TOWNE SQUARE (Commercial / Retail) | HERITAGE LANDING (Multi Family) | MASTER CONCEPTUAL PLAN
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Heritage theme for new development January 16th 2008 Download this article as a PDF A new residential subdivision going on the market this spring in Battleford, as well as a neighbourhood retail/commercial area which may come on line later, will feature a theme reflecting Battleford's historic significance, says the area's developer. The theme starts with the name, says Dean Kupchanko of Swansea Capital Corp. of Calgary. He has named the subdivision Battleford West, taken from a nearly century year old marketing brochure for the area. The 130-acre development will be located west of Highway 4 and north of Highway 40, and will begin with two subdivisions, one with 32 country residential estate lots named Country Estates and 36 executive sized lots in the area called Telegraph Heights. Battleford was once located on Telegraph Flats, hence the name of the new area. (See the story in the Friday, Jan. 11 Regional Optimist for a map and aerial view.) His plan is to find street names from Battleford's history, such as Northcote Drive, after the steamer that plied the Saskatchewan Rivers at the time of the 1885 Resistance. Kupchanko also hopes to develop a retail node, dubbed Old Towne Plaza. That portion could be two or three years away, depending on the initiative to twin Highway 4 from the Yellowhead to the Battle River Bridge. In developing the retail area, Kupchanko plans to build on the historic theme. Kupchanko wants to look to have "a certain oldness, a mix between western and heritage, . . . very much like what is taking place on main street Battleford." "I don't want it to look like a walk in the past where you walk into a heritage village where people are churning butter. If there was a business, for example, like a Tim's (Tim Hortons), it's not going to be the same as the Tim store you see in the city, it's going to be more rustic, but still new and obviously high quality." The same sort of look is intended for the residential area of the new subdivision. The plan calls for green space and walking trails. "People in this subdivision can walk the loop into the commercial area and back around through green spaces." The high point is in the middle of the area to be developed, says Kupchanko, so the Country Estates lots will mostly face south and southwest, with lots of opportunity for walk-out basements and views of the Battle River valley. In the Telegraph Heights area, there will be views of the city of North Battleford and views of Battle River valley, either facing south or west. There will also be a fence built between Highway 40 and the residential area, he says. This, too, will be built with a historic theme, although its exact design has not yet been determined. The residential area will be accessed from Highway 40 as well as 29th Street. The plan, he says, is for a swell to be installed on Highway 40 which will make access easy without slowing down traffic. The swell would include turning lanes for both east and west bound traffic. Working with ReMax, Kupchanko will begin taking deposits on the residential lots April 3. |
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