Gary Stimson, centre, smiles after cutting the ribbons on his company's new subdivision, Herron Crossing, near the Seven Persons Creek and Canyon Creek development on Friday afternoon. Several dozen members of the local home construction industry attended the ceremonial opening at the site, which will be ready for builders this summer.--NEWS PHOTO COLLIN GALLANT
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More premier lots are coming available for builders inside Medicine Hat’s city limits.
Friday saw the ribbon cut on Heron Crossing, an 11-lot cul-de-sac in the Seven Persons Creek coulee, which will be open for construction later next month.
It’s being promoted as having larger lots, higher view of the creekside living within the city limits.
“There is a lot of demand for these types of lots,” said Gary Stimson, whose company, Landmark Developments, owns the project and is also behind the nearby Canyon Creek Community.
“These are built for triple-car garage and most are more than 150-feet deep, and nine of 11 are walkouts.”
The site sits below Canyon Creek subdivision, but above the nearby low-level crossing of the creek that joins S. Boundary Road to the west side of the coulee and access to Highway 3.
The subdivision was first proposed two years ago, and now, with deep services in place, lots are ready to be turned over for summer construction following shallow servicing and road paving next month.
Most lots are priced between $210,00 and $232,000, and projects are subject to architectural controls for size and exteriors.
There also no setbacks, but no lot line extends beyond the high-line of the creek flood in the early part of the decade, and all sit above historic high creek levels.
“Nothing is in the flood way of flood fringe,” said Stimson.
The site is built up beyond the height of the nearby traffic bridge that was overwhelmed in 2011, causing the creek to pool beside the outcropping. After bridge improvements the following year, a nearby sewage lift sits 10 feet below the lot grade.
They offer panorama coulee views, Stimson says, provide sheltered, country living with city rates for utilities.
A walking bridge will also be added to create access to pathways in Canyon Creek.
“We have quite a few young families in the community,” said Stimson, who says Canyon Creek is nearing built-out status and in several years, will be extended with a 39-lot phase on the west slope that would be called Heron Point.
