Cedar Creek 7133 14th Avenue Burnaby three 6 storey buildings phase 1 has 128 homes by Ledingham McAllister
Cedar Creek to take its place in an established, longtime Burnaby neighbourhood
Kathleen Freimond
The Province
Cedar Creek
What: 3, 6-storey buildings (first phase: 128 units)
Where: 7133 14th Avenue, Burnaby
Residence size and prices: one-bedroom and den; two-bedroom; two-bedroom and flex space; three-bedroom; 639 to 995 square feet; from low $500,000s (Phase one 60-per-cent sold; phase two coming soon)
Developer: Ledingham McAllister
Sales centre: 7166 14th Avenue, Burnaby
Hours: noon — 5 p.m., Sat – Thurs
Phone: 604-529-8868
Cedar Creek, Ledingham McAllister’s new residential development in South Burnaby, is part of the revitalization of the city’s Edmonds neighbourhood and will be adjacent to the planned nearly 60-acre Southgate City community.
Construction of the first building in the three-phase Cedar Creek development at 7133 14th Avenue is scheduled to start in early 2019. The 128-unit, six-storey wood-frame building comprises a range of homes from one-bedroom –and-den suites to three-bedroom units.
“This neighbourhood has a loyal and established long-term community and is attractive to first-time buyers, people who are moving up to larger homes or those who are looking to stay in the community and downsize – it appeals to a very wide range of people,” says Manuela Mirecki, Ledingham McAllister’s senior vice-president of marketing and design.
Mirecki says there is a lot of interest in the development from people who have lived in the community for a long time and those who prefer the scale of the six-storey buildings.
“The architecture is very West Coast with big overhangs and wood-grain soffits. There is lots of articulation in the building, so it looks more like a collection of smaller buildings; it modulates in depth and height, creating a more vibrant and organic flow,” she says.
At the sales centre, potential buyers can choose from two colour palettes, Stone and Sand. The Stone scheme can be seen in the one-bedroom-and-den example, while the choices in the Sand palette are on view in the two-bedroom unit.
“Whenever we can have two display suites we always aim to show two vastly different interpretations in the décor,” says Mirecki, noting that the two-bedroom suite has a sophisticated and urbane sensibility with pops of colour and a glamorous ambience, while the one-bedroom unit is aimed at a younger buyer.
In the kitchens, different colours of the same cabinet style are used in both schemes. Cabinets include soft-close mechanisms, while matte black pulls on lower cabinets add a contrasting detail to the doors and drawers. The light countertops are complemented by the full-height backsplash of stacked white 12-by-four-inch tiles
The major kitchen appliances, all by KitchenAid, include a five-element ceramic-glass cooktop and oven; refrigerator with freezer and dishwasher. The modern hood fan is by Venmar and the microwave is by Panasonic. The in-suite laundry includes a front-loading washer and dryer by Whirlpool.
The developer has used Kohler products for all its faucets, sinks and plumbing fixtures in Cedar Creek. In the ensuite bathrooms, marble-like 12-by-24-inch porcelain wall tiles and limestone-look floor tiles give the spaces a relaxing ambience.
In the main bathrooms, with their Kohler Hytec soaker tubs, the large-format white wall tiles enhance the fresh and clean design esthetic.
Laminate flooring connects the entry, kitchen, dining and living rooms, while bedrooms are carpeted.
In the one-bedroom show suite, the den is shown as an office, but Mirecki says in other developments she has seen this space repurposed for a variety of uses from a sewing or craft room to accommodate a day bed for a comfortable reading nook.
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