luna set to rise in beltline

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CONDO OF THE WEEK
The Trutina brothers have a new project in
SkyView Ranch that’s aimed at a wide range of buyers. See page J2.
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Condo buyer Chantelle Camirand-Lee in the show suite of the Luna project by Qualex-Landmark Developments. She has bought a second home from the company.
Luna set
to rise in
Beltline
I
KATHY MCCORMICK
CALGARY HERALD
t’s all about planning — and if you’re
anything like Chantelle Camirand-Lee,
the future is now.
Even though the young professional already owns a townhouse close to the inner
city, she believes in the Beltline area and
specifically, the Qualex-Landmark development company.
That’s why she recently put money down
on a condo in the third of a trio of towers in
Connaught that the B.C.-based developer is
constructing.
“Luna is my second-home purchase,” says
Camirand-Lee.
“It was originally bought as an invest-
Third of trio of towers in
inner-city Connaught area
ment, but I love my unit so much that it
will become my permanent residence. It’s a
downsize from my first home, but definitely
an upgrade.”
The unit won’t be ready for occupancy
until October 2012 — but that’s just fine with
Camirand-Lee. “I hope that gives my current home enough time to build equity and
hopefully, turn a profit when it comes time
to move into my new place,” she says. “Also,
because I’ve bought a unit at today’s market prices, I’m sure that housing prices will
steadily increase.”
The highrise condominium market in
Calgary — especially in the Beltline area —
slowed dramatically in the past year.
SEE LUNA, PAGE J3
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LIONSWORTHE ROARS
Lionsworthe Homes was started in 2005 by Tony
Trutina and his twin brother Oliver.
Now, the four sons of George Trutina — builder/
developer under the Truman Homes’ name — are
involved in Lionsworthe Homes, which has built
in both Chestermere’s Rainbow Falls and SkyView
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From left, twins
Oliver and
Tony Trutina,
who started
Lionsworthe
Homes in
Calgary 2005.
Ranch. The company also has a commercial site
called SkyView Station planned for the area.
“We believe in the area and want to bring amenities to the residents of the community,” says Tony
Trutina, president of Lionsworthe Homes.
— Kathy McCormick
INSIDE:
newcondos
PROJECT: Lionsworthe Homes.
DEVELOPER: Walton
Development and
Management.
AREA: SkyView
Ranch.
PROJECT: Marquis
of SkyView Ranch.
PRICES: From
$259,000 with GST.
HOURS: Open from
2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Mondays to Thursdays, and noon to 5
p.m. weekends and
holidays.
DIRECTIONS:
Sales trailer at 111
SkyView Ranch Way
N.E. Take Country
Hills Boulevard N.E.
to Metis Trail. Turn
north and follow in
to SkyView Ranch.
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MOUNTAIN KEEPS CLIMBING
Are you guilty of not stopping to “smell
the city” when you are on a summer
road trip? Columnist Richard White says
H
his visit to the small towns of Montana
revealed a few things that big-city
Calgarians could learn from. See page J5.
Online
Courtesy, Lionsworthe Homes
Floor plans for Unit 1A in the development. From left, the basement, the main
floor with standard kitchen location, the second floor with the three bedroom
option, and the second floor with the double master bedroom option.
Affordable Marquis
appeals to all ages
Photos courtesy, Lionsworthe Homes
An artist’s rendering of Marquis of SkyView Ranch.
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Garages and extra add high-end touches
KATHY MCCORMICK
CALGARY HERALD
Stoney Tr.
Metis Tr.
Skyview Ranch Way
ot on the success of Lionsworthe Homes’ first condo
128 Ave.
project in SkyView Ranch, the
company has just launched another
Skyview
development.
Ranch Rd.
Marquis of SkyView Ranch will
be a 72-unit complex that combines
the best of contemporary living with
Skyview
price to create a development that apRanch Dr.
peals to young and old alike, says its
young owner.
“First-time buyers and empty nestCountry Hills Blvd.
ers are the market so far,” says Tony
Trutina, the 20-something president
of the company started by himself and
twin brother Oliver five years ago.
more like a house,” he says.
Four brothers are now involved in
“They have bigger windows and
Lionsworthe Homes — the sons of
more green space, yet they are so
George Trutina, a well-known builder
much more affordable than a singleand developer under the Truman
family home. At the same
name.
time, we’ve used some
“Our philosophy is to
CALGARYHERALD.
high-end finishes — like
provide the best value for
exposed aggregate on
the price,” says Tony.
walkways and common
The Marquis has units
areas, for example.”
starting at $259,000 includDifferent features make
ing GST.
exteriors more interestJust in the pre-sales now,
/VIRTUALTOURS
ing as well, with details
the company has already
such as timber accents on
sold 20 per cent of its units
See our website for
in just two months.
virtual tours of other buildings and more windows.
The homes are anywhere
show homes.
And it’s the right locafrom 1,224 to 1,269 square
tion, says Trutina.
feet, each with two master
“We believe in SkyView
suites or three bedrooms,
because of its connectivity. It’s close
as well as some choices for kitchen
to Deerfoot and the rest of the city via
styles.
the major throughways, including the
The homes come with double, atnew Stoney Trail extension.
tached garages, which Trutina says is
“And it’s being developed to be a
a bonus in a home of this price range.
major centre for growth.”
“With the garage, these homes are
C M
Twenty per cent of the units in the development have been sold.
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Stone Ridge Mountain Resort in is thriving, with 70 per cent
It’s all about synergy in Airdrie — the
Reid Built Homes kind, that is. After
dipping its toe into multi-family
housing, the detached home builder’s
change of direction was honoured with
awards. Read about it next Saturday.
It’s less than an hour’s drive from
Calgary and surrounded by spectacular
mountain terrain. Things are starting to
move again at Three Sisters Mountain
Village in Canmore, where four projects
are picking up steam. See page J8.
of the units already sold in the Canmore development. See page J10.
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Courtesy, Unity Builders Group
An artist’s rendering of the row townhomes in Versant at Stewart Creek — one of four new projects in Three Sisters Mountain Village in Canmore.
Three Sisters A
KATHY MCCORMICK
CALGARY HERALD
lpine Homes is leading the resurgence of one of Alberta’s
greatest treasures — a mountain
lifestyle that’s close to home.
The developer, under the wing
of Unity Builders Group, has just
launched Versant at Stewart Creek in
Canmore.
The townhouse community in Three
Sisters Mountain Village takes its cue
from European ski destinations — and
why not?
Many of the buyers are from overseas, where they see the value and
beauty of life at Three Sisters Mountain
Village.
Just a short drive west of Calgary,
stages mountain
comeback
Four new projects in Canmore
for range of homebuyers
INSIDE:
Both as a getaway and an investment,
Inside
a brother and sister bought a penthouse
unit at the Mountain Spirit Resort and
Spa in Kimberley, B.C. The project has
everything people want in a rec property
— including a pet-friendly attitude. See page J11.
RECREATION & INVESTMENT PROPERTIES
Saturday, May 22, 2010
J11
HOT IDEA SPRINGS FORWARD
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort in B.C. has launched its
Mountainside Ridge home sites.
One of the innovative options being offered is custom
homes from Timko Developments.
The homes are designed with buyers before they are
built at an Alberta plant. The stick-frame walls are subsequently transported to Fairmont Hot Springs for final
construction.
A fully-constructed, cottage-style house from Timko
containing 1,500 square feet and offering three bed-
rooms and two bathrooms starts at $350,000. But if buyers want to finish the interior of the home themselves,
the exterior and framing of the same home is $155,000.
Home site prices at Mountainside Ridge start at
$114,900 and there is a flexible construction schedule,
allowing owners to break ground up to five years after
purchase.
For more information, visit www.fairmonthot
springs.com; click on the Real Estate link.
— Marty Hope
Alberta siblings have Spirit
Brother and
sister purchase
Kimberley unit
CHECK
IT OUT
For more information about Mountain
Spirit Resort and Spa,
contact Allyson Blake,
director of real estate
sales and marketing,
at 1-877-427-7330. You
can also e-mail
allyson@mountain
spiritresortandspa.
com. Qualified prospective buyers are
invited to visit and stay
at minimum rates and
partake in hosted site
tours and local outings. Check out more
details and views
of the condos at
www.mountainspirit
resortandspa.com.
PAMELA IRVING
FOR CANWEST NEWS SERVICE
KIMBERLEY, B.C.
E
dmonton nurse Erin
Adams, 33, and brother
Craig, 31, bought a twobedroom penthouse condo for
$425,000 at Mountain Spirit
Resort and Spa in Kimberley,
B.C., while it was still in the preconstruction phase in 2007.
Similar penthouse condos are
currently selling from $574,900.
Erin is pleased from both
an investment and recreation
standpoint.
Since completion last fall, she
has taken friends and her retriever Sprout there on many a
mountain getaway. It’s a sevenhour drive from Edmonton —
about five hours from Calgary
— a manageable trip whenever
she has more than a couple of
days off work.
“My brother and I are also
involved in the family financial
management company. We
were looking for something to
invest in together, and fell in
love with this when we discovered an ad about it in the Edmonton Journal,” Erin explains.
That they can bring pets to
the resort was a big plus for
both Adamses.
“There are places to walk
Sprout and no one looks at you
disapprovingly when they see
you have a dog,” Erin says.
Pet-friendly is just one of
many features that attracted
the siblings. The resort is on
the Kimberley Alpine Resort
ski hill — you can ski out to,
and back from the hill, and
are within walking distance of
Trickle Creek golf course in the
summer.
“The condo is beautiful, very
clean and contemporary, with
fantastic views of the ski hill.
It’s quiet, but you are not isolated because there is a lot going on, and lots of sunshine and
Courtesy, Mountain Spirit Resort and Spa
Mountain Spirit Resort and Spa in Kimberley, B.C., is to include a 6,000-square-foot spa.
quality skiing, with few lineups.
We look forward to exploring
the area more this summer. It
will be our first,” Erin says.
Sometimes the siblings go
together, but most of the time
they trade off, and on occasion their parents also use the
condo. There are other singles,
couples and families nearby,
and Erin says it is a good family
destination. The Bellstar property and rental management
scheme helps defray costs in
their absence.
“It’s great to have a getaway
that doesn’t have maintenance
headaches and earns in your
absence,” she says.
Erin’s favourite feature is the
kitchen with maple cabinets,
granite counters and stainless
steel appliances, but the soaker
tub in the bathroom is a close
second. Other features include
eco-friendly geothermal heating and cooling, lush beds and
linens, flat-screen LCD TVs and
DVD players in both the master
bedroom and living room and
complimentary high-speed
Internet.
Located on Highway 95A
between Cranbrook and Invermere, Kimberley is surrounded by four mountain
ranges, with plenty of summer
activities for the adventurous,
including hiking and swimming
at nearby Wasa and Moyie lakes.
Restaurants include Chef
Bernard’s Platzl Inn, a renowned Bavarian restaurant
that has been there for years,
and Green Phoenix, one of the
newer fusion cuisine venues,
which offers tapas and live
music.
When Allyson Blake, real estate sales director for Mountain
Spirit Resort, is not playing her
Irish fiddle as part of the local
music scene, you will find her
in her office laying out sales options.
“Studios start at $298,000
with three-bedrooms at
$649,000. If you are not ready
for whole ownership, partial
ownership schemes start as
low as $86,900 with options to
participate in the Intra-West
Resort-to-Resort international
exchange program,” Blake explains.
“With worries about international market turbulence,
people can invest in the stable
Canadian environment, while
accessing quality properties
around the world.”
There are a number of units
at Mountain Spirit still available
for sale, with a multi-faceted
6,000-square-foot spa and a
4,000-square-foot restaurant
slated for development. Kimberley’s conference centre is
under construction.
The Adamses intend to own
the condo for at least five years.
Then, depending on the environment, they may sell and
reinvest.
“We are ahead of our friends
on the investment curve. They
are all getting married and having kids, while we are doing
this. Some day we’ll get back
to doing what they are doing,”
Erin says.
EDMONTON JOURNAL
One stop shop for Three Sisters
KATHY MCCORMICK
CALGARY HERALD
T
he Unity Builders Group
divisions of Alpine and
Wilderness Homes
have teamed up with the Swan
Group to market four different
resort offerings in Three Sisters
Mountain Village in Canmore.
“It’s like a one-stop shop for
people looking for a home,”
says Chris Wein, president of
multi-family operations-southern Alberta for Unity Builders
Group.
“There are three builders,
six show homes and one location. No matter what people are
looking for, they’ll find a great
variety here, so it only makes
sense and makes it easier for
everyone.”
The builders are using the
services of New Home Star to
do the sales and marketing. The
Chicago-based team headed up
by David Rice, formerly with
Pulte Homes, was founded in
2007 with the aim of bringing
a highly-specialized sales and
marketing approach to the new
home business.
“All of our top senior vicepresidents were with Pulte,”
says Rice. Pulte is one of the
largest and most diversified
builders in the U.S.
“We have sales and marketing
experts that we think are the
best in the business.”
Aligning staffing needs with
market demand is one of the
company’s strengths, says Rice,
who says the first foray into the
Canadian market will not be the
only one.
“The U.S. market is extremely
volatile, so we’ve intentionally
diversified,” Rice says, noting
that the company has worked
with UBG in the immediate
past.
“We’re encouraged and intrigued with the synergy and
geographic diversity of Canada
— and we have a good respect
for Calgary. The economy has
weathered the storm well.”
He is looking at some properties in the B.C. market as well.
Rice’s ambition: “To be truly
international, with expansion to
Europe by 2012.”
Meanwhile, the company has
already set up shop in Three
Sisters Mountain Village, working with Alpine Homes and
Wilderness Homes under the
UBG label and the Swan Group.
“We’re able to bring in a marketing program that creates ex-
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Chris Wein of Unity Builders
Group in Canmore.
citement once again for people
to come to Canmore, where
they can live, work and play,”
says Mike Butt, who oversees
developments under the Swan
Group. “It allows us to get that
message out.”
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Three Sisters is going full-steam ahead
with new developments that will appeal to a range of buyers.
“Versant is very alpine, but in a
Scandinavian way,” says Chris Wein,
president of multi-family operationssouthern Alberta for UBG. “It’s contemporary and clean, with price points
that we believe will appeal to the
younger 40-somethings.”
With its almost white facade, the
Versant will feature plenty of exposed
timber and Hardie board cement siding, along with chimneys in a teak-style
wood.
“The townhomes will be on multilevels with accessible front doors for all
units,” says Wein.
Dreaming of the warm desert climate
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of golfer-friendly Arizona? One Calgary
couple who bought a condo in the
Camelback Optima project in Phoenix for
investment are now looking forward to
enjoying it, themselves. Read about it next Saturday.
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No matter what
people are
looking for,
they’ll find
a great
variety
here.
CHRIS WEIN,
UNITY
BUILDERS
GROUP
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THE
DEVELOPER
Walton Development
and Management
has more than 30
decades of combined experience in
management. The
international company is involved in land
planning, development and project
management and has
communities in Calgary and Edmonton.
SkyView Ranch is its
first master-planned
community in Calgary. The community,
north of Country Hills
Boulevard adjacent
to Metis Trail, will
have 4,000 residents by completion.
It includes shops,
playground, parks
and a future LRT, and
it is part of the large
NorthPoint development. The area is
close to the Stoney
Trail ring road, so
access to other points
in and around the city
is fast and efficient.
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
BOOT PART OF BOUTIQUE DEVELOPER
The Qualex-Landmark Group of
Companies is a boutique developer in
business for three decades.
The B.C.-based firm has built more
than 1,500 homes and has been in
Calgary since 2003.
Besides Luna, the developer has
built the neighbouring Stella and
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Nova and has another site — the old
Alberta Boot location — in the planning stages.
“We’re here for the long haul,” says
Chris Colbeck, vice-president of sales
and marketing.
“We see opportunities here. Inventories are dropping and building permits
Chris
Colbeck
of the
QualexLandmark
Group of
Companies.
are low. We see a shortage of urban
condos in two years, depending on the
product.
“Calgary has the right demographics
and population growth is consistent.
We see a huge opportunity for the
urban lifestyle long-term.”
— Kathy McCormick
THE BUYER
Chantelle
Camirand-Lee.
BACKGROUND:
The professional
marketing coordinator bought
her first home — a
townhouse — in
the close-in Glenbrook community
of southwest Calgary. But she has
now purchased a
unit in Luna, the latest condo tower by
Qualex-Landmark
Group of Companies in the Beltline.
It will be ready for
occupancy in twoand-a-half years,
giving her time to
build equity in her
new home and her
current one before
selling. “I feel that
we’re currently in a
balanced market,”
she says. “Calgary
is a great city and
the core will always
be a great place
for young, urban
professionals.”
WHERE SHE
BOUGHT: Luna in
Connaught in the
southwest inner
city.
DEVELOPER: Qualex-Landmark Group
of Companies.
POSSESSION:
October 2012.
Courtesy, Qualex-Landmark
A show suite displaying a typical kitchen within the project.
FROM PAGE J1
LUNA: ‘Time is right’
Reasons behind the decline
include the downturn in the
economy and a high number
of units that were planned for
the area. Some projects were
postponed, while others were
cancelled altogether and a few
others went into receivership.
But Qualex-Landmark is as
optimistic about the Calgary
market as Camirand-Lee, says
Chris Colbeck, vice-president
of sales and marketing for the
company. “The time is right and
all the economic indicators are
giving people confidence.”
Indeed, the latest advertisement for Luna — a full page
taken out by Qualex-Landmark
— starts with the heading:
“We’re bullish on the future. After all, we are in Calgary.”
But Qualex-Landmark
stopped initial plans to build
until the company went to its
tradespeople to renegotiate
costs, says Colbeck.
“We wouldn’t approach the
building of the third highrise
until we were 100-per-cent certain of the costs — and once the
costs were down, 100 per cent
of those savings were passed on
to our customers,” he says. “We
had some buyers back in 2008
and we went back and honoured those new prices with
them.”
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Breaking news at calgaryherald.com
Ted Jacob,
Calgary Herald
PARTY PLANNED
Qualex-Landmark is celebrating the digging of
a hole.
The development company will be hosting a
party this coming Friday to toast the start of construction on its Luna project.
An invitation-only event for purchasers, recent
visitors and industry partners will be held at the
Luna Discovery Centre starting at 5 p.m.
Food will be provided by Infuse Catering and
The outdoor
balcony area of
the show suite
in the Luna
condo development. A party
is planned at
the Luna
Discovery
Centre on
Friday.
music will be supplied by Mikey Da Roza.
Another reason to celebrate is the fact the project has sold about 50 per cent of the 218 homes
available. Qualex-Landmark officials say Luna
has benefited from restored market confidence,
improving economic conditions, increased MLS
sales, shrinking new home inventories, and commencement of construction.
— Marty Hope
WHAT YOU
NEED TO
KNOW
FROM PAGE J3
PRICES:
‘Works in
my favour’
People have responded to the
new prices, he says. “They recognize the market has hit bottom
and they know interest rates are
still attractive — but they know
there is some upward pressure.”
For Camirand-Lee, that was another factor. “I think the housing
price decrease certainly works in
my favour since I got a great price
on my unit — and I still have
roughly two-and-a-half years to
build the equity in my current
home.”
But that wasn’t the real motivator for the move.
“I feel that Luna exemplifies
the chic, modern, urban lifestyle,”
she says. “I liked Luna for a few
other reasons, too: location, the
look and feel of the space, the
great standard features, the great
use of space and all the features
that will be in the building, such
as the steam room and gym.”
The building will have 30 floors
with 218 units in total. It complements Stella, the first condo on
the site, and Nova next door —
but “we’ve raised the specifications each time,” says Colbeck.
“The name, Luna, says it. All the
stars are aligned and consumers
are responding.”
More than 95 sales have already
taken place with a full range of
buyers — everyone from firsttime purchasers who are either
renting or living with parents and
are able to save for the two-plus
years it will take before moving
in, to empty nesters looking for
the convenience of lifestyle.
Photos, Ted Jacob, Calgary Herald
Large windows demonstrate the views from the dining area. Below, the master bathroom.
“Plenty of professional couples are buying, as are parents
purchasing for their children,”
says Colbeck. “We have some
investors, but we’re not seeing
speculators — and we don’t want
them.”
Units range from 665 square
feet all the way up to 1,081 square
feet, with large balconies anywhere from 70 to 85 square feet.
The floor plans include onebedroom units with flex space
and a work station to two bedrooms with flex space or work
station. The penthouse units
have already sold.
Six townhouses — zoned live/
work — are from 1,491 to 1,800
square feet facing 12th Avenue.
Look for standards like Fisher
and Paykel five-burner gas cooktops in kitchens, nine-foot ceilings in most of the living areas,
salsa
seven-foot interior doors and
quartz countertops.
As for amenities, the spa
and lounge includes the fullyequipped fitness centre, a lounge
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with a two-way fireplace, wet bar
and games tables. The area opens
to a large courtyard.
Two fully-furnished guest
suites are also available.
the building.
Bullock had just started salsa
dancing when he got put in touch
with Theresa.
“Being a white guy, I felt I needed more practice...more one-on-one
time. I arranged for that with Theresa which is how I got to check out
the aerobics facility at the Riverside
Quays.”
A few days later, Bullock came back
to look at the show suites with Sali.
“I was really impressed with
the finish of the suites and the
location. The amenities, as far as I
was concerned, were far better than
any of the places I had looked,” says
Bullock.
After owning a house previously,
Bullock (a 50-something, self-described “yuppie,”) felt that this was
the place for him.
“Now I like to lock up the doors
and head to the mountains.I don’t
have to worry about things like watering the lawn,” says Bullock.
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The overall experience he has had
through Statesman has made Bullock
a fan of the company.
It’s all the little things so far that
have made going with Statesman a
great experience for Bullock.
Another amenity that you can
find at the Riverside Quays is the
Bistro, which offers its residents
gourmet food right in their own building. Owners can even call in and preorder their dinner so it will be ready
when they get home after a long day.
All of these reasons are why Tucci
and Bullock chose to make the Quays
their home. In the future, Tucci
hopes to rent out the Bistro and throw
a salsa party for all of her friends,
(Wayne included.)
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connected to the social scene that
she is so integral to.
“When you’re in your 30’s and
you’re busy and you’ve got that
whole social life thing going on, you
don’t have time to care for a house.
It’s so convenient here in relation to
downtown,” says Tucci. “With my
lifestyle, I work, I go to salsa dancing, or I’m studying. I can cab it
anywhere or take the Quays Shuttle
to and from downtown.”
Tucci was over-the-moon when she
found out about the concrete and
steel construction at the Quays.
“I used to live in a wood building
before and I could hear everything
my neighbours above me were doing or saying.”
The steel and concrete construction of the Riverside Quays
has been a great selling point, says
Michael Sali, a representative of
Statesman. It’s not only the construction, but where it is located,
that makes this development special
he says.
“This location sells itself,” says
Sali.
Photo: Amanda Sneddon
And Tucci agrees.
Living in Inglewood makes
“I don’t have to go too far for
the single life, a Cha-Cha
benefits for discounts through the
Cara Casey
Quays VIP Club,” she says. “The
Ironwood Stage and Grill” is just
Theresa Tucci lives, eats and
down the road and they have great
breathes salsa dancing. This pasmusic. I am also really close to
sion, which she discovered at age
downtown where all of my salsa
26, has shaped how she now lives
dancing is. It just fits my lifestyle.”
her fun and fabulous, single life.
This urbanite wish-list also comes
Whether it is arranging the next
with the added bonus of having
salsa event or shopping online for
Pearce Estate Park as your backthe hottest Latin digs, Tucci can’t
yard.
get enough of it.
“I like rollerblading, I like biking
“Most of my life revolves in
salsa circles. It gives me a real high and the paths are right here. They go
downtown,” says Tucci.
and keeps me out of trouble,” she
With a top-of-the-line gym,
says.
(and even a mirrored dance stuTucci, a marketing coordinator,
states her life is fast-paced and there dio,) the Riverside Quays has a list
a mile long of why Tucci chose this
are hardly enough hours in the day
development.
to get everything done.
After attending Salsa practices in
A new resident to Riverside
the dance studio at the Quays, TucQuays, a Statesman development
ci’s salsa student, Wayne Bullock,
located in the heart of Inglewood,
promptly bought a Terrace condo in
Tucci chose this building to stay
PROJECT: Luna,
the third highrise
tower by QualexLandmark, will be
at 111 10 St. S.W.
in Connaught. The
other two towers
are Stella and Nova.
Luna will have 30
floors and 218
units, six of which
will be live/work
townhouses.
BUILDER/DEVELOPER: QualexLandmark Group of
Companies.
PRICES: Re-adjusted prices range
from $262,400
to $515,900 plus
GST. Townhomes
are from $568,900
plus GST.
INFORMATION:
The discovery
centre is at 1120
10 Ave. S.W. and
it’s open from daily
from noon to 5 p.m.
except Fridays.
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