Cameron Larocque and Morgan Taylor were ready to buy a home but, as for many young couples, mortgage approval was proving difficult.

Camped out in the basement of Taylor’s parents’ home since returning from Europe last summer, they’d been looking at resale homes and researching building from scratch. Larocque has a good job as a chartered professional accountant but Taylor’s job as a substitute teacher was a roadblock to financing anything they liked. Until they found a quick possession model by Trico Homes in a neighbourhood they thought they’d never be able to afford — Cranston’s Riverstone.

“This spec home was on sale. It was honestly a deal we couldn’t pass up,” Taylor says.

The three-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom Garrison floor plan with front single-car garage was one of several move-in ready homes in Riverstone built by Trico. The price on the 1,621-square-foot home on a zero lot had been reduced twice by the builder, and Larocque happened to stumble across the listing while browsing on his phone late one night.

“It was in our price range. We just went to the Trico sales centre in Riverstone and said we want to see it,” he says.

Read more about Cameron & Morgan’s story here in the Calgary Herald.

The new southwest community of Pine Creek is unique among new Calgary communities, [having] completely geared towards single-family living. There are no condos, no commercial spaces and no community fees.”

Among the showhomes is the two-storey, 2,108-sq.-ft. Oxford by Trico Homes, which features three bedrooms and a bonus room on the upper level, with an additional bedroom in the basement with its own full bathroom.

“The Oxford includes an impressive collection of high-end finishes, wide-open living spaces, smartly laid-out storage options and ample room for a growing family. What makes the home truly special is that it is affordable for the vast majority of families in search of a new home. Nearly all of the most exciting elements of the home are included as standards.”

Read the full article here in the Calgary Sun.

Cozy secondary sleep spaces are suitable for many families, especially when their children are in their earlier stages of life. But if the plan is to put down roots and make it their home for the next decade, the adolescents or teenagers in the family may need something more substantial.

The Pearl by Trico Homes is designed to be that long-range fit. This 1,720-square-foot, front-drive model is part of its Gems Series in the northeast Calgary community of Redstone.

One of its secondary bedrooms is 13 feet six inches by 10 feet and the other is 13 feet five inches by 10 feet five inches. In both cases, these dimensions exceed the average for spaces of this kind.

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

Diversity has long been embedded in Trico’s corporate culture, and today our team is thrilled to be recognized as one of 2020’s Best Workplaces for Inclusion!

Trico received this honour after a thorough and independent analysis conducted by Great Place to Work Canada, where direct feedback was collected from employees.

“We are honoured to receive this distinction for our commitment to providing a workplace that is supportive of personal and professional growth, celebrates diversity in many ways and has solid policies in place that support a well-functioning and multi-cultural work environment,” says Maaike Ezinga, Vice President of Human Resources.

For more details about Best Workplaces in Canada, please visit https://bit.ly/2GhcLlb

House hunters will have the chance to get to know a new Chestermere community and the home options it provides before its grand opening later this year.

An open house sales event for Dawson’s Landing will be held at the Lakeside Golf Club from 5 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 22. The community, which will build out to 1,305 homes, is master-planned by Qualico Communities, the same developer behind Calgary communities such as Crestmont, Redstone and Evanston.

Builders in Dawson’s Landing include [Trico Homes]… they will have floor plans and pricing available at the open house and offer the ability to put a hold on or purchase a home, as well.

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

For many families, the most important parts of the home are areas in which people can connect.

This concept is at the heart of a zero lot line model by Trico Homes. The Oxford is a 1,948-square-foot, front-drive single-family home demonstrated in the new south community of Wolf Willow.

One of its most appealing places in which to spend time with others is the grand, front-facing bonus room. With multiple large windows and a towering vaulted ceiling, it combines architectural interest with a pleasing dose of natural light. It also has the floor space to fit large pieces of furniture, making it a comfortable place for family to gather and talk or watch TV before going to bed.

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

For those not familiar with the development, Kingsland Junction is a phased project consisting of a total of five buildings located on Macleod Trail, near Heritage Drive.

Three buildings totaling 271 units as well as retail commercial space make up the first phase, with an estimated completion date of the third building in spring 2021. The remaining two buildings are to be built at a later date.

Read the full article here in Skyrise Calgary.

We are delighted to share that our organization was named as one of Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures for 2019, in the Mid-Market category!

This honour is presented to a select number of organizations each year by Waterstone Human Capital, in recognition of company cultures that enhance performance, sustain a competitive advantage, and allows employees to thrive in the workplace.

“At Waterstone we believe corporate culture drives performance and that it’s an organization’s greatest asset,” said Marty Parker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Waterstone Human Capital and Chair of Canada’s Most Admired™ CEO Awards. “What’s remarkable about this year’s group of winning organizations is their commitment to corporate culture and their success in leveraging that culture as a competitive advantage. They each set a high bar when it comes to building great, high performance cultures that ultimately drive organizational growth and power the performance of their teams.”

To learn more about Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures for 2019, visit canadasmostadmired.com.

After playing a lead role in the revitalization of East Village, Michael Brown is moving into the president’s chair of one of Calgary’s veteran home builders.

Following the retirement of Trico Homes’ current president, Tom Chisholm, Brown will take over the role starting in January 2020. The builder is presently active in 24 communities in the Calgary area.

“It was one of those opportunities — their value system, my value system, who they are as a company, who I want to be — that really aligned,” says Brown, on the role with Trico.

In Trico, Brown was impressed with its success as not only a business, but a community builder, as well.

“I believe Trico is a leader on that front,” he says. “They always put the community first. That was something that became very important to me. In meeting with them, it was really what attracted me to Trico.”

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.