Abbottsfield

Abbottsfield, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada sits above the North Saskatchewan River valley. The name is taken from Abraham Abbott, a well respected custodian for the Beverly School District. Beverly was an old mining town that was annexed to the city of Edmonton in 1961 and what is now Abbottsfield sits on the site of one of the mines.

Abbottsfield was created in the early 1970s and almost 60 percent of homes were built during that decade. Most of the homes, at 54 percent, are row houses. Low rise apartment buildings make up the next 33 percent and the remainder are either duplexes, triplexes or four unit structures. There are no single family homes. Roughly 30 percent of homes are occupied by their owners and all of these are in row houses.

The North Saskatchewan River valley makes up the eastern border, 34th Street frames the west and 118th Avenue edges the south. The Yellowhead Trail is on the northern end. The expansive Abbottsfield Mall is on the eastern end of the district along 118th Avenue. One public elementary school serves the district.

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Balwin

Balwin, located in north eastern Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is part of the former North Edmonton, annexed to the City of Edmonton in 1912. The northern boundary is 132nd Avenue, the southern is shared by the Yellowhead Corridor and 127th Avenue and the east is edged by 66th Street. 82nd Street brings up the West.

Construction in the area began before the end of World War II, when just over 6 percent of the homes were built. Most of the homes were built between 1946 and 1970, over 76 percent. Another 12 percent went up during the 1980s and by then construction was essentially completed.

Single family homes make up 62 percent of the housing inventory. This is followed by low rise apartments, making up 23 percent and then duplexes at 9 percent. Lastly, row houses make up 5 percent of homes. Just under 57 percent of homes are occupied by their owners.

Schools in the area include Balwin Junior High and Princeton Elementary, both part of the Edmonton Public System and the Catholic St. Francis of Assisi Elementary Junior High School. Queen Elizabeth High School is just west of Balwin. The closest shopping is at Londonderry Mall to the north via 66th Street.

Brintnell

Brintnell is one of the newer developments in the north eastern sector of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This is a planned community, with a nearby lake, hiking and biking trails and plenty of open green space. The entire development has been pleasantly landscaped.

Manning Drive forms the eastern edge of Brintnell, 167th Avenue the northern border, and 153rd Avenue brings up the south. On the western end is 50th Street. The Clareview LRT station is located to the south east of the neighbourhood. From this station, residents can ride to Rexall Place, the University of Alberta and the Commonwealth Stadium.

In 2005 there were 154 homes in Brintnell. The number of homes now stands at 1,832 and the population is 5,048. Single family homes make up roughly 91 percent of properties with the remainder being a combination of duplexes, tri-plexes and quadriplexes.

Schools include the Steele Heights Junior High and a public elementary school located just south of 153rd Avenue. Edmonton Christian School is the closest facility, located just west of 50th Street.

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Canon Ridge

Canon Ridge is named after an Anglican priest that arrived in Edmonton in 1875. The neighbourhood is located in the north eastern sector of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and from its Hermitage Area locale faces the North Saskatchewan River valley. This valley actually makes up the districts eastern end. On the west is the Victoria Trail, the north is framed by the Kennedale Ravine and the Yellowhead Trail brings up the south.

Roughly seven percent of homes were built in the 1960s with an additional 11 percent in the next decade. The major building boom occurred in the 1980s when more than 78% of homes were built. By 1991 the neighbourhood was considered virtually complete.

Apartment style condos in structures with less than five floors account for 39 percent of the housing market. This is followed by single family structures at 30 percent and then row houses at 28 percent. The remaining inventory is mostly duplexes. One third of the homes are rented out.

To the south the Abbottsfield Shopping Centre provides convenient retail access. Overland Elementary School is just to the west of Canon Ridge. Access to the LRT line is via the Belvedere Station, also to the west of the neighbourhood. From the station, residents can easily reach the University of Alberta, Rexall Place and the Commonwealth Stadium.

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Cassleman

The Cassleman neighbourhood sits between 50th Street in the east, 58th Street in the west and north of 144th Avenue. 153rd Avenue makes up the northern edge. The district, names after an early 20th century local attorney, sits in the north eastern portion of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

There was little development before 1971 when about 10 percent of the homes in Cassleman were built. The majority of homes, 58 percent were built during the 1970s. The remainder were built between 1981 and 1990 with the neighbourhood considered complete by 1991.

Row houses make up the majority of housing coming in at 48 percent of the total housing market. This is followed by single family homes at 26 percent and condos and apartments coming in at 25 percent. A few duplexes are in the district. Over 66 percent of properties are lived in by their owners.

The closest schools, Steele Heights Junior High, a public elementary as well as a Catholic elementary school are in neighbouring McLeod. The closest mall is Londonderry south west of Cassleman.

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Clareview

The mixed use neighbourhood of Clareview is located in the north eastern sector of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Canadian National Railway’s right-of-way makes up the western edge. The eastern border is 36th Street, the north 144th Avenue and the south is lined by 137th Avenue.

A little over five percent of homes were built in the 1970s then there way a building gap until the 1990s. The remainder of the 420 homes were built by 2000. Most homes are condos or apartments, mostly in low-rise buildings with less than five floors. That accounts for 74 percent of the housing inventory. 13 percent of homes are single family dwellings and duplexes make up ten percent of the market. Row houses make up the remainder. A little over half of the homes are rentals.

Londonderry Mall offers the closest shopping outlets, just west of the neighbourhood. The Clareview LRT station gives residents an easy way to get to the University of Alberta, Rexall Place and the downtown centre. This station is also a park-and-ride facility. The public John D. Bracco Junior High School serves the residents.

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Cromdale

The Cromdale neighbourhood in north eastern Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is almost split in two by the Kinnaird Ravine. Because of this split, the district, one of Edmonton’s oldest, has irregular borders. The western edge is 84th Street, the southern border is the North Saskatchewan River valley and the Canadian National Railway is to the northwest.

About ten percent of homes were built prior to the ending of World War II. Between 1946 and the early 1960s another eight percent were built.

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