Grovenor, Edmonton

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Grovenor is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It may also be referred to as Westgrove and West Glenora.

The neighbourhood is bounded on the east by 142 Street, on the west by 149 Street, on the north by 107 Avenue, and on the south by the McKinnon Ravine. Stony Plain Road passes through the neighbourhood.

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[edit] Residential development

According the the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton map utility, parts of the neighbourhood date back to the 1910s.

The 2001 federal census reports that one in five residences (18.2%) were constructed by the end of World War II. Substantially all residential construction was complete by the end of 1980. In more recent years, some older residences along Stony Plain Road have been demolished and replaced by newer development. There is also some commercial development along Stony Plain Road.[1]

According to the 2005 municipal census, the most common type of residence in the neighborhood is the single family dwelling. These account for approximately nine out of every ten (88%) residences in the neighbourhood. Another one in ten (9%) are duplexes[2] and a small number (3%) are row houses. Approximately three out of four (77%) of residences are owner occupied with the remainder being rented.[3]

[edit] Schools

There is a single elementary school in the neighbourhood, Grovenor Elementary School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System.

[edit] Proposed development

There is a proposal to construct five highrise condominium towers of between 10 and 18 stories at the west end of the adjacent neighbourhood, Glenora, near the intersection of 102 Avenue, 142 Street, and Stony Plain Road. The five highrises could have up to 330 apartment units among them with non-commercial uses limited to the first two floors. This proposal is opposed by the residents of Grovenor and Glenora.[4][5]

[edit] Surrounding neighborhoods

High Park McQueen North Glenora
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Canora North Glenora
West   Grovenor    East
South
West Jasper Place Crestwood Crestwood

[edit] References

  1. ^ Period of Construction
  2. ^ Duplexes include triplexes and quadruplexes.
  3. ^ Dwelling Unit by Structure Type and Ownership
  4. ^ Glenora/Grovesnor residents get new ammunition
  5. ^ [1] (2.2 MB)

[edit] External links

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