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Register and win!

ledmac — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:40:01 +0000

On Friday, May 4th we awarded an iPad to Chris Sante of Vancouver. Do you want to know why? It’s easy! For a limited time, register for Aviara, Dominion or Radius to be entered into our sweepstakes for your chance to win. Our next draw will be Friday, May 18th!

Have YOU registered yet?

Westcoast Homes Visits Reflections

ledmac — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:19:15 +0000

Arran Henn with Westcoast Homes recently visited Reflections where she met with our SVP Marketing, Manuela Mirecki. In this video they discuss the many amenities within the finished building and in the neighbourhood. Take a look to learn more about what Reflections has to offer its homeowners

…and the winner is….

ledmac — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:25:09 +0000

Edward Gramauskas from Dexter Associates Realty. Congratulations go to Edward for winning Ledingham McAllister’s iPad sweepstakes!

Have you entered yet? It’s easy! All you have to do is register for Aviara, Dominion or Radius and you’ll be entered in our draw for a new iPad. Our next draw will be Friday, May 4th.

Good Luck!

We want to give you an iPad!

ledmac — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:27:14 +0000

We are excited to see that today’s buyers are smarter and savvier than ever before. You are shopping around and doing your homework. And so you should! Let us help you organize your real estate shopping list on your very own iPad! Register with Aviara, Dominion and Radius NOW for your chance to win! Draws will be every other Friday starting Friday, April 20th.

It’s Easy!:

1. On our website, click ‘Communities’ and then ‘Coming Soon’

2. Under the ‘Register Now’ heading, click on Aviara, Dominion or Radius.

3. Click ‘Visit the website’

4. Click ‘Register’

Rules for Entry:

1. If you have already registered for Aviara, Dominion or Radius you are already in the draw.

2. You may register once for each upcoming community (3 entries total).

3. One draw will be done every other Friday starting Friday, April 20th.

4. The winner will be notified by email from the email address given in the registration.

5. The winner must sign a release and agree that their name will be used on our website.

6. No phone calls please.

Good Luck!

Coming Soon! Register Now.

ledmac — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:28:14 +0000

Ledingham McAllister is proud to present Aviara. The latest tower of our newest master-planned community in the Brentwood neighbourhood of Burnaby. Aviara follows upon the exceptional success of our neighbouring Brentwood Gate, Memento, and Perspectives. This curving glass tower will soar 34 stories with sweeping 360° views.

For the latest information please register at http://www.ledmac.com/aviara/

Rotary Club of Burnaby Celebrates Festival of Lights!

ledmac — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:44:56 +0000

Brentwood Town Centre played host to an impressive Christmas tree display this past holiday season. Organized by The Rotary Club of Burnaby Deer Lake, this event, dubbed the Festival of Lights, comprised of 25 decorated trees displayed on the second level of the mall until December 29^th. The public were invited to vote for their favourite decorated Christmas tree to help in their efforts to provide local needy children with winter boots. Each tree was sponsored by a local company or Rotary club, with sponsors decorating themselves, or recruiting local schools to do so.

The Club hoped to raise $10,000 for its programs, including its Boots For Kids campaign that provides warm winter boots for children in need at local inner city schools.

We were honoured to be a part of this fun and meaningful event. Our marketing team, spearheaded by SVP Manuela Mirecki, designed a Sugar Plum Fairy tree decked with pink tulle, hand-made oversized bon bons, fairy wings, silver doves and a sparkling tiara on top!

We had so much fun participating in this event. And we were excited to learn that our tree had received the most votes!

To learn more about The Rotary Club of Burnaby Deer Lake, including the Boots for Kids campaign, click the link to be directed to their website. http://www.rotaryburnabydeerlake.org/

Taken from Reflections http://www.ledmac.com/reflections/archives/417 and Perspectives http://www.ledmac.com/perspectives/ blog

Construction Update

ledmac — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:15:51 +0000

Taken from Century Blog http://www.ledmac.com/century/condominiums/recent-updates/

Artist Profile – Mike Maca

ledmac — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:11:43 +0000

To many, a house doesn’t feel like a home until the art is hung on the walls. We at Ledingham McAllister feel the same way! We believe that building and selling homes is much more than just an assembly of lumber and paint. Whenever possible we try to incorporate Art into our communities. We painstakingly search for a unique art piece or artist who will complete our vision for that particular community. We were made aware of an artist named Mike Maca when we were looking for the perfect piece of art to put in the lobby of our Perspectives building in North Burnaby. We were so pleased with that piece that we couldn’t wait to work with him again. When it came time to design the front gate at our Century community on Fraser Street, we knew that Mike would be a perfect fit. We were so excited that such an important work of art was being designed by a local East Vancouver artist to be admired for years to come. We have had an overwhelming response to both pieces and have had many questions about the artist, so after some gentle begging (Mike is very shy); he agreed to give us an interview.

We walk into Mike Macca’s studio on East 6^th and find him hunched over a piece of metal with a blow torch in his hand. He is working so contentedly that he almost doesn’t notice us watching him in awe. He takes off his mask and tells us he’s just putting the finishing touches on this piece of art that is actually a garage door. As we make our way upstairs to the studio I can’t help but notice the hundreds of metal pieces hanging from the ceiling and walls of the workshop. I have so many questions for this talented artist who through old world craftsmanship has an innate ability to inject practicality and functionality into every piece.

( Perspectives Lobby Gate) (Century Gate)

Take one look at Mike Macca, or his work and you’d never guess that he was kicked out of art school, or spent a year and a half in jail for being a political dissident during Russia’s occupation of his homeland. Born in Czechoslovakia to a blacksmith father, Mike was introduced to working with metal at an early age. So it would make sense that it would be his first and favourite medium. Having no formal art training, Mike says he learned from others, in seeing things that interested him and trying to do it in a different or better way. In search of a better life for his family, he decided to move them to Canada in 1986. After six months in Austria, waiting for his paperwork to go through, he arrived in Canada with his wife and two year old daughter Jana. Fast forward 26 years and Mike Maca is a very successful Vancouver artist, producing quality wares for individuals, designers and architects alike.

We are now upstairs in his studio and we are blown away by his collection which includes sculptures and various works with metal and paint. As we walk around chatting, he points out his favourite piece, a set of clay sculptures that are a work in progress. When asked how he knows that a piece is finished, he shyly says “when it feels right”.

Another piece that I notice with interest is hanging from the ceiling above me. He tells me it is his family portrait!

We finish our tour back in the workshop and Mike shows us some of the pieces he is currently working on.

A fireplace……

A garden screen …….

…the garage door.

Mike Macca is a man of few words, full of passion that is abundantly evident in his work. We are so thrilled with the pieces that he has created for us and we are already brainstorming ideas for our next community. We can’t wait to see what he comes up with next!

Taken from Century Blog http://www.ledmac.com/century/condominiums/recent-updates/

… and in other cool Neighbourhood News…

ledmac — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:20:46 +0000

… Bee Kim Heng Jerky, located at 4194 Fraser Street! (Just steps from Century)

Brothers Raymond and Scott Lim brought their father’s beef jerky store to CBC TV’s Dragons’ Den on Tuesday

As reported by The Vancouver Sun, Papa Lim went all the way to Singapore 25 years ago to learn how to make the famous Singaporean treat. His original Bee Kim Heng Jerky store in Vancouver’s Chinatown flourished until a devastating fire meant he had to start over in a new location. Things have never been the same.

Raymond and Scott appeared on the show with their pitch and the Dragon’s Den investors are going to help them out!

Congratulations to BKH Jerky!! We’re proud of you and happy to be in your neighbourhood!!

Taken from Century Blog http://www.ledmac.com/century/condominiums/recent-updates/

Fraser Street – Celebrating 125 years of history

ledmac — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:15:36 +0000

Ledingham McAllister has been celebrating the history of Fraser Street since we first introduced Century to the Mountain View Neighbourhood of Vancouver. The residents of this neighbourhood celebrated their long history with their annual block party on September 10, 2011. Our Marketing Coordinator Lauren Kwan was there along with an ice-cream truck giving away frozen treats to all the great neighbours! A great time was had by all and we wish to thank everyone who contributed in making this event a huge success! Please click the link below for more details and photos of this event on the Mountain View Neighbourhood blog.

http://www.mountain-view.ca/2011/09/thanks-to-all-who-helped-make.html

Taken from Century Blog http://www.ledmac.com/century/condominiums/recent-updates/