INNER-CITY PROJECT ON A MISSION
Development to contain 59 units
Boulevard Investments Corp. is launching a new 59-unit apartment-style condominium development in the bustling community of Mission.
District, as it will be known, is a four-storey building with an elevator. The project is by Calgary-based NORR Architects Planners.
“Our motto is ‘live where you live.’ Everyone goes down 4th Street and 17th Avenue. Why not just live there at the same time?” says developer Richard Berman.
Boulevard Investments Corp. is a Calgary-based real estate company specializing in multi-family residential development.
The $15-million, 24-month residential project, which received development approval earlier this summer, begins sales in September.
The name, District, is a nod to the history of the Mission area, which is one of Calgary’s oldest communities and set against the Elbow River.
It is noteworthy that the District building site, at the southwest corner of 2nd Street and 18th Avenue S.W., was not affected by the floods in June. “We’re the gateway into Mission,” says Berman. “We’re the first building as you enter into the Mission district, so it seemed appropriate.”
With its corner lot location, the building will feature entrances on both roads, plus an external walkway to an entrance on the back lane side.
“It has a centre courtyard so the back units don’t look into the back of another apartment building, they have that courtyard feel to them,” says Berman.
The main floor apartments all have street entrances as well as interior corridor entrances.
The exterior is an attractive combination of the historic look of red brick and the contemporary appearance of Hardie board fibre-cement siding.
Of note, this building has rain-screen construction, a system that creates an airspace between the building wrap and the siding to allow for better moisture drainage and thorough drying after wet weather.
“I want to be ahead of the game, and I feel that it is becoming more of a common practice,” says Berman — who has also constructed projects in Vancouver, where rainscreens are often seen.
The contemporary interiors feature hardwood plank flooring, granite countertops and European Fisher & Paykel appliance packages, including a washer and dryer.
Units range from 464 to 837 square feet and include onebedroom units, along with one-bedroom-plus-den and two-bedroom configurations. Many have two bathrooms.
Each unit comes with an underground parking stall and storage locker. Berman expects prices to start from around $244,000. Condo fees have not yet been set.
The names of the 14 floor plans reference the neighbourhood’s history.
“All the suite layout names are brought from the old street names in the neigh- bourhood,” says Berman, including Hamilton, Lacombe, Grandin, Elgin and Rouleau.
A sales centre is planned for the building site. For more information on District, or to register for sales information, visit mydistrict.ca