Southgate Edmonton Homes for Sale
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South Central Edmonton Homes: Southgate
Southgate Real Estate
Residential real estate near Southgate is a great place to purchase a property. Originally, Southgate houses were constructed for an elite buyer and offered houses made for larger families with bigger bedrooms and space for entertaining. Several of these Southgate area homes also featured attached garages and massive backyards. Today, this south Edmonton district is best known for the Southgate LRT which gives residents quick access to Century Park and the University of Alberta.
Southgate - South Edmonton Houses & Homes
Allendale is a great community near Southgate offering residents quick access via our LRT to the University of Alberta. Allendale is named for the Allen family, who farmed the area before it was annexed by the City of Strathcona in 1907. No matter what your price range, Allendale homes for sale are great real estate investments.
Empire Park in the greater university district is located near Southgate Mall, providing property owners with shopping amenities and access to the U of A via our LRT. Most Empire Park homes for sale will be built during the sixties and seventies. There is about twenty per cent of row houses, townhouses and duplexes.
Lansdowne forms part of the Southgate district and residential real estate features larger bungalow dwellings constructed in the sixties and seventies. Along Lansdowne Drive, there are several beautiful houses which run along the Rainbow Valley Park offering fantastic scenery.
Lendrum Place is across from the Alberta School for the Deaf in south Edmonton and offers mostly bungalow style houses with detached oversized garages, large lots and back-alley access. The majority of real estate construction occurred during the sixties with a few character houses built near the end of the Second World War. Nearby amenities include Southgate Centre, the Petroleum strip and the South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park and Southgate LRT stations
Malmo Plains is across from Southgate LRT Transit centre and shopping mall in south Edmonton. It is named for a type of soil, Malmo silty clay loam, common in the Petrolia area. There are several row homes and townhouses along with a few low-rise condos. This area is sometimes referred to as "Michener Park" and accounts for a significant proportion of the apartments which are only available as temporary homes to families where one or more of the adults in the family are students at the University of Alberta.
Parkallen is situated in south Edmonton near the University Campus. Most Parkallen properties are single detached houses along with a few low-rise condos. Today this is one of the best places to buy real estate with its close proximity to U of A, University Hospital, and the great nightlife along Whyte Avenue.
The majority of Pleasantview real estate are still original bungalow-style houses. Just under half of the Pleasantview dwellings were built during the sixties. Pleasantview homes were built for an elite and executive clientele and have been a part of our city since 1914. At the end of World War II, it was subdivided and sold under the Veteran Land Act to returning veterans.
ABOUT SOUTHGATE EDMONTON
Location:
Southgate is situated ten minutes south of the University of Alberta along 111 street, north of Whitemud Drive and west of Calgary Trail in south-central Edmonton. The area between Southgate and the University is known as Petrolia.
Attractions:
Southgate has several attractions including the shopping mall, a major transit station and the LRT which offers residents a quick commute to the U of A and the downtown core. It is near the Whitemud Creek Ravine with a walking trail to Riverbend, a private golf course, the Rainbow Valley Park and Snow Valley Ski Club.
Communities:
The Southgate area residential communities include seven communities which are Allendale, Empire Park, Lansdown, Lendrum Place, Malmo Plains, Parkallen and Pleasantview.
Real Estate:
Homes for sale near Southgate were originally built for an elite clientele and here you can still find large bungalows with shag carpets, oversized bedrooms & garages and brick patio backyard Bar-b-ques. Recently some of these master-crafted houses have been replaced with new modern infill properties.