Colours by Battistella

If you have been reading my threads you know that I am now in the market to buy my own condo. I am looking more at a loft idea with a more urban twist. Enter Colours at Battistella.
I know you know this particular building because it’s patchwork of coloured glass makes it an obvious funky hip location. Never in my wildest dreams would I imagine setting foot inside because I assumed owning property there was not within reach.
Today with the recent good news of a mortgage approval I thought why not? What would I lose if I walked in?
Battistella office generously gives half of its space to a Calgarian artist, a new artist each month as a matter of fact. They decided to partnership with the arts community and offer an artist a space to paint and to sell without commission. So walking into the office is like walking into a gallery. Such nice guys at Battistella!
Glen met me at the door and had such a relaxed tone that I managed the courage to actually ask him about the places available in the building. He took me to a wall and explained the pricing of the different floors of the building and exactly what was available.
The blueprints are actually printed on the wall of the Battistella office so you get a great visual of what to expect. He then proceeded to show me two amazing suites which had polished cement floors and great floor to ceiling city views with very modern layouts.
He explained at 1000 dollars down you could actually put a space at Colours on hold for two weeks, if you changed your mind within that time they would refund your money for you without penalty. But if you wanted to continue with your transaction a 10% minimum deposit and the proper paperwork could basically get you the keys to your own brand new crib!
I was floored; he made it sound so easy and so affordable. Basically with a small deposit and the mortgage to back you up, condo fees, and taxes you could own one of those puppies and pay $ 1,300 a month. Now don’t many people in Calgary already pay this for rent? So imagine the ease, you can actually own a property here and pay perhaps even less than you pay for rent.
He was so easy to talk to, and knew so much about the building because he is in fact one of the builders. The building itself is one of 5 projects they have in the city and the detail to specifications, design, down to selling information is so well thought out.
Today I walked away like I was walking on a cloud. I was so grateful that Glen made the tour and the information so easy to understand I felt less intimidated and more optimistic about Colours as a buying option.