Blatchford | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
  Blatchford Location of Blatchford in Edmonton | |
| Coordinates: 53°34′19″N 113°31′05″W / 53.572°N 113.518°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| City | Edmonton |
| Quadrant | NW |
| Ward | O-day’min |
| Sector | Mature area |
| Named for | Kenneth A. Blatchford |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Amarjeet Sohi |
| • Administrative body | Edmonton City Council |
| • Councillor | Anne Stevenson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi) |
| Website | blatchfordedmonton |
Blatchford is a carbon neutral community being developed on the site of the decommissioned City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alberta.[1] With an area of 2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi), Blatchford is approximately the size of Edmonton's downtown core.[1] It is planned to be a medium-high density neighbourhood which will rely on renewable energy and a district energy sharing system, contain two LRT stations, and be carbon neutral.[2][3][4]
Development of Blatchford is occurring in phases; phase one, which is currently under construction, will see 250 townhouses and mixed-use buildings constructed on six parcels of land.[5] Blatchford is expected to take 20 years to fully develop, and contain approximately 30,000 residents once it is complete.[5]
The first residents moved into Blatchford in late 2020, approximately five years after ground was broken and four years after the first homes were originally expected to be occupied;[6] as of April 2024[update], eight years after the first residents had been expected, 84 "homes" are occupied – including basement suites and garage suites.[7]
- ^ a b Amato, Sean (2020-09-16). "'It's finally happening': Blatchford homes selling, 11 years after bitter civic fight over airport land". Edmonton. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "Green development of old Edmonton airport site struggling to take off". Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ Riebe, Natasha (November 1, 2019). "Blatchford renewable energy utility ready to go". CBC News. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "Edmonton Metro Line Northwest construction begins". Railway PRO. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ a b "1st stage of residential housing at Blatchford development could be built next fall". Global News. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- ^ "Construction starts for Edmonton downtown airport redevelopment". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ Boothby, Lauren (2024-04-15). "Pace of building at Blatchford a concern for some on Edmonton city council". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
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