[BrettB]

I was just down Alberta Ave Monday evening and I was shocked at how vibrant it's looking compared to two years ago. Lots of new small business storefronts on the go and a few building renovations, plus the trees are growing large, completing the welcoming look.

 

[Tropical]

I was just down Alberta Ave Monday evening and I was shocked at how vibrant it's looking compared to two years ago. Lots of new small business storefronts on the go and a few building renovations, plus the trees are growing large, completing the welcoming look.

That's great to hear!

 

[Avenuer]

Crudely made and subjective map of where I think are the best central-ish areas to buy. Open to getting roasted for how wrong I am.

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I think the lower-priced central areas are a better buy long-term. Not sure if you'll see more appreciation in the price of a $1M house in Crestwood relative to a $300,000 house in Alberta Avenue, plus the pool of potential buyers for the $1M house will be much smaller than the $300,000 one.

 

[fromyeg]

Crudely made and subjective map of where I think are the best central-ish areas to buy. Open to getting roasted for how wrong I am.

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Can you do one for central neighbourhoods on the south side of the river?

Just curious why West Jasper Place and Meadowlark Park rate poorly?

 

[northlands]

Crudely made and subjective map of where I think are the best central-ish areas to buy. Open to getting roasted for how wrong I am.

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Central McDougall yellow while Meadowlark is red is brazy

Otherwise mostly agreed. Only change I'd make is a big fat red strip along 107 ave east from the graveyard.

(also curious on why Dovercourt was added just to shit on it )

 

[policyenthusiast]

Can you do one for central neighbourhoods on the south side of the river?

Just curious why West Jasper Place and Meadowlark Park rate poorly?

They could be good picks, depending on how long you're looking at holding the property. Currently there's a lot of uncertainty around how LRT proximity will affect values, and I personally wouldn't want to live too close to WEM or a hospital. I've also noticed an increase in "general sketchiness" around this area lately.

Again, this is a subjective map. But here are the crime stats for the City. I think that another user could make a far better South side map than I could, I don't spend enough time south of the river to offer any meaningful insight.

 

[policyenthusiast]

Central McDougall yellow while Meadowlark is red is brazy

Otherwise mostly agreed. Only change I'd make is a big fat red strip along 107 ave east from the graveyard.

(also curious on why Dovercourt was added just to shit on it )

https://globalnews.ca/news/10768913/edmonton-homeless-shelter-dovercourt-protest/

Not necessarily a dealbreaker for everyone, but I wouldn't buy there. Central McDougall may be a rough area today, but the prices largely reflect that and developers have taken quite an interest in gentrifying the area. I think it could turn around faster than some of the other contenders.

 

[archited]

I lived in the Boyle Street area for just short of a year while I was renovating a two-story Victorian (I abandoned that effort when the rest of the block was assembled for a walk-up apartment build-out). At that time there was crime evident in the form of vandalism and petty theft. I make this point because crime should be segregated into various indices based on severity -- the data then serving to marshal ways to change outcomes in view of circumstance.

 

[kcantor]

I lived in the Boyle Street area for just short of a year while I was renovating a two-story Victorian (I abandoned that effort when the rest of the block was assembled for a walk-up apartment build-out). At that time there was crime evident in the form of vandalism and petty theft. I make this point because crime should be segregated into various indices based on severity -- the data then serving to marshal ways to change outcomes in view of circumstance.

What year would that have been?

 

[archited]

mid-1970s

 

[thommyjo]

Crudely made and subjective map of where I think are the best central-ish areas to buy. Open to getting roasted for how wrong I am.

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Some criminal choices here.

WJP and Meadowlark are SIGNIFICANTLY better than anything north of SPR and west of 149st.

Any chance you can explain your thinking? Here’s mine:

1) home prices reflect both the areas being way more valuable than Canora, mayfield, brittania.
2) proximity to 3 future Valley line LRT stops.
3) across the street from Crestwood and parkview means prices will rise quicker
4) access to the river valley is much faster
5) meadowlark and jasper gates shopping centres make both 15min communities. Mayfield, high park, McQueen are more car dependent.
6) faster access to the whitemud for driving
7) more new schools
8) closer proximity to Hospital
9) more tree lined boulevard streets
10) south of SPR sees significantly less crime and disorder than north of it
11) 107ave and 111ave are much noisier/busier than 100ave or 87ave for traffic.
12) farther from industrial areas meaning more playgrounds, parks, neighbours, schools within a 10-15min radius to walk/bike
13) jasper place leisure centre on 92ave and 163st is where free swim and other sports/fitness activities are. WJP/meadowlark are closer.

 

[JuliallThat]

I think the lower-priced central areas are a better buy long-term. Not sure if you'll see more appreciation in the price of a $1M house in Crestwood relative to a $300,000 house in Alberta Avenue, plus the pool of potential buyers for the $1M house will be much smaller than the $300,000 one.

People sleeping on the hood is why it's still a great deal.

 

[Gus Haynes]

Am I the only one who doesn't understand the colour scheme...? Did I miss a map legend somewhere...?

 

[SarcasticMarmot]

Am I the only one who doesn't understand the colour scheme...? Did I miss a map legend somewhere...?

Red bad, green good, yellow meh.

Its a decent approximation but the point made by Avenuer that value might be more easily realized in the red areas has some merit, atleast I hope so as I live in one of those red zones.

 

[yeggator]

Crudely made and subjective map of where I think are the best central-ish areas to buy. Open to getting roasted for how wrong I am.

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I get that maybe you don’t want to live right next to the Valley Line, but putting the areas fronting the alignment between 124th and 142nd Streets on the same level as McCauley is wild