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House & Home
Not your average family home
Lavish Bel-Aire property showcases local builder’s talents, and what $6 million can buy in the Calgary luxury market
While the term showhome often denotes a certain level of sophistication, there are properties that take that refinement up a notch. And then there’s Bel 35.
Constructed by award-winning builder Rockwood Custom Homes, the 6,400-square-foot home in the community of Bel-Aire isn’t your average new build.
Built from scratch
The luxury custom homebuilding process
Hiring a custom builder to construct your perfect luxury home is a partnership requiring clear decisions and several important choices along the way.
Lupi Luxury Homes builds 18 to 25 homes a year priced between $900,000 and $3 million. Two thirds of these homes are in communities with Lupi land positions (like Rock Lake Estates in Rocky Ridge), the final third are in inner-city neighbourhoods where customers or the company have bought individual lots.
Grape expectations
In-home wine cellars’ popularity on the rise
Canadians love to kick back and enjoy a good sip or smooth tipple – after all, we spent $7 billion on wine alone in 2016, according to Statistics Canada. So it’s no surprise that people are building the activity into their homes.
Whether a leisure-time imbiber, a hobbyist or a serious collector, wine racks, wine rooms and wet bars have become popular additions to new-home designs and renovated homes alike.
Extras, extras!
The shifting popularity of new-build home upgrades
Home command centres, extra-large closets, gyms, secondary suites, energy efficiencies and more – the new-build bells and whistles homebuyers are choosing today are all about convenience.
No matter the size of the home, buyers want products that support a busy lifestyle, says Michelle Jakeman, director of sales and marketing for Calbridge Homes.