Lorelei, Edmonton
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Lorelei is a residential neighbourhood located in the Castledowns area of north Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
.
It is bounded on the north and west by Castledowns Road, on the east by 97 Street, and on the south by Beaumaris Road and 160 Avenue. Travel north along 97 Street takes residents past CFB Edmonton
located just north of the city, while travel south along 97 Street takes residents past the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
and into the downtown core
.
Most of the residences in the neighbourhood were built in the 1970s and 1980s, with residences being a mixture of single family dwellings (57%), row houses (25%), walk up apartment
s in buildings with five or fewer stories (10%) and duplexes
(8%). Roughly three out of four residences are owner occupied.
Edmonton
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It is bounded on the north and west by Castledowns Road, on the east by 97 Street, and on the south by Beaumaris Road and 160 Avenue. Travel north along 97 Street takes residents past CFB Edmonton
CFB Edmonton
CFB Edmonton is a Canadian Forces base located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is also known as Edmonton Garrison or "Steele Barracks".-History:...
located just north of the city, while travel south along 97 Street takes residents past the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology is located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and provides technical training and applied education designed to meet the demands of Alberta's industries...
and into the downtown core
Downtown Edmonton
Downtown Edmonton is bounded by 109 Street to the west, 105 Avenue to the north, 97 Street to the east, 97 Avenue, 100 Avenue, and Rossdale Road to the south and Jasper Avenue to the southeast , though many people consider part or all of the surrounding neighborhoods to be part of downtown...
.
Most of the residences in the neighbourhood were built in the 1970s and 1980s, with residences being a mixture of single family dwellings (57%), row houses (25%), walk up apartment
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
s in buildings with five or fewer stories (10%) and duplexes
Duplex (building)
The term duplex can be used to describe several different dwelling unit configurations:A duplex house is defined as a dwelling having apartments with separate entrances for two families. This includes two-story houses having a complete apartment on each floor and also side-by-side apartments on a...
(8%). Roughly three out of four residences are owner occupied.