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Living in Lower Mount Royal, Calgary: Community Guide for Home Buyers
Quick answer: Lower Mount Royal is a small inner-city community in southwest Calgary, just south of 17 Avenue SW. Most homes are apartment-style condos, and you can walk to 17 Avenue shops and restaurants and on into the Beltline. I'm George Brown, a Calgary REALTOR® with LPT Realty. Here's what buy
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Living in the Downtown Commercial Core, Calgary: Community Guide for Home Buyers
Quick answer: The Downtown Commercial Core is the centre of downtown Calgary. Almost every home is a high-rise condo, and you can walk to offices, Stephen Avenue and CTrain stations on 7 Avenue. I'm George Brown, a Calgary REALTOR® with LPT Realty. Here's what buyers should know about the Downtown C
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Living in Mount Pleasant, Calgary: Community Guide for Home Buyers
Quick answer: Mount Pleasant is an established northwest Calgary community just north of 16 Avenue N, about 4 km from downtown. It mixes older detached homes with newer semi-detached infills and duplexes, and Confederation Park runs along its north side. I'm George Brown, a Calgary REALTOR® with LPT
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Living in Downtown East Village, Calgary: Community Guide for Home Buyers
Quick answer: Downtown East Village is a riverside condo neighbourhood on the east side of downtown Calgary. Almost every home is a condo, most in towers built since 2001, and the RiverWalk, Central Library and CTrain are all close. I'm George Brown, a Calgary REALTOR® with LPT Realty. Here's what b
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