Shane Homes is adding an affordable high-end housing option to Airdrie’s real estate market through a new townhome development in Midtown.
Construction on The Towns kicked off in May and the first building is scheduled for completion in early 2025, says Mark Albertin, general manager of multi-family with Shane Homes. The development includes 49 three-storey units, each with three bedrooms and a two-car garage.
“Because of its proximity to 8th Street and its presence within the community, we wanted to create something that encompassed everything that was happening in that area,” says Albertin. “So, we are really taking the elements of the adjacent architecture into play to really create something that would become like an icon along that main 8th Street in Airdrie.”
The townhomes include flex spaces on the ground level that can be walled off and turned into fourth bedrooms, as well as an option to add another three-piece bathroom adjacent to that room.
“There’s a couple of optional features that can be added, depending on how you want to use the space,” says Albertin. “You can have a little ensuite and bedroom if you had parents that live with you or that wanted to move in.”
The price per unit starts at $540,000 and the final price depends on whether it’s an end unit or inset unit and what the buyer wants to include.
“If you’re looking for something with a kind of higher-end feel in a smaller community, this is kind of a niche product, so it’s more of a boutique development,” says Albertin. “I believe that, once the entire complex is built, it’s really going to provide that kind of cozy community feel.”
Completion of all eight buildings included in the development is planned for mid to late 2025. For prospective buyers worried about noise, Albertin says Shane Homes conducts a “yell test” to make sure no homeowner can hear between the units.
“What we like to do is build a home for our customers in the same way we would want to build a home for ourselves,” he says. “When it comes to attached units like these, where you have party walls separating the units, a lot of builders will minimize their spec to kind of save money. What that does is it allows for things like smells and sounds to penetrate from unit to unit. We actually take the opposite approach and we build them as soundproof as possible.”
Amenities planned for the development include a playground and dog park, so dog owners don’t have to go far from home to let their pets run free.
“You’re essentially in the heart of Airdrie and you’re able to walk to everything while still having a very high-end, affordable property,” says Albertin. “I think it’s really going to shock and amaze the surrounding community and I think we’re going to be really building something that’s going to stand the test of time in that area.”
For more information, visit shanehomes.com.
