| While Chestermere
was once a quiet summer village it has now become the fastest growing community
in Canada. While the lake and the golf course were the first
attractions the newer developments have taken advantage of the accessibility
to water to create ponds, water falls and streams throughout the town. There are now 12,000
residents in Chestermere. Housing choices are available from
apartment condos, to townhouses, a wide variety of single family homes,
villas and of course a wide selection of estate homes both on and off of the
lake.
The
lake is 3.5 miles long by 1/2 mile wide and covers 750 acres. The Bow River feeds the lake
with mountain, spring and glacier run-off. Chestermere Lake has a complete water change
every five days. For comparison Pine Lake in central Alberta has a complete water change
once every 200 years. Chestermere is a manmade irrigation lake. To prevent ice damage to
docks and boat houses in the Winter the water is lowered.
The town of Chestermere is 5 miles from city limits and 10
miles from downtown Calgary. Downtown is accessible by #1 or 1A highway in less
than 20 minutes. Alternate access is available from East Chestermere Drive to Glenmore
Trail.
The lake offers many
recreational opportunities for all seasons. In the summer, there is
water-skiing sailing, fishing, windsurfing, canoeing, swimming. In the fall
and spring you will enjoy the migrating birds, walks along the shoreline and
the quietness of the community. It is also the time to become involved in
the many clubs and activities in the community. A two lane bike path
connects to all the paths in Calgary. The ice-fishing in the winter has seen
many trophy fish caught. There is skating on the lake and on the ponds on
the golf course and in West Creek, Westmere and Rainbow Falls.
The Chestermere community has
two service
stations, two convenience stores, five restaurants, a full service Safeway,
2 liquor stores, 2 hair dressers, a dentist, a veterinarian, a
chiropractor, a family physician, an optometrist, A Bargain Store, a video store, a
dance studio, Curves, The Source two banks and a small inn. There are 3 shopping strips. There is
an 18 hole golf course with a full clubhouse, with restaurant, pro-shop and
health club. The sports complex has 2 arenas, 4 sheets of curling ice,
a hall for dancing lessons and aerobics, and meeting rooms for ceramics,
play school, guides and cubs etc. There is a
local RCMP detachment, a local volunteer fire department with backup from
Calgary. Chestermere has an active seniors group. |
| SCHOOLS
Chestermere Middle School on the West side of Chestermere lake
opened in September 2000. The Chestermere High Schools is just minutes from Chestermere
off of Indus Road. The telephone number for the Middle school is 273-1343. The
High School is 272-8868. Please see below for hyperlinks.
The Catholic school board opened a school in Chestermere
in the fall of 2002. This school will accommodate Kindergarten to
grade 12.( a graduated program that will have up to grade 9 in 2003) The
public school board also opened a new elementary school within
town limits in the fall of 2002. Two more elementary schools are
planned for Rainbow Fall and will open for 2008.
The public students from K to grade 5 are bussed to
Prairie Waters School in Chestermere. The telephone number for the school is
403-285-6969
The Chestermere community Playskool offers an excellent
start for the 3 and 4 year old and a wonderful opportunity for their mothers to meet other
mothers. Call 273-9208. The Chestermere Mom & Tots Group meets
Wednesday mornings from 9:45 to 11:15 call 207-7060 for information on this and other programs
in the community.
TYPES OF HOMES AVAILABLE.
Chestermere lake houses on the
lakefront are currently ranging from $800,000 for an older home to $1,700,000 for a newer home. There are still a few lakefront lots available to
have a custom home built. Chestermere lake houses offer an excellent lifestyle and
are a sound investment in your family's future.
There are many lovely acreage's surrounding the community.
The typical size is from two to four acres. You may also have the opportunity to build
your own home on different parcels that are in the sub-division process. Occasionally you
may find a home on an acreage at $600,000 but prices are climbing to be closer to $800,000
and up. Acreage lots range from $350,000 to $450,000 depending on the
parcel.
Different types of housing are available
in Chestermere. They range from $280,000 for an attached townhouse, and $270,000 for an
apartment style condo. Single family homes are running from $480,000
and up. We can help you select the right district for your family and
help you negotiate your building contract with any number of builders. As we have no
commitments to any builder, we can help you find the builder and the development that
suits your needs impartially. We are familiar with all of the
builders and the developments in Chestermere.
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Considering Buying In Chestermere?
Let us help you decide if Chestermere is right for you.
We would love to have a coffee with you and answer all of
your questions about Chestermere, we can take you on a tour of Chestermere and show you
the bike paths, the public beaches, the community centre the schools, tell you about the
yacht club, sports, etc. We have helped many families decide to buy
Chestermere real estate. In fact most of the people that we have sold homes to in
Chestermere are still here. They love it so much.
We have years of knowledge of this market. We
have actually seen the homes that have sold. We know if a home is priced right, or
if it is priced too high. We also know which homes are an exceptional value.
It will not cost you anything to use us to buy a
home. Real Estate fees are paid by the seller of the property. Usually 50% goes to
the listing realtor (their representative) and 50% to the buyer's representative.
When you engage us to work for you, we will work for you and look out for your best
interests every step of the way. Even new home builders have the cost of paying a
realtor to assist you built into the cost of the home. It won't cost you any more to
use a Realtor, nor any less to not use your own realtor.
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The Real Estate Council of Alberta
has put together some information to help you in understanding how the real
estate industry in Alberta works. Please feel free to use these
resources as the more you know the better your real estate experience
will be.
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