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June 02, 2009
Cedarglen Villas
Getting the pointe across in Tuscany
Home shoppers with a fear of flying or inexperience with the Italian language now have an alternative to that Tuscan villa right inside the Calgary city limits.
Tuscany Pointe, by Cedarglen Homes, offers the same elevated level of finishing buyers have come to expect from the well-known single-family builder. Not your average cookie-cutter condominium, Tuscany Pointe residents will also have choices aplenty when it comes to personalizing their sizeable living spaces.
“This is the first project we have done of this magnitude and specifications,” says Laura Rye, marketing director for Cedarglen.
With two layouts to choose from, the Verdehlo II and Voltera, these semi-detached beauties deliver as much as 3,000 square feet with all the comforts of home within their walls, including full walkout basements.
“We are enabling a lot of condo buyers to do their own personalization, and in a luxury project of this calibre you want to make that a priority,” says Rye.
Among perks sewn in to 36 northwesterly bungalow addresses – equal parts Verdehlo II and Voltera – are nine-foot main floor and basement ceilings, the latter of which also come fully developed, premium appliance packages, wet bars, tile and maple floors, and grand vaulted great room ceilings one would expect in any proper Tuscan villa.
The Verdehlo II plan is the larger of the duo at 3,100 square feet and boasts a dining room with Italianate column detail flanking the entrance, as well as a large kitchen, great room, two full bathrooms and a palatial master suite and den. Meanwhile, the Voltera serves up a large master bedroom “quite a sizeable flex room,” and plenty of room for entertaining between the main and lower levels, says Rye.
Both styles of villa include double-car garages often unheard of in multi-family construction.
Soundproofing of the common wall was also a key consideration for the Cedarglen abodes, which will offer buyers the space of a single-family address without the upkeep.
“They are all quite large. It’s like packaging up estate style living without the maintenance of a single-family home,” says Rye. “A family could live here quite comfortably, and it’s great for people who like to have lots of houseguests,” she says, citing the full basement development.
The bungalow villas’ exteriors deliver more than their share of curb appeal and practicality, thanks to a mix of attractive elevations in stucco and cultured stone and other low-maintenance materials.
Pricetags for stately Tuscany Pointe addresses start in the $630,000s, while premium ravine villas will fetch upwards of $925,000. Construction is now underway, and first residents will cross their thresholds as early as this June, with a show suite set to open in February.
As with any resident in the Carma community, buyers reap the benefits of the 16,000-square-foot Tuscany Club, proximity to and views of the mountains and downtown and quick links to a host of nearby golf courses.
“Tuscany is a beautiful community, and it’s definitely an established community. It’s actually in its final phases of development,” says Rye.
And while routes out of town are a stone’s throw away, shops and services are even closer, within walking distance at Tuscany Market. To top it off, the 1,000-plus-acre Carma community also boasts 170 acres of natural ravine which will forever remain untouched.
To get there, head north on Crowchild Trail, exit south on Stoney Trail, then west on Tuscany Boulevard and follow the signs to Tuscany Pointe.