- Tamarack, Edmonton
Tamarack is a new neighborhood in south east
Edmonton ,Alberta ,Canada . It is bounded on the north byAnthony Henday Drive , on the south by 23 Avenue, on the west by 17 Street, and on the east by highway 14. It stresses to have "a new perspective on community living". The new development in south east Edmonton will be the home to classic and move up homes, while limiting the number of multi family developments in the area. It will be one of the few newer areas that isn't home to several condos, town homes, or duplexes. Tamarack is said to be a new community that has a lot of "sole" according to an article in the Edmonton Journal. Furthermore, it is supposed to be one of Edmonton's most walkable communities with trails and pathways that lead to almost anywhere within the community and adjoining neighborhoods.As of right now the only multi family developments are duplexes that line the east border of the community. Tamarack is one of Dundee's (the developers) most beautiful communities and will have convert|620|acre|km2 of developed land, including over 67 acres of green spaces. They will include trails, ponds and stream courses, parks, playgrounds and natural reserves.(1)
In 2008 construction of a new public school that will house grades K-9 will begin.
Directly north west of the community is situated an urban plaza called "Rio Meadows" it is a shopping district that has many banks, The Home Depot, Winners, Starbucks, Swiss Chalet and many other stores for easy convenience. Best Buy and Montana's are both currently under construction in the area.
As of October 21, 2007, the City of Edmonton [http://maps.edmonton.ca map utility] contained virtually no data on this area. As this area develops, more data should become available.
urrounding neighborhoods
Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
Northwest = Southeast Industrial
North = Maple Ridge Industrial
Northeast = Maple Ridge Industrial
West = Larkspur, Silver Berry, Wild Rose
Center = Tamarack
East = Meadows Area
Southwest = Meadows Area
South = Meadows Area
Southeast = Meadows Area
References
(1) www.livetamarack.com
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