Ottawa New Homes and Condo Communities by Urbandale

About Urbandale

In 2007, The Urbandale group of companies celebrated its 49th year in Ottawa as one of the region's largest home builders, land developers, and rental property owners.

With additional operations in Montreal and Palm Beach, Florida, Urbandale is currently active in five communities across Canada's National Capital Region. From the established Bridlewood, innovative Village Green and upscale Kanata Lakes communities in the western city of Kanata, to the progressive Riverside South in Gloucester and the fastest growing community of Notting Gate in Orleans, Urbandale continues its tradition of building excellence.

With more than 2,000 rental homes in its portfolio, Urbandale also offers an extensive selection of new homes ranging from affordable townhomes to prestigious luxury high-rises.

The company consistently receives the highest service rating from the Tarion Warranty Program and has been awarded their prestigious Service Excellence Award.

Urbandale in the news

  Watch for glitzier condos, more feminine notes and a pop of orange - Victoria Times Colonist

posted : 4 Feb 2012 at 5:57am

"We'll have to change our specifications if we want to stay ahead of the game," says Matthew Sachs, general manager of Ottawa's Urbandale Construction, which builds to R-2000 standards. New, more exacting R-2000 standards have already been announced in ...

  Traffic pressure on Parkdale: No easy way down this street - Ottawa Citizen

posted : 18 Jan 2012 at 1:56am

By Kelly Egan, Ottawa Citizen January 18, 2012 Traffic gridlock on Parkdale Avenue on Tuesday. Adding a 28-storey highrise development to the area to the once graceful roadway would be like adding another bucket of water to a flooded basement, ...

  Live chat: Got a question about energy-efficient building? - Ottawa Citizen

posted : 13 Jan 2012 at 12:15pm

Matthew Sachs, general manager of Urbandale Construction and a leading proponent of energy efficiency in the home building industry. Join Ottawa Citizen Homes editor Anita Murray and guests David Foster (director of environmental affairs for the ...

  Best bang for your buck - Ottawa Citizen

posted : 14 Jan 2012 at 2:36am

Matthew Sachs, general manager of Ottawa's Urbandale Construction, which builds to the high standards of R-2000, says that while they use double-pane, not triple-pane, Energy Star windows, they use the ones recommended for climate Zone C, ...

  Then & now - Ottawa Citizen

posted : 14 Jan 2012 at 2:36am

By Sheila Brady, Ottawa Citizen January 14, 2012 In the past five decades, Ottawa homes have become bigger, fancier and a lot cheaper to heat in the winter and cool in the summer, according to a collection of statistics gathered by the Canadian Home ...