Brenton at Glenridding Ravine Scores with Dream Community Couple Idea

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Is it hockey night at … Brenton at Glenridding Ravine?

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Talk to Australian Nate Vella, who has been in Edmonton for about nine years, and you can trace his upcoming move to the new Southwest community to a Sherwood Park resident who traveled to Australia 10 years ago to play ice hockey.

And even though Vella wasn’t a hockey player, that resulted in a series of domino moves, leading him to Edmonton to visit around Christmas 2012, he notes that he somehow never made it home despite all of them. the years here, and finally, years later. , to choose to build in Brenton when the last domino fell.

That final domino saw Vella and his future wife, Melissa Good, become godparents and decide that they need to be close to their godson so that when they have a child, the two of them can be raised together.

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“It is very important to us that our children grow up together,” Vella said. “Our friends are already located in Chappelle, so we are looking to move to the Southwest.”

While the Chappelle area was their initial target, it was the style of the home and ravine terrain at Brenton at Glenridding that spoke to them.

“The street we’re on in Brenton, it’s a bit hidden, we’re backing up a ravine; they are all single-family homes, ”Vella said. “It’s lovely.”

Rapid growth

Introduced in early 2021, Brenton in Glenridding is developing at a fairly rapid pace.

“The community has a strong and healthy pace, which is on par with what we have seen in Anthem United’s other southwestern community, Glenridding Ravine,” said Cody Price, marketing manager for Anthem United, the community developer. . “Buyers see the Southwest as the most sought-after and most aspirational area of ​​the city, and we set out to provide them with a community that provides everything they could want in a new neighborhood: convenience, accessibility, tranquility and security.”

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Brenton offers 123 lots located in a quiet environment away from the hustle and bustle, yet conveniently close to the amenities of the Southwest. It is minutes from Currents of Windermere, Terwillegar Recreation Center is about 10 minutes and very close to Anthony Henday.

“Brenton is purely a residential community, which will help maintain a heightened sense of peace and quiet,” added Kevin Backus, Anthem development manager. “There are shops and services within walking distance for your convenience, but still out of your ‘backyard.’ “

Two relatively unique offerings in Brenton include front garage homes with lane access, which Anthem notes is relatively rare in Edmonton, and lots with larger energy services.

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Front garage homes with lane access mean that a homeowner will be able to reach their backyard from one lane, which could provide additional parking, RV parking and more, compared to typical front garage homes, which overlook the backyard of another. House with front garage. Meanwhile, the larger power service will allow for additional features like solar panels or an electric car charger.

Flexible builder

Vella and Good settled on Coventry Homes and bought the company’s Nysa model: a floor plan that has a foyer, half bath, and front office; A walk-in pantry leading to the kitchen opens to the dining room and living room.

“The downward opening was something we were looking for, it looks really big,” Vella added, noting that a series of windows with a view back into the ravine was another selling point. Then, with Coventry being a flexible builder and allowing the owners to modify the floor plan, the couple flipped the master bedroom to the rear of the house so they could also enjoy the views of the ravine from there. But they didn’t stop there.

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Not needing an additional room upstairs, they instead expanded the rooms and created a closet for themselves that they say could rival one as seen on Real Housewives shows.

They hope to take office early in the new year.

Joining Vella and Good will be their dog, Lady, two years old, a Cavoodle, a hybrid of a King Charles spaniel and a poodle, who is apparently a huge fan of the Edmonton Oilers.

“I played a few pickup games over the years and then a beer league stint in 2017, but broke my wrist, which required surgery in the summer of 2018, so I’ve never been back,” Vella said about the hockey trip she started. when he befriended that visitor to Sherwood Park.

About Brenton at Glenridding

Brenton means “high place” in Celtic or as developer Anthem United puts it: a place to experience an elevated state of life.

Anthem has partnered with Coventry Homes, Jayman Built, and Pacesetter Homes. Jayman and Coventry are building traditional front garage homes with no lot line, while Pacesetter is building townhouses. Front garage homes start at $ 500,000 and townhomes start at the mid $ 300,000. Architectural styles include arts and crafts / craftsman, contemporary / modern, heritage, and prairie.