Congratulations...to the finalists of the 2011 GVHBA renOVATION Awards!

2011The Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Association (GVHBA) has announced the finalists for its second annual renOVATION Awards. FortisBC is the presenting sponsor of Canada’s largest home renovation awards program, recognizing excellence in renovation, design and construction. For more information on the GVHBA renOVATION Awards and to view the list of finalists, visit www.gvhba.org

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It’s the oldest city in Western Canada.Yet it’s also a growing, expanding municipality with

plenty to offer potential future residents, such as new homes in a location that is central in Metro Vancouver.

New Westminster, also known as the Royal City, was established in the 1850s and was British Columbia’s first capital. It survived through the devastating 1898 fire and has continued to thrive and grow into the dynamic and diverse city it is today.

Onni’s master-planned community, Victoria Hill, is taking shape not far from Queen’s Park, Columbia Street, Royal Avenue and McBride Boulevard, a community that blends distinct yet cohesive neighbourhoods, in-cluding landmark towers, townhomes, lowrise residences and communal shops and services – all surrounded with a lush, park-like setting.

Onni’s latest, The Grove, offers new lowrise condo residences in the heart of the Victoria Hill community that range in size from 650 square feet to 1,485 sq. ft.

Every home has a balcony or patio; some are upwards of 200 sq. ft., notes Onni sales manager Nick Belmar.

“There’s some outdoor space for everyone,” he says.“The really cool thing about Victoria Hill is that it’s a

community within a community ... there’s a lot of seclu-sion because of the trees.”

There’s more than 100 species of old-growth trees on- site, Belmar says, and a pedestrian overpass into Queen’s Park allows Victoria Hill residents easy access.

The proximity to more than 40 acres of preserved

green space, major transportation routes and to all the city’s amenities are attracting homebuyers of all ages to The Grove from all over Metro Vancouver, Belmar says, from first-time buyers to step-up buyers to downsizers.

Victoria Hill resident Tanya Maglio has been living in the community for three years and says she loves it.

“The views are great. We don’t feel like we’re on a busy street because there’s so much green space, and every-thing we need is a two to five-minute drive away,” she says, and notes she and her family and friends use the community’s trails, which connect to the Central Valley Greenway system, all the time.

“It feels safe here. The views are wonderful and we have our own amenities centre with a theatre, gym and boardroom that people use all the time.”

Outside, The Grove is a mix of traditional Craftsman and West Coast flavour, while nine-foot ceilings – some

vaulted – maximize each home’s living space.Gourmet kitchens, stainless steel appliances and gran-

ite countertops add to the attraction for homebuyers, as well as the prices.

“It’s not only the central location and the quality of construction,” Belmar says. “It’s the great value they get.”

Homes at The Grove start from $259,900.Visit www.onni.com for more information.

‘The really cool thing about Victoria Hill is that it’s a community within a community’

Location and views: The Grove

Homes at Onni’s The Grove, located in the master-planned New Westminster community of Victoria Hill, start from $259,900.

L iving in Onni’s Victoria Hill com-munity is fantastic, says one resi-dent. “It feels safe here ... the views

are wonderful,” says Tanya Maglio.

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Buyers line up in Richmond. Lineups of eager homebuyers aren’t anything new for Polygon Homes – they’ve experienced several queues of excited purchasers at their new projects throughout Metro Vancouver in

recent months. “Each one seems to build on the success of the last,” says Polygon’s Ralph Archibald.

Homebuyers were lining up again on the weekend for the chance to purchase a Polygon home.

The lineups started early in the morn-ing at Mayfair Place, Polygon Homes’ latest offering in Richmond’s Alexandra Gardens. The project offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment resi-dences; in the initial release of 60 homes, however, units ranged from 780 square feet to 1,000 sq. ft. in two-bedroom plans.

Of the 60 homes released, 51 were sold; Polygon is preparing to release the second building in the next few weeks.

“We are so pleased to have another strong opening in the Alexandra Gardens neighbourhood,” says Polygon senior

vice-president of sales and marketing Ralph Archibald.

“This is our fifth community there in the past few years and each one seems to build on the success of the last.”

Polygon has also recently had lineups at its new communities in Coquitlam, UBC and Abbotsford.

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