything in the neighbouring communities. Yaskiw opposes the plan. While she worries about potential impact t ..read more

When a house is listed for sale, the next step is usually to schedule an open house or a viewing. Showing off a home and all it has to offer is key to entice potential buyers and promote specific features such as a gourmet kitchen, 
expansive primary bedroom or large backyard. In 2020, the founders of Studio North, a Calgary-based home design and construction business, had a new vision for marketing homes, particularly those with striking architecture and design features. Their vision came to life in Arch House, a real estate marketing service that digs deeper into what makes a home special an ..read more

Illustration by Pete Ryan. On the northern edge of the city, in one of Calgary’s newest communities, a cacophony of construction sound fills the air. There will eventually be 6,000 homes in Glacier Ridge, but right now it’s a bustling construction site, with show homes and some early residents sprinkled in. Excavators and loaders work with an expansive backdrop of rolling prairie, preparing land for more new builds. This steady supply of new housing, primarily on the city’s outskirts, provides choices for Calgarians and keeps housing affordable compared to other major markets, says a City of C ..read more

Since the City of Calgary’s Downtown Development Incentive launched in 2021, more than $100 million has been granted to projects that will remove more than 1.35 million square feet of vacant office space from the market and convert it into residential housing. Currently, there are 10 projects throughout the inner city at different stages of development. These include the Natural Resources Building, the Petro Chemical Building, the Petro Fina Building and the historic Barron Building — all slated for conversion with support of the City’s incentive. At a time of accelerated population growth and ..read more

On Nov. 15, 2021, Calgary City Council declared a climate emergency and announced its commitment to “accelerated action to respond to climate change” and to “accelerate the pace and scale of climate action needed to achieve our goal of net zero emissions by 2050.” (Net zero means cutting greenhouse gas emissions so they are as close to zero as possible.) After all, the impacts of climate change are already being felt: August 2022 was the second-hottest on record; June 2021’s historic heatwave was followed by worrying air quality related to wildfire activity; and, of course, we all remember the ..read more

Architecturally speaking, our city is best described as “serially experimental.” From California pink stucco to stone-veneer faux-Tudor, each dominant design trend that has ever hit Calgary sits in stark contrast to the favoured look of the previous decade and the one that follows. While every aesthetic has its merits, few trends have achieved enduring appeal. A new surge of homebuilding in Calgary, however, is banking on a classic style that has endured for centuries in the major urban centres of the Eastern U.S. The definition of a brownstone is loose, used as it often is to describe nearly ..read more

Where it is 304 First Street E.   The history Built in 1906 by James Quigley, who opened the first school in Cochrane, the Gainer Residence (as it became known) has only had a few owners since its construction. The home was initially owned from 1910 to 1919 by Dr. Andrew Park, Cochrane’s first resident doctor. He would ride his horse to visit patients before Cochrane had proper roads. He later used a horse and buggy to carry more medical supplies, then became the owner of one of the first cars in Cochrane, a McLaughlin.  In 1920, F.L. Gainer became the next owner and resident of the ..read more

A Classic Red Home in Sage Hill Classic white trim and shuttered windows pair perfectly with the eye-catching red exterior of this home. Photograph by Cassandra Sarazin. Where: 21 Sage Bank Grove N.W. Price: $575,000; listed with Megan McFadden and Tanya Eklund at the Tanya Eklund Group Size: Three bedrooms, three bathrooms This upgraded, three-bedroom home has a bold red exterior that welcomes you in — while red is often associated with love, it also represents joy, health and vigour. Located across from a park in the family-oriented community of Sage Hill, this home has plenty of social spac ..read more

Nothing says luxury home quite like your own swimming pool. While homes with pools might be hard to come by in Calgary, they do exist, and their rarity makes them all the more appealing. Here are five properties in Calgary and the surrounding area that have their own private pools.   A Modern Home in Bel-Aire with a Lap Pool and Steam Room Photograph courtesy of Rooney Cronin Valentine Real Estate. Where: 1411 Beverley Place S.W. Price: $3,499,000; listed by Donna Rooney at Rooney Cronin Valentine Real Estate Size: Four bedrooms, six bathrooms, 3,725 square feet There are so many amenitie ..read more

Where it is 304 First Street E.   The history Built in 1906 by James Quigley, who opened the first school in Cochrane, the Gainer Residence (as it became known) has only had a few owners since its construction. The home was initially owned from 1910 to 1919 by Dr. Andrew Park, Cochrane’s first resident doctor. He would ride his horse to visit patients before Cochrane had proper roads. He later used a horse and buggy to carry more medical supplies, then became the owner of one of the first cars in Cochrane, a McLaughlin.  In 1920, F.L. Gainer became the next owner and resident of the ..read more