Lakewood of Strathmore excited for prospective new year
By John Watson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Scott Silva, director of sales and marketing with Lakewood of Strathmore, reflected on the series of accomplishments which took place throughout the community over the course of 2023.
“We have achieved some major milestones in the project’s development in the expansion and growth of the community, number one being the establishment of our show home row. We are very proud to announce that we have two show homes open and another three that are coming,” he said. “We have opened up Brave Park, of course, on Oct. 21, and so the park is actively being used by not only residents, but community members from all over Strathmore. We’ve got a lot of people that are coming in and even members from Wheatland County.”
Additionally, several announcements were made throughout 2023 regarding events partnering with GlobalFest and the Strathmore Stampede, which will be continuing into 2024. One such example includes the fireworks tour, which consists of five shows per year.
The community of Lakewood itself will also be host to more public events in the upcoming year, as development and expansion of the area continues.
Silva added the development and opening of the new Brave Park is one part of the community which he is particularly proud of seeing to completion.
“Brave Park is something that’s been close and near and dear to my heart and about two years in the making. And now with the launch of it, we have been able to launch our international exchange and twinning program partnered with the Strathmore Legion and then the American legion and other historical locations around the world,” he said. “We went to Pearl Harbor this year with them and our plaque is going to be placed up there on the memorial wall, which is amazing.”
Regarding potential improvements to reflect on and consider as the new year approaches, Silva said 2023 in particular saw challenges related to the supply chain and having materials where they needed to be, when they needed to be there.
Throughout 2024, some of the goals for Lakewood of Strathmore is to have the show home row completed and open to the public, as well as to host four events throughout Lakewood itself.
“We are going to be going back to being an event-focused community … that does not mean we are going to stop doing events elsewhere, but we are going to be doing a lot more community events,” said Silva.
Construction and development of Phase 2A for Lakewood is expected to launch early in the new year, which will see higher-density housing on the horizon, such as townhomes and duplexes in the works.