LOOKS LIKE HOME
At Kentwell, the design cues are stylish and comfortable
SIMON BRIAULT
You only have to look at the numbers to see Polygon is a huge player in residential development in B.C.: the company has built more than 27,000 homes in the Lower Mainland.
That kind of experience is likely to earn you a loyal following and Goldie Alam, Polygon’s senior vice-president of marketing, said this is particularly true of Kentwell, the company’s latest townhome development in Coquitlam.
“We’ve built more than 4,700 homes in Coquitlam already and a lot of the buyers at Kentwell are repeat customers from our other Coquitlam communities,” Alam said. “They’ve bought with us before, they know that our customer service is great and they like the new plans.”
Kentwell comprises 124 four-bedroom townhomes in the Smiling Creek neighbourhood atop Burke Mountain. The big selling point for the development, Alam said, is its proximity to nature, parks and an extensive network of 21 trails suitable for hiking and mountain biking.
“The City of Coquitlam is still putting in a lot of amenities there, which people really love. There are new schools opening and new parks going in, including one right across the street from Kentwell. There’s also a huge trail network that they maintain really well.”
Homes feature private double-car garages, custom entry plaques with integrated lighting, wood laminate flooring and main floor powder rooms.
Kitchens come with flatpanel cabinetry, and cabinets and drawers feature soft-close hardware and chrome pulls. There are expansive kitchen islands, engineered stone countertops and full-height linear mosaic marble tile backsplashes. The stainless-steel appliance packages are by KitchenAid and there are rollout recycling bins under the kitchen sinks as well as halogen track lighting.
Master ensuite bathrooms feature showers with benches, built-in niches and frameless doors. Vanities include engineered stone counters, dual rectangular porcelain sinks and oversized mirrors. Main bathrooms feature bathtubs with ceramic tile surrounds, rectangular porcelain sinks, porcelain tile flooring, engineered stone countertops and vanity lighting.
Kentwell also includes a private 1,100-square-foot health club with a fully equipped fitness studio, weights area and yoga room. There are two central green spaces, a children’s play area and pedestrian walkways throughout the site that provide
interconnected routes to green spaces and trails in the surrounding areas.
“These homes are huge,” Alam said. “We’ve built four-bedroom townhomes before, but it’s not that common that we do a whole community of them. It’s mostly families or downsizers who are buying these homes so it works for both of those markets.
“With the (recent) launch of Phase Two, people will have a lot more choice of plans and locations within the site,” Alam said. “We have some homes right now that have some very quick completions — you could be moving in as early as this fall — but our next phase has longer completion times stretching into next spring and summer.”