Kelowna Real Estate

A move towards more townhouses and fewer highrises seems to be gathering favor with the City of Kelowna planners. City Hall critics like John Zeger have called for a height cap. City councilor Robert Hobson said, “I don’t think we have seen very imaginative planning to be honest.” Walk along False Creek in Vancouver and the streetscape has been densified to an extent that hasn’t shown up in Kelowna, he said. Instead this city tends to see single family home developments and more recently, some highrise developments.

Around Kelowna there is demand for development in places such as the Landmark area, Orchard Park Mall, certain parts of Glenmore and McKinley, planners now say it’s time to look at Kelowna as a series of hubs and spokes with satellite clusters feeding into larger centres. There are however appeals for cycle paths to connect these future hubs and a majorty that want to see less vehicles on the roads.

I agree that it would be a major step in the right direction if future plans allowed people to live their lives without having to jump into a car every five minutes to get even the most basic things accomplished….now where’s my bike!!

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The welcome mat will soon been placed at the door of West Kelowna’s newest luxury lakefront development. The Trasolini Chetner Construction and Development Group, will complete it’s Kelowna project, The Waterfront in June 2009.

Entering the development is by way of a vineyard which has been planted on 8 of the 12 acres by Quails Gate Winery. Once through the vineyard you’ll discover a private lakefront community consisting of 20, 4 bedroom townhomes located on the shores of Lake Okanagan.

While homeowners prepare to enjoy their first summer at Waterfront, as of May 31st, prospective homeowners will be able to view a fully outfitted Showhome.

The contemporary townhomes have stunning 30ft glass tower entrances, affording beautiful views of the lake, and for the boat owners a among you a premium boat deck with 1 slip per household……bring on the Okanagan summer.

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The Kelowna Real Estate market received a welcome boost this week as a new condo development was given the thumbs up by the City of Kelowna. The new building for the South Pandosy district would be a mix of retail, office and residential components.

The proposed six-storey development in the 500 block of Osprey Avenue was endorsed by the members of the city‘s advisory planning commission,“It‘s good to see projects like this still coming along for consideration,” APC chairman Barry Braden. “With everything that‘s going on in the economy, we were wondering what kind of year it was going to be for development. “Hopefully, something like this shows people have confidence in the future.” The proposed building, which city council must still approve, would have ground-floor commercial premises. Plans also show a five-storey office building on the site, as well as a four-storey condominium complex. “It‘s an urban-village concept, combining commercial, retail and residential aspects,” said Tim McLennan of CEI Architecture Planning, which is working on behalf of Dorion Developments. The project has been in the works for several years and will go forward despite the uncertain economy, though its construction, expected to start next year, may occur in phases.

South Pandosy in Kelowna has some wonderful real estate and is one my favorite parts of the city, it has a “village” feel to it with an enviable array of amenities and is situated conveniently alongside the the Okanagan Lake. There are also some other exciting condo developments in Pandosy community such as the new Caban development and a little further to the south the Playa Del Sol. A short distance is the now almost completed H2O Aquatic Centre which will add to the already excellent sporting facilities.

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