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  • 407 40th Avenue SW
  • 409 40th Avenue SW
  • 415 40th Avenue SW
  • 640 Riverdale Avenue SW
  • 708 Riverdale Avenue SW
  • 718 Riverdale Avenue SW
  • 715 Sifton Blvd SW
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    • 415 40th Avenue SW
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    • 708 Riverdale Avenue SW
    • 718 Riverdale Avenue SW
    • 715 Sifton Blvd SW
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The Story Behind Calgary's Riverfront Land

The significance of these properties did not emerge recently. Their story began in 1907, when visionary developer Freddy Lowes recognized something exceptional about this stretch of the Elbow River.


His ambition was singular: to create Calgary's first premier residential community, defined by estate homes, tree-lined streets, and an enduring connection to the river. He called it Elbow Park.


Established in 1910, Elbow Park quickly became one of Calgary's most coveted neighbourhoods, with a reputation built not over years, but over generations. Along the riverfront, the lots grew larger and the settings more private, and the addresses lining the water emerged as some of the community's most distinguished. These seven parcels, set along Sifton Boulevard, Riverdale Avenue, and 40 Avenue SW, sit where the lots are largest and the river is closest.

 

More than a century later, the qualities that first inspired the creation of Elbow Park remain unchanged. The river still flows along these boundaries. Mature trees still provide privacy and character. The Glencoe Club, the river pathways, and the surrounding estate homes continue to define one of Calgary's most sought-after residential settings.


What has changed is the opportunity.


For perhaps the first time in a generation, these remarkable properties offer the chance to create a new legacy on one of the city's most storied stretches of riverfront land. This is the Elbow River Estate Collection. Own, build, and leave a legacy.


As the sun sets over the water, the story of this land continues with you. Will you write the next chapter?


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