BY SHAWN LOGAN, CALGARY SUNTuesday, August 26, 2014  The future of downtown Calgary’s long stagnant west side is looking up — way up.Thursday, a development permit for a three-tower residential complex — dubbed West Village Towers — will go before the Calgary Planning Commission for approval.Boasting 584 residential units along with two stories of commercial space, including an urban superma ...

Cody Battershill - Huffington PostAugust 25th, 2014 A new and exciting change in downtown Calgary is on the horizon, one that we all can look forward to! You may have heard about it or even been to one of its events already such as "Food Truck Frenzy" or "Flow by the Bow".I'm talking about East Village of course; the newly revitalized neighbourhood that is now on the rise just east of the dow ...

“People will walk down the street and see the orchard between the two towers, which will garner some excitement and actually provide a food source.” BY MYKE THOMAS, CALGARY SUNFIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2014 02:01 AM MDT The latest condominium project from Lamb Development Corp. is located in Calgary’s core, which is appropriate, because the feature amenity is truly unique.The Orcha ...

Pace of MLS annual sales growth outstripping single-family homes BY MARIO TONEGUZZI, CALGARY HERALD AUGUST 21, 2014 CALGARY - Calgary’s resale condo market is booming these days with the annual growth in transactions far outstripping the pace in the single-family sector.That is also sparking what could be a record year for new construction in the multi-family segment of the housing market.“ ...

BY JOSH SKAPIN, CALGARY HERALDAUGUST 21, 2014 The skyline is dramatically changing over one of Calgary’s historic downtown districts. These days, a fleet of cranes towers above East Village.They’re part of buzzing construction activity, including two major condo developments, as a new vision for the neighbourhood takes shape.“It’s a huge step,” says Michael Brown, president and CEO of Calgar ...

Huffington Post AlbertaAugust 15th, 2014 Calgary's condo market is hot, hot, hot right now.In July, the resale of condo apartments and townhomes grew 12 and 15 per cent, respectively, reports the Calgary Herald.And those numbers appear to be tipping the national price scale Calgary's way.According to a report released earlier this week by the Conference Board of Canada, Calgary will lead the ...

BY JOSH SKAPINCALGARY HERALD JULY 31, 2014 Resale activity of condos in the second quarter of the year were led by a historic downtown neighbourhood and a new community in the southeast.The inner-city southwest community of Connaught out-paced all ends of the city with 140 deals between April 1 and the end of June, says the Calgary Real Estate Board. These sales were for an average price of ...