will slowly but surely gravitate to that.”
Christenson Developments’ first leap into
the integrated Urban Village market began
with a project in downtown Edmonton
known as Railtown, which reclaimed the
downtown rail yards and turned the space
into an area comprised of condominium
units and apartments, a new downtown
park and easy access to the area’s enter-
tainment and cultural amenities.
Over the next few years, Christenson De-
velopments will increase development of
the duplex bungalow product, Golightly
said. He also expects to see “a good deal
of enthusiasm and energy” go into se-
niors’ housing with care. Their markets
are at two ends of the spectrum — the
younger, more active adult looking for a
well-designed condo and the aging se-
nior who wants to settle in a community
where more extensive care is available as
time goes by.
Christenson Developments is catering
to an educated buyer who isn’t afraid to
research online before approaching the
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