For the third straight year, Morrison Homes took home the BILD Calgary Region Grand Award for Builder of the Year – Large Volume, bringing its total to 16 – the most by any homebuilder in the city by a wide margin.

For more than six decades, Morrison Homes has been building family-friendly, stylishly affordable homes in Calgary, and for a quarter of that time they have been the city’s Builder of the Year. They won the award for 10 straight years from 2001 to 2010. And now starting another winning streak by taking home top prize at the 2020, 2021 and 2022 BILD Calgary Region Awards.

But the real winner has always been their customers.

In a speech at the gala celebrations of the BILD Calgary Region Awards at the Telus Convention Centre on April 22, Morrison Homes Chairman Al Morrison credited this success to the “incredible”collaborative values of the team and their pursuit to serve their customers better.

“We’re just going to continue doing what has served us so well. To work as collaboratively as we can with our trade, supply and developer partners and stay as true as we can to the values set out by Frank,” he says.

Al Morrison’s father, Frank, founded the homebuilding company in 1961, and his son took over the reins in 1983. Al, himself, is semi-retired now, but what hasn’t changed is the honesty, hard work and integrity that is part of Morrison Homes’ DNA and goes into all the homes they build.

“We’ll continue to improve upon our product design and stay current with trends. We have some new models in the works and particularly some that will address the affordability concerns of a lot of homebuyers.”

Never one to sit on its laurels, 2023 is already shaping up to be another banner year for Morrison Homes with new showhomes that just opened and several more coming soon. They have showhomes in all quadrants of the city, as well as in Okotoks and Chestermere.

New are duplex and laned home in the brand-new Anthem community of Glacier Ridge. Morrison Homes also just re-introduced duplexes in the dynamic Okotoks community of D’Arcy.

Morrison Homes’ duplexes in D’Arcy were among the first to sell out when the community first launched five years ago, and their latest ones – The Kirklin and Easton models - are just as exciting.

Both offer floor plans to suit all demographics, whether you’re a first-time homeowner or looking to downsize, says Jodi Kellog, Area Manager with Morrison Homes.

These new paired homes range between 1,485-1,596 sq. ft., the standard models offer three-bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. “The Kirklin showhome, however, shows our popular dual primary bedrooms with ensuite baths along with a center open loft area. Providing a great space for all ages, from a kid’s playroom, dads man cave/TV room or home-based office,” says Kellogg.

The Easton showhome is made of “wow!” with its centre staircase, wrought iron railing, main floor office and fully-loaded, L-shaped rear kitchen.

Both the Kirklin and Easton are popular floor plans, especially with the new approvals of legal suites in Okotoks. The Kirklin allows for separate side entrances for legal basement suites whether it’s an Air BnB, mother-in-law suite or a place to call home for adult children or grandparents.

Morrison’s recently opened estate showhome in Livingston, The Ellsworth, also won its category at this year’s awards. It’s stately bearing with the open-to-above great room on the main floor, the glass panelling along the staircase and the luxurious, spa-like design of its ensuite makes this 2,684-square-foot estate showhome with a three-car garage an experience to visit.

Coming up are duplex showhomes in the brand-new northwest community of Glacier Ridge: The Carter and the Lola. The Carter is at 1,387 square-feet also has the dual primary bedroom floorplan that has been popular among first-time homebuyers as it gives them the opportunity to bring in a roommate that can help with the mortgage.

The Lola is a more traditional duplex with three-bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. Standing at 1,576 square-feet, The Lola offers spacious shared-wall living with no condo fees to worry about.

Morrison Homes show homes can be found in Livingston, Glacier Ridge and Rockland Park in Calgary’s northwest. They also have offerings in Cornerstone in the northeast; Legacy and Wolf Willow in the southeast; as well as in Belmont, and Sirocco at Pine Creek in the southwest. Morrison also has a strong presence in D’Arcy in Okotoks and Dawson’s Landing in Chestermere. Morrison Homes also builds in and around Edmonton.

“Our success comes from our customers,” says Max Conrad, Marketing Manager at Morrison Homes “we focus on our buyers’ building experience with us, living up to being the Homebuyer’s Best Friend. The constant feedback from our customers allows our team to make the best product improvements, and drives our team to create the homes we know our customers are asking for.”

Find out more about what Morrison Homes has to offer at morrisonhomes.ca.