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Stories Tagged - Scarboro
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March 04, 2021 | Andrea Cox
Community Profile: Scarboro
Ask anyone who lives in the community of Scarboro what makes it so special and you will get a variety of answers.
"It's hard to put a pin in it," said resident Kate Morisset. "There is just this real sense of connectivity."
"It's hard to put a pin in it," said resident Kate Morisset. "There is just this real sense of connectivity."
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Nov. 20, 2019 | Tyler Difley
Luxury top-10: SW Calgary's most expensive communities in 2019
These are the 10 most expensive Calgary communities in the southwest quadrant, based on year-to-date (YTD) residential average sale price.
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July 25, 2018 | Mario Toneguzzi
My First Home: Bob Dhillon, Mainstreet Equity Corp.
Calgary real estate mogul Bob Dhillon has built a successful business across Western Canada with Mainstreet Equity Corp., which owns and manages thousands of rental properties.
His business has its roots on the residential side of real estate, and it all started when he bought his first home in Calgary, fixed it up and sold it for a profit.
His business has its roots on the residential side of real estate, and it all started when he bought his first home in Calgary, fixed it up and sold it for a profit.
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June 06, 2018 | CREBNow
Behind the numbers
A luxury market stats breakdown with CREB® chief economist Ann-Marie Lurie
CREB®Now: How do statistics for luxury homes fit into the overall housing market in Calgary?
Lurie: It's usually the media that defines what the luxury market is. What I see as luxury is different from everyone else. To me, this reflects properties that have sold for over $1 million, and these properties account for roughly four per cent of all our sales activity
CREB®Now: How do statistics for luxury homes fit into the overall housing market in Calgary?
Lurie: It's usually the media that defines what the luxury market is. What I see as luxury is different from everyone else. To me, this reflects properties that have sold for over $1 million, and these properties account for roughly four per cent of all our sales activity
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March 21, 2018 | Gerald Vander Pyl
Along the rails
A short history of Calgary and the Canadian Pacific Railway
When construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) reached Calgary in 1883, the company built a train station on its land west of the Elbow River in present-day downtown.
The only problem was that most Calgarians in the small community already lived on the east side of the river, now Inglewood.
Local historian Doug Coats says, try as it might, the CPR could not convince Calgarians to move onto its land, so a plan was devised.
When construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) reached Calgary in 1883, the company built a train station on its land west of the Elbow River in present-day downtown.
The only problem was that most Calgarians in the small community already lived on the east side of the river, now Inglewood.
Local historian Doug Coats says, try as it might, the CPR could not convince Calgarians to move onto its land, so a plan was devised.
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Sept. 15, 2017 | Natalie Noble
Design diaries
In 2016, Alykhan Velji Designs celebrated 10 years of award-winning design, décor and lifestyle experience. Known for creating timeless spaces that combine modern and classic trends, the company's designs are personalized for both residential and commercial clients.
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July 26, 2017 | Andrea Cox
A blank canvas
Shane Rennie is putting his renovation expertise to work on his family's new Scarboro home
Shane Rennie and his wife Nilo are seasoned renovators. Rennie owns Rectangle Design Inc., a design, build and renovation company, so he knows the business inside and out. And together, the couple has renovated more than a dozen of their own personal homes. They had been living in Marda Loop, but it was time for a change. They wanted a quieter neighbourhood, close to a great school, where they could raise their two children, who are eight and 10. They also wanted a home with great bones that they could put their personal stamp on. After almost a year of searching, they found a 1,400-square-foot, mid-century, split-level home on the ridge in the century-old neighbourhood of Scarboro and are currently in the midst of renovating.
Shane Rennie and his wife Nilo are seasoned renovators. Rennie owns Rectangle Design Inc., a design, build and renovation company, so he knows the business inside and out. And together, the couple has renovated more than a dozen of their own personal homes. They had been living in Marda Loop, but it was time for a change. They wanted a quieter neighbourhood, close to a great school, where they could raise their two children, who are eight and 10. They also wanted a home with great bones that they could put their personal stamp on. After almost a year of searching, they found a 1,400-square-foot, mid-century, split-level home on the ridge in the century-old neighbourhood of Scarboro and are currently in the midst of renovating.
