One of Ottawa’s most innovative builders is bringing its vision for “redefining homebuilding in Canada” to Ottawa’s west end for the first time with the May 9 launch of Magnolia in Stittsville.
The 2,000-home development by Caivan adds even more options for buyers in the popular neighbourhood off Shea Road between Fernbank and Flewellyn roads. Caivan becomes the seventh builder to be actively building in the area.
“Stittsville has built a reputation as one of Ottawa’s more desirable family communities,” says Jonathan Wiseman, Caivan’s executive vice-president of sales and marketing. “It still offers a village charm with a strong sense of community, while being seamlessly connected to everything a family needs to live, work and play. Neighbourhod streets are safe and quiet, while shopping, dining, entertainment and recreation are just minutes away.”
Magnolia will be built on 172 acres just south of EdenWylde, bordering Shea and Flewellyn, with 51 acres — or about 30 per cent — of the site devoted to green space.
“Magnolia has been designed around natural green space,” Wiseman says. “The parks, ponds and preserved natural space … will be a key feature of the overall open space system of Stittsville South. Magnolia’s parks will offer both passive and recreational outdoor activities.”
Caivan is offering a mix of townhomes and singles ranging from 1,648 to 4,379 square feet and three to eight bedrooms. New elevations and features are being introduced, along with a new collection of townhomes.
“For anyone who is being introduced to Caivan for the first time, they may recognize us from our main campus and advanced manufacturing facility that’s visible from Highway 416 in Barrhaven. This factory represents what makes us different,” Wiseman says.
“Caivan is redefining homebuilding in Canada by combining advanced manufacturing, cutting-edge technology and superior building science to deliver smarter, more efficient homes to thousands of families across Ontario and the North. Design, quality and experience come together to offer families homes that are designed to be comfortable, considered and built to last.”
The advanced manufacturing Wiseman speaks of relates to Caivan’s sister company, ABIC, which uses proprietary technology, artificial intelligence, robotics and generative design (such as software to help evaluate possible building solutions) to significantly speed up and improve homebuilding, creating multiple homes a day in its Barrhaven factory.
Just over 50 lots were released for launch day: 21 singles and 32 towns, with prices starting at $499,106 for towns and $649,549 for singles. Buyers camped out overnight to be the first in line and Caivan sold out of the initial release on the first day, prompting a second release for the following day.
Features of the homes will include finished basements, quartz kitchen countertops, nine-foot smooth ceilings on the main floor, taller upper kitchen cabinets and main-floor hardwood in the singles and wide-plank engineered laminate in the towns.
Pointing out that prices “will be attractive to many homebuyers,” Wiseman adds that Magnolia “is really all about families. It starts with the location in Stittsville, offering some of Ottawa’s best access to amenities, like 13 schools within five kilometres, not to mention the shopping, parks, recreation centres, employment opportunities and the Canadian Tire Centre that draws families to Ottawa West.”
Other area amenities include The Great Trail (formerly the Trans Canada Trail), the CardelRec Recreation Complex, Tanger Outlets, big box and boutique shopping and much more.
Initial occupancy at Magnolia is expected to be August 2027.
For more on Magnolia and current pricing, see our development summary.
