THE JOURNEY OF LIFE.
My father, Al Westman, told me long ago that life changes every 5 years.
If you think of yourself at the age of 25 to 30 and the stage of life you were in, think about what you were doing in your career, and starting a family, compared to what you were doing at 40–45 years old. Again, where you were in your career and stage of life and the age of your children. And now, if you think of yourself, in between the age of 60–65, which is where I am now, you start to reminisce a little. You start thinking about your health and happiness. How many good summers do I have left? And you start to do the math. For me, I am trying to get the most I can out of life and I am not leaving any stone unturned in my journey. I have plans with family, trips panned and goals set—some of them are quite ambitious.
I have been very fortunate in the home building business and as a second generation to boot. People say that I am so lucky and I have been in some ways lucky, from the perspective that everything I have ever liked, we have incorporated into every build form that I have ever built. And it has been successful, from our most moderate-type homes all the way to the ultimate of luxury.
Westman Village incorporates every build form except for Single Family living. Westman Village has all of the concierge services and amenities that I have ever experienced. Many of them inspired from resort living in Palm Desert. I literally designed the bar at Alvin’s for myself and my friends to enjoy now and later in life. All of the retailers have been handselected not to fill up the commercial spaces, but to act as another amenity onsite for everything you could ever think of. Specifically the 4 restaurants. When you think of family and friends, one of the most common images that comes to mind is sharing a meal. I know growing up, I was fortunate enough to have Sunday dinners with the family every Sunday until my parents passed away. We wanted to give our residents a place to continue this tradition with their own families, whether it is at Chairman’s Steakhouse or Alvin’s Jazz Club or breakfast at Diner Deluxe or beer and pizza at The Mash.
Now I am extremely proud of saying Vision Complete at Westman Village and with that, we launch our last and final building of Odyssey Adult Living. Before I talk about Odyssey, I have to say again, everything that we have built into the community is because this is a place where I would personally live.
Now onto Odyssey! The building location of Odyssey within Westman Village is unparalleled; views, amenities, beautiful landscaped areas with fountains, backing directly onto a park with amazing lake views from just about all sides. Odyssey is the epitome of concierge services and conveniences unlike anything else. I am going to say the unsayable, and am going to start with the end in mind. If so desired, this is the ultimate private health care. You might say, “oh it’s a seniors’ building…” and there are connotations that come with that. As I would say, a “you have arrived” building. The services available to you, the a la carte healthcare that is available to you, the private driving service, the connectivity, the 40,000 sq. ft. amenity centre, all accessed by skywalk! Let’s not forget the 2-storey waterslide (a pull strategy to get my grandkids to come and visit). Restaurants you can go to without having to go outside. My Dad would say, now this is back-up–this is my last home and I want everything, damnit, I have worked for it and I am going to enjoy this stage of my life every single day. And depending what age you are at, is it in 10 years or 20 years plus? You decide.
In the meantime, you enter in to an extremely luxurious front foyer, with a hotel-inspired feeling. Each of our homes at Odyssey are large, single-level floorplans. The highest specifications and finishes, oversized balconies and storage lockers for each home. From the hallways to the ceiling heights, you will feel like you are at a high-end resort walking through the hallways. Some might say Westman Village doesn’t have everything; there isn’t a gas station, but we do have access to electric car chargers in the parkade.
Every home at Odyssey has a view of the park, the lake or the landscaped fountains. With all the amenities and all the Fit and Finishtm, you have arrived. There is nothing like it anywhere that I know of.
VISION COMPLETE!