Lakes of Muirfield hosts information openings for neighbourhood development

By John Watson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Lakes of Muirfield hosted VIP and public openings, April 11 and 12, respectively, to showcase and discuss ongoing, as well as future developments for the neighbourhood. 

The openings allowed an opportunity to meet the developer, Chapel Rock Developments, learn about the upcoming development phase releases, and talk to the Exclusive Builders Group.

The property, which is located in Lyalta, was purchased by Chapel Rock Developments and Winchester Builders in March. The rights to purchase the residential lands were awarded to the developers by Wheatland County. 

“We invited residents of Lakes of Muirfield, council members, media – it is the first time the presentation center has been open. The new builders were here talking about our release of the new phase,” said Heather Dougall, vice president of sales and marketing with Lakes of Muirfield. “The County of Wheatland put out a Request for Proposal (RFP) back in the summer, so a bid for somebody to purchase and develop the rest of the Lakes of Muirfield, which is approximately 300 lots on a commercial site.”

Ongoing development will see the construction of single-family homes, seniors’ villas, and commercial-use buildings. 

Dougall explained Lakes of Muirfield has been working towards this point for the last 12 years; now having a true developer in place, the team is looking to build momentum, advancing the development phases. 

“We have had quite good growth but having a developer on site, that is somebody that people can go to, talk to, keeping consistency, and then also having the builders group is key,” said Dougall. “We are hoping to get the excavators out on site on May 1, and the builders building houses starting Aug. 1 so show home parades going in – so we should see some completion of houses probably by November.”

The majority of the houses which will be completed during this phase of construction will be large bungalows or two-story units, with prices starting approximately at $800,000 and up. 

Each lot is able to accommodate a triple car garage with the bungalows being planned to be in the 1,500 square foot range and up, while the two-story houses will be 1,800 square feet and up. 

“We are a semi-estate community … you have the triple car garages, architecturally, you have to have stucco or hardy board, aggregate driveway – it is not a starter community. The majority of the lots back up onto the canal, onto a pond, or onto the golf course, and they are all minimum 50 feet wide,” said Dougall. 

The presentation center will be open on a regular basis for people to come in, meet the builders, and view layouts of all the lots. 

Lakes of Muirfield plans to continue hosting similar events as development continues, and as new construction phases begin. More information is also available online (www.lakesofmuirfield.com).