Trico Homes was named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies in 2015 for excellence in business performance.

Sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, Queen’s School of Business and MacKay CEO Forums, the Best Managed award recognizes Canadian owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million for sustained growth, financial performance, management practices and the efforts of the entire organization.

“Our company has worked hard to develop smart business practices backed by a strong leadership team and an elevated corporate culture, tools that are fuelling our success. It feels great to have a team that makes our business a recognized best-managed company — again.”

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

When Shauna Creagh stepped into home ownership, she didn’t just think about her needs today, but how the place would bring her value down the road.

Whether that’s one day using it as a rental, or when the time comes for her to find something larger and list it on the resale market, she wanted a shrewd investment. Livingstone Townes hit the mark on a number of levels.

The Trico Communities freehold townhome development is in the southeast community of Legacy.

“They have no condo fees, which is amazing,” says Creagh. As a freehold development, the buyer owns and is responsible for the exterior of the residence and yard. And they don’t have to pay monthly fees to a condo board.

Read more about Shauna’s story here in the Calgary Herald.

An abundance of windows and high-end touches in the kitchen and ensuite helps make Trico Homes’ new move-up model stand tall.

The Winston is a 2,515-square-foot home with a two-car front-attached garage in the northwest community of Nolan Hill. Master-planned by United Communities, Nolan Hill is located in the city’s amenity-stocked Symons Valley corridor.

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

Veteran Calgary home builder and philanthropist Wayne Chiu has received one of the country’s top civilian honours.

The founder and CEO of Trico Homes has been appointed Member of the Order of Canada.

Chiu earned the distinction for contributions as a corporate leader, champion of innovation, and social entrepreneurship in western Canada, says a release from the Governor General of Canada.

“Wayne Chiu is a humble, extraordinary man who continues to bring honour to himself, to his family, and to our company,” says Wanda Palmer, Trico’s vice-president of marketing. “He’s a visionary, and we’re very grateful for this and proud of his enormous contributions to the community.”

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

Connectivity, an affordable lot and green space perfect for walking dogs added up to the right fit for an accountant and her four-legged housemates.

Cheri Dusanko, in her mid-forties, is headed for Evanston, where she’s having a front-attached garage home built by Trico Homes. She felt it was time for a change from her home in Rocky Ridge, on the far northwest corner of the city.

“I wanted a slightly bigger yard for my dogs,” Dusanko says. “There does seem to be some nice green spaces around there. They also seem to be big on trees there, which I love. It gives you some shade and it looks really good.”

Read more about Cheri’s story here in the Calgary Herald.

Engaged couple Genelle Babin and Tyson Frank are on “countdown” for 2016.

Not only will the French immersion teacher and the salesperson for a plumbing and heating company be getting married, they will be moving into their first home together.

The couple has purchased a duplex by Trico Homes in the southeast Legacy community. Their home, with just over 1,600 square feet, allowed them the option (which they took and which Jorgenson says is by far one of the most sought-after features of this home — “it’s a real treat”) of adding a sunroom retreat in the master bedroom.

“It had everything we wanted,” says Babin. “We looked at others but we kept going back to the Trico show home.”

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

Derek and Jocelyn Bell with their child Hanna bought at Riviera in one of its earlier phases. When the Bells first discovered Riviera, they were reminded of a nearby mountainside town.

“We love Canmore, we love the mountains, we love the trees and the way the homes are designed with the Rocky Mountain type look and if you were to head down into that neighbourhood — there is just something about it,” Derek says. “You walk down there and you are kind of on your own. You’re in your own little world down there.”

They built the Fairmont model through Trico, which is a 2,229-square-foot floor plan with three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms.

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

When it comes to meeting the needs of a move-up home buyer, the Fairmont 2 thinks of everything.

The home’s generously sized bedrooms, large central bonus room and functional free-flowing main floor gives growing families the elbow room they need.

This is the newest show home by  Trico Homes and located in the amenity-rich northwest community of Beacon Heights. Trico offers 13 models in Beacon Heights and is the community’s exclusive builder.

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

Light, bright, with elegantly unique, but oh, so sensible twists: Trico Homes’ The Tremont is all those things.

The show home in the estate sector of Cooper’s Crossing in Airdrie is a beautiful open-concept, two-storey residence. Right from the time you step through the double-glassed doors, you are greeted by a very large entryway — you don’t have to worry about bumping into each other while you get in and out of your winter clothes.

From the entryway, you are flooded by the light – you can see clear through to the light-emitting windows in the great room and breakfast nook.

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

Nolan Hill has been a popular landing spot for families and young couples since it broke ground on a scenic stretch of land in 2011.

Since opening sales on zero lot line homes, they’ve caught the eye of a number of home buyers, including Colin Chong. He and his girlfriend Chan Mean picked the Fraser model through Trico Homes. Its standard floorplan is 1,916 square feet and it comes with a two-car garage along with three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms.

“When we have people over, everyone is in one area,” says Chong of the main floor. “That’s a good selling point.”

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.