For the developers of Legacy, Calgary’s popular southeast community, the plan has ever been to create moments of connection for its residents. Elegant entranceways, decorative roundabouts, even public art were already sprinkled around the popular southeast community in its earliest stages, and now all of these have borne fruit in the most spectacular way.
“We wanted to create a community that made it easy for neighbours to get to know each other; build an environment with several points of interest than can spark conversation and start friendships,” says Kalida Manarin, marketing manager at WestCreek Developments.
It is in this way that the two-time BILD Community of the Year winner has lived up to its promise as a family-friendly, recreation-oriented, amenity-rich community that enjoyed the second highest population growth in the city last year.
There are already four state-of-the-art, colour-coded playgrounds dotting the community (Orange, Blue, Red and Green are open, and Yellow is coming soon) and 15 kilometres of pathways that span the length and breadth of Legacy. “You never even have to leave greenspace when you walk from one end of the community to the other,” Manarin says.
“When we saw the Orange playground in Legacy, we knew that this would be the perfect community to raise our five-year-old daughter,” says Dijana Kupinic, who just moved into the Legacy Commons townhome this past March.
Brandi Holmes, who has lived in a duplex here for two years, says she appreciates all the greenspace. “I love walking my dog, Cricket, around the community. The pathways and 300 acres of environmental reserve give us all the opportunity to stretch our legs, it’s so safe and friendly too.”
For Dijana, Brandi and many other residents of the community, it is also the wide range of affordable home product choices that has made Legacy so irresistible.
“We’ve been renting ever since we came to Canada in 2015, and we never thought it would be possible for us to own a home,” says Dijana, who immigrated from Croatia with her husband, Robert, and daughter, Ema. “But we were lucky enough to find one that more than fits our lifestyle and that we could afford as a single-income family.”
Brandi agrees. “My duplex is just right for my lifestyle, plus I have a fenced yard where I can play with the dog.”
“Pathways, parks and playgrounds were among the first to be installed, so were lovely public art pieces and even the entrance feature ‘ruins’ and watch tower that gives Legacy much of its character were mostly in place even before residents started living here,” Manarin says.
Photo by Jean Faye Rodriguez
Kupinic family - Dijana, Ema and Robert.
West Creek Developments has also encouraged community get-togethers with their periodic Stampede breakfasts and block parties through the year. “We have a strong homeowners association that is really active in the community that just serves to create stronger ties,” she says. The 150,000 sets of Christmas lights WestCreek installs every year for the holidays always make it seem that such a festive, family-oriented community to begin with.
Busy commercial areas are now open, including Legacy Corner, and more are on the way. These include the much-anticipated Legacy Village, which has some establishments already open and will be fully operational shortly. Then, there’s the massive, 64-acre Township development going up near the entrance to the community along Macleod Trail, which will be roughly two-third the size of the Shawnessy commercial centre. “This will be a big hallmark for Legacy and its residents,” Manarin says.
Still, it is the amazing range of home choices that Legacy offers is a crucial part of its success. From condos and townhomes, duplexes, laned homes, move-up homes and estate homes, Legacy has a home product that can fit any lifestyle. They are also rated for secondary suites, which makes it even more appealing to buyers with extended families and those with an eye to renting.
Especially of note are the homes along the two natural features of Legacy — the Ridge and the thick Aspen tree forests that make up The Woods — that sets the community apart. “We knew that those two features were going to be premium lots when we first started planning Legacy, and the plans for both have come along very nicely.”
The Ridge estate lots are now on the second phase and continue to attract an upscale clientele with the peaceful views of the Bow Valley. They are offered by Crystal Creek Homes and Morrison Homes. Homes on the ridge start from the $850,000s.
There is a lot of excitement over The Woods that is already available and getting ready to open show homes this fall with a Grand Opening event scheduled for January next year.
Manarin says The Woods is extra special, with homes directly carved out of the thick forest of Aspen in Legacy. “Homes here have 10 metres of woods behind them, you won’t be able to see neighbours behind you.” Homes in The Woods are from Jayman BUILT, Trico Homes and West Creek Homes, and they start from the $600,000s.
There are 42 show homes of every type of these offerings that can inform interested buyers not only of the kinds of home they can have here, but the kind of life they can lead here as well.
Legacy is truly shaping up to be a community for the future. “This is a community for everyone, where families can put down roots. Where you can buy your first home and move on to a bigger family home and onto a downsizer home without leaving the community. It has all the amenities you will ever need close at hand and you can see even more coming in the horizon,” Manarin says.
Brandi and Cricket
Fast Facts:
Community: Legacy
Developer: WestCreek Developments
Size: Legacy encompasses 442 hectares including 122 hectares of builder-protected environmental reserve. On final build out Legacy will be home to 20,000 people living in 7,400 homes.
Builders & Prices:
Apartment condominiums from the $140,000s:
• My Legacy Park by Brad Remington Homes
• Legacy Gate by Carlisle Group
Townhomes from the $270,000s:
• Trico Homes
• Aldebaran Homes
Duplex from the $340,000s:
• Trico Homes
Laned Homes from the $340,000s:
• Jayman BUILT
• Stepper Homes
• Shane Homes
Front Drive Homes from the $460,000s:
• Albi Luxury by Brookfield Residential
• Calbridge Homes
• Crystal Creek Homes
• Jayman BUILT
• Luxuria Homes
• Morrison Homes
• Stepper Homes
• Sterling Homes
• Trico Homes
• WestCreek Homes
Directions: Drive south on Macleod Trail past Stoney Trail. Turn east on 210 Avenue S.E. and take second or third right to access the community.
Hours: Monday to Thursday 2 to 8 p.m., weekends and holidays noon to 5 p.m., closed on Friday.
Web: www.legacylife.ca
