Lifestyle Homes launches 50-plus villa complex in Drake Landing

Courtesy of the Calgary Herald

The first villas by Lifestyle Homes are designed to keep neighbours connected and cut costs on monthly energy bills. The Parkhouses is a boutique 31-unit development for buyers who are 50 years and older. Prices start from the low $500,000s. These villas have a rear-attached garage and are arranged as a pocket neighbourhood within the Okotoks community of Drake Landing.

Pocket neighbourhoods refer to a small group of homes oriented around a common open space, which is intended to serve as an area to meet and bond with neighbours. This format was a nice fit with the down-sizing segment of the market, says Michael Tandara, sales and marketing manger for Lifestyle Homes.

“It’s a lot quieter,” Tandara says. “Kids are no longer in the house and as they start to scale down, they start to seek that social interaction.”