Taylor Estates

What Taylor Estates does

Taylor Estates is a private residential land development company headquartered on the southern edge of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, operating under parent developer Devco Developments (active in the market since 1996). The company sells individual estate lots in a phased build-out (currently Phase III), positioning itself as the only completely custom built community in the region. Lots range from 0.52 to 0.94 acres and are priced from $250,000 to $375,000, with infrastructure including paved roads, walking trails, subdued street lighting, and city services combined with county tax rates. The Bear Creek natural setting and proximity to city amenities form the core physical product.

The portfolio comprises two distinct neighborhoods: the core Taylor Estates community, which targets custom home builders seeking large rural estate properties, and Wildwood at Taylor Estates, a sub-brand offering an adult gated community starting at $275,000 + GST with privacy features and condominium governance. Revenue is generated entirely through one-time lot sale transactions rather than recurring or licensing streams. The go-to-market model combines direct sales via a primary realtor channel (Kim Lissoway at My Lifestyle Agents) for Phase III lots with direct developer contact (Rhonda Side) for Wildwood, supported by external MLS-style listings on mylifestyleagents.ca.

Brand credibility is built on regional recognition: Taylor Estates is home to multiple Rotary Dream Homes (including 2020) and Canadian Home Builders' Association Award winners, and the Wildwood sub-brand holds a first-mover position as the only adult gated community in a rural estate setting in the Grande Prairie market. Headcount is 1–10 employees, there are no disclosed funding rounds or institutional investors, and the business is constrained to the Alberta market with no disclosed plans for geographic expansion.

Name

Taylor Estates

Legal name

Taylor Estates

Website

https://taylorestates.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Taylor Estates is a private residential land developer in Grande Prairie, Alberta, selling custom-home estate lots ($250K–$375K) across phased inventory and operating the Wildwood adult gated community sub-brand, under parent Devco Developments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Grande Prairie

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Lot Sales: Taylor Estates generates revenue through the sale of residential lots to home buyers. Lots are sold in phases (Phase III, Wildwood) at varying price points based on size and location. Sales are one-time transactions where buyers purchase land to build custom homes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Taylor Estates develops and sells residential subdivision lots in the Grande Prairie region of Alberta. The core product is large acreage parcels (0.52 to 0.94 acres) delivered with paved roads, walking trails, street lighting, and city utilities, intended for buyers to commission custom-built homes. The portfolio includes the core Taylor Estates community (currently active as Phase III) and a separately gated sub-brand, Wildwood at Taylor Estates, marketed to adult buyers seeking secured rural estate living. Lot prices range from $250,000 to $375,000 plus GST for Phase III and start at $275,000 plus GST for Wildwood.

Product overview

Taylor Estates is a residential lot development company offering estate properties in Grande Prairie, Alberta. The portfolio consists of two distinct neighborhoods: the core Taylor Estates community featuring large rural estate properties with custom home building, and Wildwood at Taylor Estates, an adult gated community sub-brand offering luxury secured living. Phase III Lots represent the current active development phase with numbered lots available for purchase ranging from 0.52 to 0.94 acres with prices from $250,000 to $375,000. Individual lot listings provide specific address-level listings through partner realtor Kim Lissoway.

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Brands

• Wildwood at Taylor Estates: Adult gated community within Taylor Estates, offering luxury rural living with privacy and gated entrance. First Adult Gated Community in a rural estate setting in the Grande Prairie market.

Products and services

• Taylor Estates (Rural Estate Community) Master-planned rural estate residential community located on the banks of Bear Creek on the southern edge of Grande Prairie, Alberta, offering large acreage building lots delivered with paved roads, walking trails, subdued street lighting, and city services while paying county taxes. Targeted at home buyers who want to commission custom-built homes in a scenic rural setting close to the city.
• Wildwood at Taylor Estates (Adult Gated Community) Adult gated sub-community within Taylor Estates offering large private lots, treed buffers to Phase 3, common areas, gated entrance, and design/landscaping standards enforced by the Wildwood Condominium Corporation. Intended for successful adult and senior buyers seeking maintenance-light, secured luxury rural estate living, with lots starting at $275,000 plus GST.
• Phase III Residential Lots Current sales phase of the Taylor Estates community, consisting of numbered building lots in Block 1, Block 6, Block 7 and Wildwood Units. Lot sizes range from 0.52 to 0.94 acres, with listed prices from $250,000 to $375,000 plus GST based on acreage and location; many lots are already marked SOLD.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Devco DevelopmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevco Developments has operated in Grande Prairie since 1996 as the definitive development firm. They are responsible for Taylor Estates neighborhood development, land development, construction, and property management. Devco is a hands-on organization with extensive experience from foundation to finishing, and their involvement ensures thorough and well-integrated results.
• My Lifestyle Agents (Kim Lissoway)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKim Lissoway is the primary Realtor handling lot sales for Taylor Estates. Contact through phone 780.814.1090 and email [email protected]. All Phase III lot sales are conducted through this partnership.
• Jaeger HomesminorOthersJaeger Homes is a home builder associated with Taylor Estates community, featured in lot plan materials for Phase III. Represents one of the custom home builders operating within the Taylor Estates development.
• Wildwood Condominium CorporationcoreOthersCondominium corporation governing the Wildwood adult gated community within Taylor Estates. Sets guidelines and restrictions for all dwellings including construction standards, exterior finishes, landscaping, and community rules for the gated community.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Dream Unlimited Corp. TSX-listed diversified real estate developer with land development operations across Western Canada, including Alberta master-planned communities. Comparable as a publicly-traded residential/community land developer with overlapping buyer and product profiles, though broader in scope.
• Mattamy Homes: One of North America's largest privately-held homebuilders with active land development in Calgary and Edmonton. Comparable because it acquires land, entitles it, and sells lots to builders and end buyers in Alberta, though at substantially larger scale and broader geography.
• Brookfield Residential: Major North American homebuilder and land developer with extensive operations across Western Canada, including master-planned communities in Alberta. Comparable as a large-scale residential land developer serving a similar buyer profile, though at much greater scale and geographic breadth than Taylor Estates.

Emerging players

• Crystal Creek Homes: Edmonton-area custom and estate home builder. Comparable because it serves the same custom/estate home buyer profile in Alberta that Taylor Estates targets, and represents the type of builder-partner that would purchase lots or build spec/custom homes within the Taylor Estates community.
• NuVista Homes: Calgary-area new home builder with focus on premium and estate-style homes. Comparable as an Alberta custom/estate home builder that represents the buyer profile Taylor Estates attracts, illustrating both demand-side overlap and a potential future lot-purchase or builder-partnership counterparty.

Direct peers

• Genstar Development Company: Western Canada's largest residential land developer, operating master-planned communities across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Directly comparable because it acquires raw land, entitles it, builds community infrastructure, and sells finished lots to homebuilders — the same operating model Taylor Estates uses in Grande Prairie.
• Melcor Developments: Alberta-headquartered real estate developer with a long-standing master-planned community portfolio across Western Canada. Closely comparable as a residential land developer selling finished lots to builders and end buyers in Alberta and neighbouring provinces, similar to Taylor Estates' lot-sale model.
• Anthem Properties Group (Anthem United): Calgary-based master-planned community developer active in Alberta and BC. Comparable because it acquires raw land, develops it with infrastructure and amenities, and sells lots to builders and custom-home buyers — a direct analogue to Taylor Estates' Grande Prairie operations.
• Ronmor Holdings: Calgary-based residential developer with multiple master-planned communities in Alberta. Comparable because it develops and sells residential lots to builders in similar Western Canadian markets, often in suburban and estate-style subdivisions.
• Qualico: Major Western Canadian residential land developer with multiple master-planned communities across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Closely comparable as a regional residential lot developer operating in many of the same urban markets as Taylor Estates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Executive.Rural.Living

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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