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Trico Homes have been experts in moving homebuyers to a new home, and now the renowned Calgary company has moved to its new home as well.

After more than 20 years at its old office in the Beltline, Trico Homes has moved its headquarters to Kingsland Junction. They occupy a total of just under 29,000 square feet of the first two floors of a four-storey building in a five-building complex. This new location just off Macleod Trail SW also combines Trico’s other businesses – Trico Communities’ rental apartments and Trico LivingWell’s older adult residences – in this complex as well.

Read the full story here in NextHome Calgary.

Some homeowners take immense pride in caring for their home while others are perfectly happy being invoiced for home maintenance. Hence, for those considering purchasing a townhome, there are two types of ownership: fee simple and condominium.

Fee simple means the home and the land are owned outright. In a condo, the buyer owns their unit and a portion of the shared property. With fee simple, the owner is responsible for everything including the bills. With a condo, the association is responsible and all owners share expenses via a mandatory monthly fee.

At Trico, we thrive on the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives of our people, and today, we are thrilled to announce we’ve been recognized on the list of Best Workplaces in Alberta in 2021!

To be eligible for this list, organizations must be Great Place to Work Certified™ in the past year, be headquartered in Alberta, and have at least 15 employees working in the province. The best workplaces were determined based on the overall Trust Index score from their Alberta-based employees.

Learn more about Best Workplaces in Alberta here.

On Thursday, June 17, founder and CEO of Trico Group, Wayne Chiu, will relocate the company offices from 11 Avenue S.W. to the new Kingsland Junction multi-family/mixed use Trico development on Macleod Trail S. Trico has run its head office out of the two-storey building west of 10 Street S.W. for the past 20 years but with a current staff of 80 it’s time for a move to larger space.

Typical of the generosity of one of this city’s most caring businessmen, Chiu has offered the soon-to-be empty 30,000-square-foot building to Women In Need Society (WINS), at a very charitable rate. WINS supports vulnerable women and their children, so they can grow and contribute to the community. It has a shopping alternative, investing in the social well being of the city, and will operate a large thrift store over the entire ground level. Upstairs will house its offices and space to run its social enterprise programs.

Read the full article here in the Calgary Herald.

Lynn and Ralf chose Trico Homes to build their laned home in D’Arcy, an Anthem United community in the northeast corner of Okotoks between Northridge Drive and the D’Arcy Ranch Golf Club. Their home, the Bellview, is the first kick at home ownership for each of them.

Once the couple was approved for financing the purchase and on the building journey, Lynn went to town designing her 1,540-square-foot home using the Bellview blueprints. She moved walls, took out a closet and made a bedroom into another, redrew the kitchen and bathrooms, redesigned the staircase with a wrought iron railing and added windows. Lots and lots of windows.

“My brother asked me why I bothered with walls. I could have just made them windows,” she says, laughing.

Read more about Lynn and Ralf’s story here in the Calgary Herald.

The love for laned homes is real. In fact, it’s so well-loved right now that homebuilders are having a hard time keeping up with demand for what some have called today’s fairy tale home.

The traditional laned home is the fairy tale home for many homebuyers because of its street-friendly façade. It is also easily the most affordable detached, single-family home option that makes the homeowning dream come true.

Trico Homes Marketing Manager, Glenda Schwartz [agrees] laned homes trump front-drive garage homes in curb appeal. “Compared to front attached garage you have the opportunity to create gorgeous curb appeal. You can have beautiful landscaping rather than a driveway in front of your home.”

Read the full story here in NextHome Calgary.

Homebuyers looking for a community with a mix of big-city style and small-town charm need to look no further than Midtown, the urban enclave in Airdrie that offers the best of both worlds.

Found in the heart of central Airdrie, Midtown offers a rare sense of openness amid a bustling city, according to Trico Homes. The homebuilder is excited to invite buyers to its newly opened Phase 3, where the area’s central pond, promenade and greenspaces make Midtown the perfect place for leisurely strolls and relaxing weekend activities.

While Midtown has everything from condos to front-drive-garage homes, duplexes to garden-front homes, what Trico has brought to phase 3 “is something a little bit different.”

Read the full story here in the Airdrie City View (page 17)

The scenic Rivercrest community on the south side of Cochrane moves into a new phase of development which includes a limited number of unobstructed view lots.

Located east of Cowboy Trail (Highway 22) by the existing Riversong neighbourhood, the 38-hectare (93-acre) community is a partnership of Slokker Communities and Qualico Communities. The release of Phase 2 includes 11 ridge lots with panoramic views of the river valley and no future development behind them.

This phase of 42 lots, including the 11 ridge lots, will feature front-drive homes from Broadview Homes, Sterling Homes and Trico Homes with show homes planned for spring 2022. Currently, prices for front-drive homes in Rivercrest start in the high $400,000s.

Read the full story here in the Calgary Herald.

Alberta members of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association triumphed at the 2021 National Awards for Housing Excellence held on May 7, winning three times more trophies than they did in 2020.

Trico Homes’ The Wynwood, a 2,265-square-foot Craftsman-style bungalow was awarded Best Detached Production Bungalow.

“Our team was thrilled to learn the Wynwood was given this award,” said Wanda Palmer, Trico vice-president of marketing. “We created this home to meet the needs of a very specific buyer group and it has quickly become a favourite for many others.”

Read the full story here in the Calgary Herald.

It’s official: Trico Homes is a 2021 winner and Platinum Member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies! Recognized for the 18th consecutive year, this honour represents our commitment to deliver innovation and exceptional customer experience with each new home we build.

“In what may be the most challenging year for Canadian businesses since the program’s inception, the 2021 Best Managed winners are a shining example of the importance of leadership, innovation, and resilience in the face of uncertainty,” said Kari Lockhart, National Co-Leader of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies program and Partner, Deloitte Private. “These companies should not only be extremely proud of this designation, but for their organizational grit, continued adaptability, and unwavering commitment to their people during a year when it was needed most.”

Thank you to our amazing team for your dedication to our homeowners, and helping to continue our success. We couldn’t have done it without you!

You can learn more about Canada’s Best Managed Companies Program here.