Newly Approved Detached Homes Released

Mattamy has now released most of the homes that were switched from townhomes to detached homes. They are starting at $314,900, and I think since the release on April 30 there are still 4 or 5 lots remaining. If you are interested, go check them out soon! There were 2 staggered release dates, see below...

April 30th Release:


May 5 Release:

Future Release of Detached Homes

Mattamy obtained the official go ahead from the City of Pickering (despite some very vocal council members being against the proposal) to change the future release of townhomes to detached homes. And apparently there is already a waiting list for the new release. This has to be good news for both current townhome and detached owners! I am thinking that Mattamy will do the new release in May, as they have a history of May openings, the first release was in May and their year end is around that time. Should be interesting to see what happens :)

Article on the town council meeting approving the change:
http://www.durhamregion.com/news/pickering/article/173136

Mattamy site with listings for future release:
http://www.mattamyhomes.com/GTA/Communities/Pickering/Seaton/Homes-For-Sale.asp

Our Address....maybe?

One of the Seaton Forum members already had their upgrades meeting and mentioned that their address was on the upgrades documents. For some strange reason the address numbers are in the thousands. Another forum member deduced that we might be lucky number 1855 Liatriss Drive :)  Wonder what the reasoning was behind the numbers...?  We'll just have to wait till the info is on Canada Post to confirm.

Upgrades Meeting!

We have our muchly anticipated upgrades meeting on Monday :)  I have been researching and preparing for months, so it should be good!

We are planning to do a lot of upgrades because we don't want too many projects afterwards. Just the typical hardwood floors, granite counters & backsplash and finished basement will be on our list for the future.  The upgrade that we are most excited about is the maple hardwood stairs, they are going to be beautiful! We are doing a dark sambuca stain, high maintenance but worth it!

We were in Oshawa today and accidentally stumbled upon a Cartier Kitchens location, just happened to be in the same plaza as the timmies we went to. They are the supplier for our development's cabinets. So we were able to see a bunch of the different options that they offer, it was really cool :)

Can't wait for Monday!

Get Together This Saturday!

Thought it would be a good idea to post this here, just in case some of you are not on the forum or facebook page.

There will be a Seaton Creekside/Creekwood neighbours get together this Saturday March 5, 2011 at the Fox & the Fiddle at Kingston & Liverpool. It will start at 3pm and go until we are talked out!

Please come out and join us!

New Bloggee & Site Update

I'm Christine827 and I'll be joining Alan in contributing to the Moving into Mattamy Seaton Creekside blog.

Me and my husband Taj, are current Mattamy owners in the Stouffville "Wheler's on Main" development. This (Seaton) will be our second home with Mattamy, and we are excited to be going through the new home experience all over again!  From spending hours upon hours signing our lives away at purchase time to putting the key in the front door, I'll try to share as much as I can :)

First off, welcome and congratulations to all of you that have bought a home in the new development! The first closings are scheduled for October 2011, so we should start seeing some real construction progress this spring/summer.

Moving into Seaton Creekside Forums

The forums are always located at:
http://seaton.freeforums.org

Please stop by and share information with other's who will soon call Seaton home!

Prices Starting at....

No specific model pricing yet...Stay Tuned!

Mattamy Tries to Impress the Judges Again

From the City of Pickering's November 9th council meeting, I found that there still is life in this project. Mattamy submitted another round of draft plans for Pickering to use as a doormat just in time for a sloppy, wet and cold winter.

I'll try to post them up soon as they appear online and find out what's new this time around but the bigger question will be, if anyone cares anymore?!

Progress...

The lack of posts since July 22nd is because of the lack of news coming out of Pickering. After council had rejected Mattamy's plans for being "not good enough," they came to the understanding that they would re-evaluate everything after all of the builders' proposals were ready. They would prefer to evaluate plans on the whole rather than individually moving forward...

Well...things seem to be going on somewhere, someplace and at sometime....but at the moment I have nothing to share with y'all.

I've started to look into the re-sale market once again and may opt for something else. I will continue however, to follow the progress on the Seaton project and evaluate for myself which decision may be best.

Council REJECTS Subdivision plan despite city staff approval!

So....this is seriously never going to happen!!

I was a bit premature thinking the subdivision plans were approved...well despite approval from city staff, councillors in Pickering have narrowly rejected the plans that I thought were approved (sadly, I am not an expert with City Hall procedures).

City staff noted while the application met the Duffin Heights neighbourhood development guidelines, it was felt it was more innovative before Mattamy revised it. But ultimately, staff suggested council accept it since it was accessible and pedestrian-oriented and will allow for development that "meets the intent of the City's sustainable development guidelines."

How long will it take Mattamy to re-do its plans? Who knows...maybe another year.

Look Who Moved-In Next Door!

Things just got a little busier along Brock Rd. recently. Coughlan Homes (who are identified as Cougs Limited) on the Seaton site plans have begun to set up shop almost adjacent to the Creekside sales centre. So I checked out their website and found this information about their Seaton offerings.

Duffins Heights, Pickering
Location: Tillings Road, north of Dersan Street, off of Brock Road, Pickering
Master planned community
Single detached homes and townhomes on 32' and 39' lots adjacent to the Ganasekaigon Creek Valley
Over 100 lots available

You may pre-register on their website now but there is no option to pre-register for Duffin Heights.

Welcome to the neighbourhood Coughlan Creekside!