Anita Murray
Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Ottawa’s best home builders saluted as SAM Awards returns to a live format
Designs that pop, clever campaigns and people with passion — the entries in the 2022 SAM Awards created a buzz as Ottawa recognized sales and marketing in the… → Read More
Many different worldly influences to choose from
Richcraft Homes has been on a model home frenzy recently, building and opening a whopping 25 model homes in the span of 24 months, many of them just this fall. → Read More
Parisian in design but with a twist
Paris has come to Kanata in the form of the 2022 Minto Dream Home. → Read More
Cohousing in comfort
Four friends who have chosen to share their senior years together by cohousing are finally within sight of seeing their dream realized. → Read More
Kinver Park: A little gem of townhomes in Bel Air Park
Convenient, connected and tucked away. → Read More
Sustainable redevelopment: Zibi opens its first rental units with self-contained energy plant
The sustainable redevelopment of the former Domtar and E.B. Eddy site straddling the Ottawa River between downtown Ottawa and Gatineau has reached a new… → Read More
Ottawa's urban champion
Rosaline Hill is a study in contrasts. Architect, bush camping enthusiast, urban advocate, nature lover, entrepreneur, artist, approvals expert, and Ottawa’s… → Read More
Designed to reflect the times
For the first time in more than five years, Minto Communities has brought new single-family home models to Orléans. → Read More
Hintonburg lofts by Orange designed to fit the neighbourhood
Inspired by the white, walk-up rowhouses of Kensington in London, England, developer Orange Design Build has created its own take on the style with a white… → Read More
Homes for the Holidays tour: 'These houses will just floor you’
The festive Homes for the Holidays tour is back, offering up six unique homes decorated for the season by area florists. But there’s a twist. → Read More
CHEO Dream of a Lifetime: Mixing and matching styles in the grand prize home
What do you get when you mix Scandinavian, mid-century-modern and a desert look inside, wrapped in an Arts and Crafts exterior? The expertly designed and very… → Read More
A fit for the times: Gramercy Westboro offers 29 walk-up townhomes off Scott Street
Inspired by the brownstone walk-ups of Gramercy Park in New York City, a group of investors known as Clifton Properties Group has come together to turn a… → Read More
In the comfort zone
COVID may have changed the purpose of the new model home at Richardson Ridge in Kanata, but builder Uniform Urban Development has made the most of the… → Read More
The Net Zero game: Are Ottawa home developers playing?
Two recent developments suggest the evolution of energy-efficient home building is making strides toward the 2030 target of having all new homes built to Net… → Read More
Dream still alive for CHEO Foundation despite construction delays, global pandemic
COVID-19 has once again disrupted the launch of the CHEO Dream of a Lifetime lottery. → Read More
East and west: Minto Communities launches a mix of singles and towns in Kanata and Orléans
Just as Minto Communities closes out its current east- and west-end developments, the builder is set to open two new ones to replace them. → Read More
An up-and-coming location and ‘unbelievable views’
The skyline at the north end of Hintonburg is about to get a whole lot higher. → Read More
‘We’re the hole in the doughnut’: Glenview Homes returns to Orléans with The Commons
It’s like a giant infill of sorts. → Read More
Awards: Ottawa's best-designed kitchen and baths ... for 2019
It was a year overdue and had to be done virtually, but the much-delayed annual celebration of National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) 2019 awards has… → Read More
'Open' houses: The showing must go on
The pandemic may be keeping buyers from touring designer-decorated model homes in person as much as they’d like, but it’s not stopping builders from building… → Read More