Living in the heart of a city can be great for a young family. There’s easier access to transit and amenities, shorter commutes for parents and a whole host of activities nearby. In Blatchford, we’ve designed a community with family-friendly living in mind. Here are five ways Blatchford could be great for your family: 1….
15 Minutes in Blatchford
Across the world, major cities are proposing variations of a “15-minute city” idea. It’s a simple concept: make it easy to meet all daily needs in a 15-minute radius. Build things close enough that you can walk, roll or hop (onto public transit). Blatchford embraces this idea. Build it and they will come For decades,…
Top 5 reasons to live close by
Life in the heart of a city has some obvious perks. For example, restaurants, entertainment and cultural events are always close by. But there are other benefits you might have not considered. A place to gather Hospitality is a great way to build and maintain friendships. When you live centrally, you can be the life…
New Builder Profile: Common Ground
Anson Wong approaches problems differently. A mechanical engineer with a master’s degree in industrial design, Wong searches for pleasing design, then drills down until he finds underlying principles. “It’s never what’s on the surface,” Wong says. “It’s Alice in Wonderland. You go down the rabbit hole. Do something first, then the question and answer comes…
New Builder Profile: NX Build
Andrew Jaillet and Robert Parasynchuk grew up on the same north Edmonton block, where they showed an early knack for ambitious collaborations. Like the time they shocked their industrial arts teacher by building an 8-foot boat, then took it out fishing on Alberta Beach. Having recently teamed up again to form NX Build, they’ve been…
Two New Condominium Developments
Two new home builders have announced plans for multi-family developments at Blatchford, adding 40 more homes to the central Edmonton redevelopment. The home builders — NX Build and Common Ground — unveiled their new projects at Blatchford this week. The buildings will be the first condominium offerings on the Blatchford site, adding new housing types…