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Lifestyle and thriving community in motion in
Beamsville & Grimsby
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hen was the last time you were witness to tree-lined main streets? This phenomenon, along with thriving rural areas, the Niagara Escarpment, Lake Ontario shores, proximity to Ontario’s wine region, 400 acres of parks and expanding highway access – all define “home” for the 10,700 residents of Beamsville and 23,900 in the adjacent town of Grimsby. To say these are picturesque towns resplendent with lifestyle opportunities is an understatement. With lakeside locations, marinas and the Fifty Point Marina and Conservation Area, Beamsville and Grimsby boast an excellent combination of natural surroundings and modern but comfortable development. Feel like a nice, quiet walk in the woods? There’s the Bruce Trail that winds along the Niagara Escarpment. In the spring, there’s the Hawk Watch, taking place at the Beamer Conservation Area. Numerous golf courses are only minutes away, as are facilities for hockey, soccer, tennis, softball, racquetball, swimming and curling. Longtime residents as well as recent homebuyers are drawn to the picturesque settings, served by more than 100 businesses, new-home development and improving access to Hamilton and St. Catharines, and all other points around the Golden Horseshoe.
Indeed, Beamsville and Grimsby are among the fastest-growing parts of the Hamilton region. In recent years, new condominiums have been built along the lakefront beyond the reach of the industrial Hamilton Harbour. Builders – including Homes by DeSantis, Empire Communities, Augustine Group, Branthaven Homes, Rosehaven Homes and Losani Homes – have attracted local residents as well as those relocating from the Greater Toronto Area, thanks to greater affordability and quick access to the western GTA via the Burlington Skyway. Detached housing growth remains strong in developments above the mountain. Still, greenspace is abundant, with more than 40 parks totalling 400 acres of land, and countless baseball diamonds, soccer fields and playgrounds. Extend from the shores of Lake Ontario to above the majestic Niagara Escarpment with the QEW right at their doorstep, Beamsville and Grimsby are located within 30 minutes of downtown Hamilton and St. Catharines, less than a one-hour drive from Toronto and the U.S. border. Businesses and residents enjoy the ideal mix of a small town, community lifestyle, while maintaining easy access to several major urban centres. In addition to small-town atmosphere, the towns are part of the Gateway to Niagara, offering much more than meets the eye. They are part of the many towns and villages that comprise the Niagara region, an area of 1,800 sq. km. that forms a peninsula of land between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie with a total population of about 432,000. With many on the move to new-home communities in Beamsville and Grimsby, the secret is out. The towns offer quiet getaways from city living and an ideal location for commuters heading to Hamilton and Toronto or Niagara. In addition to Empire, Branthaven and Homes by DeSantis, other respected builders active in the area include DiCenzo Homes, Multi-Area Developments and Bucci Homes, boasting a strong selection of new-home communities that offer luxury, detached and townhome living.
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