Northeast Community Spotlight
>> Family-friendly communities, a range of residential options, and easy access to the lake – it’s no surprise the city’s north- east remains such a popular draw for new home buyers. The area is held in high esteem by long- time residents, proof that once you’ve fall- en for the considerable charms of neigh- bourhoods like North Kildonan, Elmwood, East St. Paul and Transcona, it’s hard to think of anywhere else as home. “It’s a highly sought-after residential area,” says realtor Evald Frederiksen, himself a long-time resident. “People often live in the northeast their whole life. It’s not like it’s a stop for them. They’re fully en- trenched.” The area’s reputation for residential con- venience and amenities, coupled with its commitment to family lifestyles and kid-friendly considerations, continues to inspire new developments offering every- thing from entry-level to luxury homes. Bronx Park Community Centre on Hender- son Highway is handy for ice hockey and soccer teams, and the recently renovated facility provides a host of social and recre- ation services. Nearby, the Clara Hughes Recreation Park is under construction at the site of the for- mer Kelvin Community Centre. The park named for the Olympic cyclist and speed- skater will have new facilities for skating,
skateboarding, basketball and even to- bogganing, along with a playground. And with summer on the way, the area’s proximity to cabin country and beautiful Birds Hill Provincial Park should help its stock rise even further, as should the contin- ued interest in residential expansion shown by developers and home buyers alike. “The northeast really has got a little bit of everything,” says Eric Vogan, Land Devel- opment Manager at Qualico Communities, which is currently involved with three de- velopments in the area. “There’s a broad range of value out there, and certainly there is product for a broad range of appetites.” The area is jam-packed with retail ameni- ties, including shopping mecca Kildonan Place and the big-box clusters along the Regent Avenue corridor, and affords quick access to Concordia Hospital and a net- work of quality schools. Just outside the city limits, you can mix country comfort with the serenity of the suburbs in devel- opments springing up in the communities of Oakbank and Dugald. Many of the new neighbourhoods inside the city aim to strike a similar balance between urban and rural living – among them, Qualico’s Canterbury Park, nestled near the east end of the perimeter off Ravenhurst Street at Dugald Road.
NorthEast Neighbourhoods:
Bridgewood Estates Canterbury Park Dugald – Wheatland Park Kildonan Green Oakbank – Aspen Lakes Oakbank – Crystal Lakes Park City Pritchard Farms – Southlands Village
‘People often live in the northeast their whole life. They’re fully entrenched’
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