Creekside Estates 30 single family homes at 63650 Flood Hope Road Hope by RDG Management Ltd
Creekside Estates in Hope boasts prairie styling mixed with a modern West Coast feel
Kathleen Freimond
The Vancouver Sun
Creekside Estates
Project address: 63650 Flood Hope Road, Hope
Developer: RDG Management Ltd.
Architect: Cutstone Home Designs
Interior designer: Creative Design Works
Project size: 30 single family homes
Bedrooms: two and three
Unit size: 1,453 to 1,967 square feet
Price: From $369,900
Sales centre: 63650 Flood Hope Road
Sales centre hours: Thursday to Sunday, noon – 5 pm
Phone: 604-750-0281
Website: creeksideliving.ca
When Ignacio Lara-Faure, owner and lead architectural designer for Cutstone Home Designs, was creating his vision for Creekside Estates in Hope, he turned to the iconic Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Prairie style for inspiration.
While Lara-Faure says he couldn’t use the flat roofs often associated with that architecture because of the area’s snow and rainfall, he believes the designs for the 30-home subdivision on Flood Hope Road present a unique and modern take on the style.
“It’s something different, something a little more unique than the same-old same-old that keeps going up in row housing,” he says.
Panelling and shakes on the front elevations add some warmth and a West Coast feel, Lara-Faure adds.
On the exterior, all 30 houses have similar finishes to present a cohesive look for the subdivision. The materials on the front elevations – Hardie siding and panel with vinyl shakes – is easy to clean and maintain, he says.
“The homes all have the same size and style front door and same garage door and windows. Each detail, whether it’s the trim board around the windows or the shake in the front boxes, they’re all similar,” he says. “[But] they look different because of the different shape of the homes.”
The homes have cedar-fenced rear yards and buyers can look forward to professionally landscaped front and backyards.
The two- and three-bedroom homes are on lots of about 4,000 square feet and buyers can choose from four floor plans, including a rancher and two-storey options ranging in size from 1,453 to 1,967 square feet.
The show home at 63650 Flood Hope Road is the Fraser plan and has three bedrooms, den, a flex space and two-and-a-half bathrooms. The Hope plan, at 1,771 square feet, has an additional 512 square feet of unfinished space. John Rempel, president of Creekside Estates’ developer RDG Management, says this space has a roughed in bathroom and could be finished as a convenient in-law suite or be used as a rec/TV room.
Only one of the plans — the Thompson — has an upstairs master bedroom, Rempel says. The placement of the master ensuite on the main floor in three of the four floor plans takes into account the target market for the homes, which are expected to be popular among downsizers.
“[Creekside Estates] is oriented to the move-down buyer – someone who wants a nice affordable home. They can sell their existing home, move here and put some money in their pocket. It’s fairly central without being too expensive,” he says, referring to the starting price of $369,900.
Buyers can choose from two colour palettes: grey and taupe. The Fraser plan show home features the grey scheme with its white Shaker-style cabinetry and Bianco Snow quartz countertops in the kitchen. The same quartz tops the island, which houses a Whirlpool dishwasher and a stainless steel double-bowl sink and a contemporary Grohe faucet with a pullout spray. The full-height backsplash of stacked four-by-16-inch ceramic tiles has an eye-catching accent band of contrasting tiles.
The built-in Panasonic microwave and wall-mounted stainless steel canopy hood fan are standard features, but buyers can choose their own range and other major appliances as optional extras.
“Some people like a dual-fuel range with a gas cooktop and electric oven, others like all gas or all electric, this way they can choose whichever appliance they prefer,” Rempel says.
The 7.5-inch wide-plank laminate floor runs throughout the living areas, including the kitchen, while a neutral carpet is soft underfoot in the bedrooms. Nine-foot-high ceilings on the main level make the open-plan space feel light and airy, Rempel adds.
Other interior features include double-glazed white vinyl-frame windows, five-inch baseboards, wood casings on all doors and closets and light fixtures with chrome/satin nickel finishes.
In the living room, a Napoleon gas fireplace with modern ceramic tile surround and a stained wood mantel anchors the space.
The ensuite bathrooms have a spa-like ambience says interior designer Mae Suffron of Creative DesignWorks.
“We chose a large-format 12-by 24-inch porcelain tile for the floor and walls for a consistent feel. It looks like marble but is more durable [than marble] in terms of maintenance,” she says.
Like the kitchen, Grohe is the faucet of choice in the bathroom where the modern, polished chrome Eurosmart Cosmopolitan fittings add a contemporary flair to the space. The ensuite bathroom in the show house includes a shower with semi-frameless glass enclosure and double sinks with a floating mirror while the second bathroom has a soaker tub.
Downtown Hope, with its artisan shops, grocery stores, pubs and restaurants, is less than a five-minute drive from Creekside Estates, says Rempel, who also notes the easy access to Highway 1. Chilliwack is a 25-minute drive, while getting to Abbotsford takes just a little longer.
Hope is also conveniently located to the many natural attractions in the area, including several provincial parks, walking and hiking trails, and golfers can tee off at the par 72 Hope Golf and Country Club.
Several homes in Creekside Estates are currently under construction, says Rempel, with the first homeowners scheduled to move in at the end of June.
The show home is open from noon to 5 p.m. from Thursday to Sunday.
Creekside Estates
Project address: 63650 Flood Hope Road, Hope
Developer: RDG Management Ltd.
Architect: Cutstone Home Designs
Interior designer: Creative DesignWorks
Project size: 30 single-family homes
Bedrooms: two and three
Unit size: 1,453 to 1,967 square feet
Price: From $369,900
Sales centre: 63650 Flood Hope Road
Sales centre hours: Thursday to Sunday, noon – 5 p.m.
Phone: 604-750-0281
Website: creeksideliving.ca
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