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2005

2004

Building on the past

The Ottawa Citizen, May 21, 2005
Karen Turner


For more than two decades, Richcraft has been building walkup condominiums with one objective: to give buyers an affordable housing option.

But a lot has changed to the design and style of the builder’s terrace homes since the first project was launched off Hunt Club Road in the late 1980s.

“The designs have really evolved,” says Richcraft’s Shawn Bellman who describes the changes over the years as a means of keeping prices down and offering a more affordable product to young professionals and first-time buyers looking to own their own home.

Gone are the single garages of earlier versions, which drove up construction costs and narrowed the price gap between the stacked condos and starter townhouses.

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