{"id":852714,"date":"2025-06-01T19:12:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T00:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/01\/new-homes-a-perfect-match-between-a-place-and-its-people\/"},"modified":"2025-06-01T19:12:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T00:12:31","slug":"new-homes-a-perfect-match-between-a-place-and-its-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/01\/new-homes-a-perfect-match-between-a-place-and-its-people\/","title":{"rendered":"New homes: A perfect match between a place and its people"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=ViHJwqR2SpptPV3xzs-69Q, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=DAryb_v6Lq8lxo6A3rfSTA 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=1-9eARycTf88l9aIVxHEdQ, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=7r4GAzfCOUwt1hwdKyruMw 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=AsKqgkhXvAnt69IECVAPAw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=6jz_O_PHM3x1XDwYFbXcAA 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=QAGkaHxyf4PZ_9bU_l6o5A, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=12fyaFt9Oz_VgWbDhYtHzQ 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=lIwxhp7GEnbsPqcHlF3peQ, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=gVF9WyN_GMk-C_IjcWtvNQ 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=V664BlkV87e7pq2GyuweNA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=V664BlkV87e7pq2GyuweNA,\n                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;sig=cbEqK0NTSZNT29IFad-SEA 2x\" alt=\"Kitchen\" height=\"750\" width=\"1000\"><\/picture><figcaption><span>The open-concept kitchen of the Reveli is soft and welcoming in sage green.\u00a0<\/span> <span>Photo by Justin Thomason Photography\/West of Main Justin Thomason Photography\/West of Main<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><span>A new player has joined the fray in bustling south Stittsville, where several builders have projects under construction off Fernbank Road near Shea Road.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-aqa=\"identity-sign-in\" data-async id=\"article-block\">\n<header>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ottawa Citizen\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/18.7.2\/websites\/images\/identity\/logo-identity-oc-new.svg\" width=\"280\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exclusive articles from Elizabeth Payne, David Pugliese, Andrew Duffy, Bruce Deachman and others. 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Among them are four new floor plans and options for multigenerational living.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIn some ways it\u2019s like we\u2019re coming full circle back to where we started,\u201d says managing director Jake Shabinsky, referring to the company\u2019s first development in nearby Kanata South, Monahan Landing, which launched in 2012.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=wqq3NODaqp-DsYqCQBUZ9g, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=2sOAIJomBHrpI1jyd9gUUw 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=BvXrKLZlKqX7_yRRBYFWPw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=gSy41AP8meZ2QtyjoZCFJQ 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=4G8AUZLrDyyPW0v70_x3jg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=xBdhMONKV_iPv6HHBjlWUg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=hGsY7BreqW-c1ye6gaHcjQ, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=ATDpoT2jRXRphsuSg6Q9EQ 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=yU_E4ATq-5L_x7beEKfJQg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=_hAfhRoxKTmaX5IhZLRZXw 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Living room\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=TI3Vm4cs5P1WOqxwESxAjA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=TI3Vm4cs5P1WOqxwESxAjA,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;sig=O23n5O_Jmu_qKo7VYFzlOg 2x\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"><\/picture><figcaption><span> Glenview has launched Union West with a designer-decorated model home styled by West of Main.<\/span> <span>Photo by Justin Thomason Photography\/West of Main<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s a perfect match for us and a place where people will congregate and come together and be a community that\u2019s obviously unique to Glenview Homes but also part of this broader Fernbank community design plan that\u2019s been master planned for years.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><span>Union West is also hugged by the burgeoning Westwood development to the north and east in an area that is growing rapidly but one that also benefits from the many established amenities of the mature communities of Kanata and Stittsville around it. There is plenty of shopping \u2014 both big box and boutique \u2014 schools, green space and more; and nearby recreation includes such draws as The Great Trail, the Canadian Tire Centre and the CARDELREC Recreation Complex.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><span>Unusually for a newly launched project, Glenview already has a fully furnished, designer-decorated model home that prospective buyers can tour. The company was able to have the model ready because it took advantage of an infill lot just down the street that already had city servicing and built the model before releasing the project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=oe3827agMOC9BBVFOomr8Q, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=C9btijfVy0H6NpVKoBiAGQ 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=Abx-bUOF_hzqRUqJcdYlMw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=T8b-2mNRBQ3MXp7DEBuYMw 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=qDdXqfgdjXgqU5uGv1PnLg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=i7QR2PP_5NvlP7sIWYkQ5A 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=aPEPFp18MsxfSaS21iTiFg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=otOuatGsqhbxrArtlosUaA 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=LKiY6fkrSdSkMl9SoDQqPA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=0yvPdcmzevQg3JfghaUgkA 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Glass pocket doors add an elegant touch to the main-floor office.\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=69ZjX0GkOIe8bN9wnc10YA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=69ZjX0GkOIe8bN9wnc10YA,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/ottawacitizen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-west.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;sig=ZOhdTdPobhZSXKXyFXiOlg 2x\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"><\/picture><figcaption><span> Glass pocket doors add an elegant touch to the main-floor office.<\/span> <span>Photo by Justin Thomason Photography\/West of Main<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><span>The model is Glenview\u2019s Reveli floor plan, which was recently introduced at The Commons in Orl\u00e9ans and which will also be available at Union West. The four-bedroom two-storey is one of Glenview\u2019s multigenerational floor plan options, although the model shows the home\u2019s standard layout with a main-floor office and oversized walk-in pantry and mud room instead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis plan just offers a lot of versatility,\u201d says sales and marketing manager Kristy Brayton, noting that the home can have up to six bedrooms to meet different family types and sizes. The model does show a fifth bedroom in the basement, which is decorated as a workout space but includes a Murphy bed for guests to illustrate how it can easily be a multi-purpose space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p> Anita Murray<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/life\/new-homes-a-perfect-match-between-a-place-and-its-people\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The open-concept kitchen of the Reveli is soft and welcoming in sage green.\u00a0 Photo by Justin Thomason Photography\/West of Main Justin Thomason Photography\/West of Main Article content A new player has joined the fray in bustling south Stittsville, where several builders have projects under construction off Fernbank Road near Shea Road.\u00a0\u00a0 THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":852715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1428,1886],"tags":[10304,6551],"class_list":{"0":"post-852714","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-homes","8":"category-perfect","9":"tag-homes","10":"tag-perfect"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/852715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}