By Mark Schadenberg
The movers and shakers in Woodstock residential building are moving a lot of soil to prepare for their next projects.
This
writing is a quick, but extensive, update on many projects. I admit, I am shaking the
trees a bit here to inform possible real estate clients that I make
all efforts personally to keep in touch with all residential future
plans locally. I even watch city council meetings as the debates on
the flavour or overall appeal of a future subdivision are discussed.
Is
it hopefully safe to say that the main local developers – who are
also local – currently are Albert Hargreaves, Cliff Zaluski (Sierra
Construction), Walter Broos, Len Reeves, and the Builders Group.
Hargreaves
is always expanding Alder Grange (Lakeview Road area north of Pittock
Lake and east of Hwy 59), which has now crossed the walking trail into Parkview Drive. Hargreaves is also moving forward with a smaller
subdivision off County Rd 11 (Hartley Farm) which will eventually
have a connecting road to the Sally Creek subdivision and thereby Hwy
59.
As
for Sally Creek, I noticed just yesterday that the Sierra-driven
subdivision has laid out a cul-de-sac road which reaches County Road
17 (Tollgate) for homes to back on to Tollgate and to also back on to
Sally Creek and the Outdoor Canada Farm Show lands controlled by the
University of Guelph.
Walter Broos
(www.broos.ca)
has been everywhere in Woodstock as the main designer and playmaker
for the Finkle / Juliana area, including the new Cedarview retirement
residence and the relatively new church on Juliana. As a developer,
Broos is also concentrating efforts in the northeast and in particular
streets like Munnoch (named after former Woodstock mayor Margaret
Munnoch), Spitfire and Normandy. Keep in mind, Broos is not the
builder, he is the developer of a registered plan of subdivision
along with all its intricate approvals at the county and city level, and then
servicing the lands too.
On Munnoch, the ground has been serviced by Broos for
a future 24-unit condo complex. There is no timetable publicly
announced or price tags or an official announcement on who the builder
will be, but I have included a picture I took of the property this
week and artist renderings from his website.
On
the east side of the Cedarview home – in the Finkle / Juliana /
Alberta triangle is acreage earmarked for a 12-storey apartment.
If
I'm not mistaken, Broos also owns land behind the East Side Mario's
and beside the John Knox School on Norwich Avenue with great 401
exposure and access for a future commercial interest.
The
Builders Group has been a huge force in Woodstock for more than 15
years ever since the creation of the full extension of Heron Avenue.
Builders Group are now Deroo Brothers Ventures, Marc Deroo Fine
Homes, Karl Reyneveld, Oxford Builders (George Geerlinks) and John
Goodman Homes. They have on-going efforts to complete the Juno
Crescent / Ottawa Avenue neighbourhood (Lansdowne Meadows) in the city's far
northeast which will be residential adjoining the proposed Woodall
Farm recreational park. Builders Group also has a large chunk of
greenspace in their inventory to connect Alberni to Dieppe.
On
the south side of Devonshire in the city's east, the Lunor Group has
expanded its streets into the next phase of The Neighbourhoods Of Devonshire. Finoro Homes and Claysam
Homes are the builders here and both have established a strong
reputation locally. The Claysam new construction is represented by
William Cattle in my same Royal LePage Triland office
(www.williamcattle.com).
The Claysam plans and inventory homes are certainly MLS listed, so
therefore you can also contact myself for more details and a tour of
their model home and its subdivision.
RIDDELL STREET
RIDDELL STREET
If
you want to live in a brand new house in old Woodstock, now is your time to
call me for some details as two construction sites are going to be
prime and each has a different focus.
On
the west side of Riddell Street where the hospital staff parking lot
previously existed, Rembrandt Homes based in London (1560 North
Routledge Park, N6H 5L6; (519) 657-1200) is now quietly promoting the
sale of 11 detached homes in a 'hidden' cul-de-sac (See included
map). Certainly a unique neighbourhood to design your dream home, and
Rembrandt is a well-established southern Ontario builder, but you
better act quickly as, according to an email I received from Rembrandt, five of the 11 lots are already reserved.
Just
down the street where a farm market / grocery store once existed,
soil has been serviced for townhouses that are advertised on their
signage as future rental properties. Nellwood Construction (long-time
Woodstock builder Ray Losee) is the contact. This block was
originally proposed about five years ago to have an 8-storey or higher
structure, but neighbours lobbied that their homes would always be in
a 'shadow', so even though a tall apartment building has existed on
nearby Admiral Street for about 20 years, the current home owners
rightfully were successful in proving their point and winning their
claim, and in essence reducing the zoning to medium density from high
density. The new focus will be to create 56 units there.
As
is quickly noted, Woodstock continues to grow . . . exciting times.
Future industrial and residential developments are most certainly
always on the horizon.
LINKS:
Your Woodstock & Oxford County Realtor
Mark
Schadenberg, Sales
Representative
Senior
Real Estate Specialist (SRES designation)
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
757
Dundas St, Woodstock
(519)
537-1553, cell or text
Email:
mschadenberg@rogers.com
Twitter:
markroyallepage
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Mark Schadenberg, Royal LePage Triland
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