About our community

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It's our intention to offer the highest standard of housing with great value and as such we only offer turn key new construction packages for your convenience.

Meadow Ridges Estates was designed and created with principles of environmental conservation in mind using the method of Open Space Design and as such is a bareland condo corporation.

Bare land condominium unit boundaries are defined by boundaries marked on the land; any buildings on the land are contained in the condominium unit. In the case of Meadow Ridge Estates, a condo unit is the “lot” and a purchaser owns everything contained within its boundaries including the home.

A bare land condominium complex may look like a neighbourhood of single-family homes or

townhouses. Bare land condominiums operate in the same way as conventional condominiums, but may not have as many common property elements since yards and driveways are located inside the

boundaries of each condominium unit.

 The simple explanation of what common elements at Meadow Ridge Estates are would be to say everything that is not within a “lot” or owner’s unit and within the community's boundaries. Here are some examples of things that are common elements at Meadow Ridge Estates and maintained by the condominium corporation: 

The Roads - All of the roads within the community of Meadow Ridge Estates are privately owned by the community

The Wells - All of the wells within Meadow Ridge Estates are owned by the community (each home has its own water treatment system)

The Wastewater Treatment Plant - A state of the art wastewater treatment plant was custom designed by engineers at WSP Group for Meadow Ridge Estates. A state of the art AdvanTex AX100 Treatment System with underground pressure lines connect each home, negating the need for traditional individual septic systems and helping to conserve land in the process.

Conserved Land - All of the untouched land at Meadow Ridge Estates are conserved in its natural state and require little if any maintenance. The entire community is 56 acres in total, which means approximately 35 -40 acres of land remain as natural green space for you and your family to enjoy in co-ownership with the rest of the residents at Meadow Ridge Estates. 

Part of the process of setting up the Bare Land Condominium Corporation with the Nova Scotia

government involves determining how much the condo fees will be. This determination is made by an

independent engineer who takes into account reoccurring maintenance costs (such as running the waste water treatment plant) and projected maintenance costs into the future. The independent engineer determines the fee, not the developer. Other similar communities here in Nova Scotia have fees in the $40 to $150 per month range and at Meadow Ridge Estates they are $72.50 per month.

 Open Space Development is a creative form of subdivision designed to conserve open space. The basic principle of the design is to locate homes on the portion of the site where the soils are best suited for development while retaining the remainder of the site as natural open space.

Conservation Design Principals 

● By designing a community by embracing conservation we have created a place to call home that will exist in harmony with nature now and into the future.

● Conserving at least 60% of the natural environment is a requirement, we decided to do better and strive to conserve 70% Conserve and protect water sources

● Maintain the natural rural character of the area and community

● Offer homeowners access to the natural landscape to explore and enjoy

● Focus is on building less roads and allowing more open green space

● Significant biological features such as mature forests, individual mature trees, marshes, wetlands, critical habitat, pools, ponds and riparian zones are preserved and enhanced as recreational and ecological desired features Quality of Life Benefits of Conservation Design

● Addresses citizens’ concerns about their impact to and living with the natural environment

● Creates a variety of formal and informal public spaces for social, recreational and quality of life benefits within the neighborhood

● Offers a variety of recreational spaces and activities which may include group activities such as picnics or, biking or walking in natural areas, or observing the plants and wildlife that thrive in the preserved habitats which can make a noticeable difference in the quality of daily life

● Homes in these types of developments will be increasingly valuable as home buyers increasingly demand access to nature and efficiency with the residences they purchase

● Thoughtfully implemented conservation design practices are beneficial to the natural environment in a number of ways:  Protected water quality, reduced flooding, protect habitat and biodiversity, protected and recharged aquifers, reduction in carbon outputs and greenhouse gas emissions .