Village at Griesbach is North Edmonton’s Ideal Infill Location

Infill housing has taken Edmonton by storm. The phrase ‘infill development’ refers to building within urban areas that are underutilized or unused. Infill developments are critical to accommodating the growth of a city and designing community spaces to be environmentally and socially responsible. Infill housing revitalizes neighborhoods and presents new opportunities for home builders across the city. Village at Griesbach is one of those communities, as the entire development provides amazing infill opportunities for builders.

“The whole community of Griesbach is considered infill as the whole area has been envisioned into a well planned community that integrates existing tree stands and vegetation, provides for a range of housing types, establishes a high-quality public area, and ensures a unique urban experience through the development of a town square, parks, and community amenities,” says Georgette L’Hirondelle, Marketing Manager for Canada Lands Company in Village at Griesbach.

The Edmonton area supports infill developments, but there are very few communities that offer a truly redeveloped experience. Most infill housing is found in one off builds within mature neighborhoods.

Village at Griesbach is a proud supporter of infill housing. Canada Lands Company, the community’s developer, works closely with the City of Edmonton to meet the City’s action plan laid out in the Infill Roadmap. Since Village at Griesbach is an entirely redeveloped space, the community is a high contributor to the progress in infill developments found throughout the city.

Village at Griesbach provides community members with an assortment of home styles and price points, as well as options for both home buyers and renters. The master-planned community is designed to ensure that people with specific needs can find their dream home in Griesbach — whether they envision a condo, rental space, attached garage home, or a walkout home backing onto a park space!

Some of the primary benefits of living in an infill development versus a new community are being closer to the city core, having established transit routes that are close by, shorter commutes, a variety of businesses, mature trees, and being surrounded by other neighborhoods, says L’Hirondelle.

Village at Griesbach has all these features and more. Because the community is an infill redevelopment, the area is easily accessible by major highways, has multiple shopping centers nearby, and there are plenty of schools within and around the community!

Another fantastic feature of the community is the introduction of zoning to accommodate garage suites and secondary basement suites. Building income suites is another part of infill housing that revitalizes a community while also providing additional living spaces, reducing urban sprawl, and ensuring that a community has affordable housing options.

“Most lots in Griesbach are zoned to allow homeowners to build garage suites that can be rented to supplement income or for personal use,” says L’Hirondelle

Garage suites are above ground suites that you can build atop or alongside a detached garage. Some of the reasons a homeowner may choose to build a garage suite include helping aging parents, providing housing for caregivers of young children, as well as supplemental income by housing a tenant. Income from garage suites can help pay off a mortgage faster or allow for additional disposable income, L’Hirondelle mentions.

Village at Griesbach supports garage suites as they offer a product that many renters agree is superior. Garage suites are built above ground and away from a main house, meaning that a tenant has better light and air quality and there is far more privacy between the home and suite.

Village at Griesbach’s select builder group have a variety of floorplans and options to choose from for either a garage suite or basement suite. Your builder will work with you on financing options to build the income properties into your mortgage,” says L’Hirondelle.

All the builders in Griesbach offer an option for garage suite opportunities, but if you’d like to take a closer look, you can visit the show home parade on Greenaway Avenue. Homes by Avi and Impact Homes have laned home show homes, and atop the detached garage they have built beautiful garage suites. Taking a tour of the garage suites gives viewers a better understanding of what a garage suite would look like.

Garage suites are incredibly versatile, but both suites in The Village at Griesbach show home parade are one bedroom, one bathroom, with in-suite laundry.

To learn more about Village at Griesbach and the community’s versatile infill options, visit the show home parade from 6334 to 6339 Greenaway Avenue NW.