Stoney Creek Plateau Area

[ewka]

We're looking to move in the next few months and one of the areas we are looking in is the Stoney Creek Plateau. I'm talking about the area bound by Ridge on the South, HWY 8/King on the north Fruitland on the east and King on the west. We've driven around lots of times during different times of day and the homes seem very well taken care of.

We are a family with 2 kids aged 7 and 6 both working. We wil likely have someone at home staying with the kids and taking them to school and being there to pick up. I have already considered the communte and I'd be about 45min on the 407 to north Mississauga and hubby would be about 1 hour to downtown. He goes early morning, probably leaving at 5:30 and is done by 3:15. He has friends communting to Stoney Creek and they say its about 1 hour.

Things I would like to know about is,

-Type of people living there, is it mostly commuters
- age of neighbours, it seems like a lot of seniors around, but that my be just a perseption, there seems to be 5 elementary schools in that area, so there's gotta be kids...I'm thinking.
- Anything else you would think important...

We've previously lived in the Clarkson area of missisauga and liked it just fine, but the house was too small. We are now in a McMansion as some would call it in Oakville and I find it too snooty, sheltered for raising kids. I'm hoping this area may be a good mix between the two neighbourhoods we already know.

Thanks for any input you have...

[hondanation09]

plateau is a beautiful area just nestled under escarpment. I would say area is mixed in age...it was previously very Italian area but now mixed. IMO a very nice area to bring up your children and still accommodate your working schedules in Mississauga. You can get some pretty nice properties in and around that area. I prefer Stoney Creek Mountain but that area would be second if I could get right under escarpment.

[Luciee]

I grew up about a 5 minute drive from that area. Its nice and always been a safe area.

[bisk]

Have you considered Binbrook? It's only 5 or 10 minutes south on Centennial Parkway. We've been living in Binbrook for 5 years and love it! It's great for our 7 and 4.5 year old. It's nice and quiet and everything we need is no more then a 5 or 10 minute drive.

[hondanation09]

Beware of old landfills in Binbrook and Stoney Creek. There is on I know of for sure in Binbrook new development area and a lot of new development near an in use landfill in Upper Stoney Creek so be careful and do your research.

[ewka]

Thanks all for your input.


plateau is a beautiful area just nestled under escarpment. I would say area is mixed in age...it was previously very Italian area but now mixed. IMO a very nice area to bring up your children and still accommodate your working schedules in Mississauga. You can get some pretty nice properties in and around that area. I prefer Stoney Creek Mountain but that area would be second if I could get right under escarpment.

What area would the Stoney Creek Mountain be? I'm not that familiar with the area. Can you give me a couple of street names as boundaries. Why would you prefer the mountain? It seems like it would be an extra 10 minute drive there?

[hondanation09]

Stoney Creek Mountain is the area bounded by Upper Centennial (otherwise known as HWY 20), Rymal Road (OKA HWY 53), Upper Mount Albion Rd, and approx in and around Mud Street.

In particular in terms of accessibility for you, you may want to consider where the Lincoln Alexander Parkway and the Redhill Creek Expressway meet...roughly around the Home Depot, Silver city, Montanas, Kelseys, Milestones development. You can go down the Redhill Creek expressway to connect with QEW Toronto/Niagara or go along the Lincoln Alexander Parkway and connect with 403 Brantford or 403 Toronto. Lots of nice areas around there as well as a very nice Conservation Area called Eramosa Karst (google it) which is vast Conservation area completed protected from development. Basically in 5-10 years there will be development all around it. You have Summit Park development by Multi area developmen off Rymal Rd, future Losani development off Highland Rd and Pritchard Rd and of course if you do not mind (many dont care believe it or not) huge subdivisions going in along Mud Street (penny lane estates by Landmart), Paramount Living by Marz, Losani and Branthaven, and Victory Ridge by Empire basically surrounding current Landfill site.

Huge, beautiful Catholic High School being built in Summit Park Development called Bishop Ryan...will be state of the art. Brand new Catholic elementary school in Summit Park within 2-3 years. Very nice public high school called Saltfleet on Highland Rd near Upper Centennial, beautiful public elementary school...Gatestone Elementary on Gatestone Dr.

And of course Valley PArk Recreation Centre and Arena complete with Aquatic Centre.

Also there is Albion Falls, Felkers Falls both beautiful places. This whole area will be connected with a series of trails and will go all the way done the red hill creek and connect with the beach front which will also connect with Pier 4 Park. So as far as recreation and things for young families...you have it all.

BUT, Stoney Creek Plateau is still VERY, VERY nice as well.

[ewka]

Stoney Creek Mountain is the area bounded by Upper Centennial (otherwise known as HWY 20), Rymal Road (OKA HWY 53), Upper Mount Albion Rd, and approx in and around Mud Street.

In particular in terms of accessibility for you, you may want to consider where the Lincoln Alexander Parkway and the Redhill Creek Expressway meet...roughly around the Home Depot, Silver city, Montanas, Kelseys, Milestones development. You can go down the Redhill Creek expressway to connect with QEW Toronto/Niagara or go along the Lincoln Alexander Parkway and connect with 403 Brantford or 403 Toronto. Lots of nice areas around there as well as a very nice Conservation Area called Eramosa Karst (google it) which is vast Conservation area completed protected from development. Basically in 5-10 years there will be development all around it. You have Summit Park development by Multi area developmen off Rymal Rd, future Losani development off Highland Rd and Pritchard Rd and of course if you do not mind (many dont care believe it or not) huge subdivisions going in along Mud Street (penny lane estates by Landmart), Paramount Living by Marz, Losani and Branthaven, and Victory Ridge by Empire basically surrounding current Landfill site.

Huge, beautiful Catholic High School being built in Summit Park Development called Bishop Ryan...will be state of the art. Brand new Catholic elementary school in Summit Park within 2-3 years. Very nice public high school called Saltfleet on Highland Rd near Upper Centennial, beautiful public elementary school...Gatestone Elementary on Gatestone Dr.

And of course Valley PArk Recreation Centre and Arena complete with Aquatic Centre.

Also there is Albion Falls, Felkers Falls both beautiful places. This whole area will be connected with a series of trails and will go all the way done the red hill creek and connect with the beach front which will also connect with Pier 4 Park. So as far as recreation and things for young families...you have it all.

BUT, Stoney Creek Plateau is still VERY, VERY nice as well.


Wow Hondanation, thanks, that is great info. Will consider upper SC as well. We'll drive around that area. Do you live in that area? if you don't mind me asking?

[hondanation09]

yup

[Bullseye]

Also there is Albion Falls, Felkers Falls both beautiful places. This whole area will be connected with a series of trails and will go all the way done the red hill creek and connect with the beach front which will also connect with Pier 4 Park. So as far as recreation and things for young families...you have it all.

Those trails are pretty much done! We biked the whole Red Hill trail down to the beach last week, everything is connected.

What is this area like in terms of air pollution?

[hondanation09]

Those trails are pretty much done! We biked the whole Red Hill trail down to the beach last week, everything is connected.

What is this area like in terms of air pollution?

yes almost done...just awaiting trails to connect summit park, with eramosa karst and valley park loop. Then connected to red hill. pollution is actually worse in burlington believe it or not.

[SCEvan]

Just a word of caution, Binbrook has been having flooding recently in new developments, as well as the east mountain ever since the red hill was built.

[Gigit]

Check out Summit Park, excellent family neighborhood, only minutes from the Red Hill.

http://www.multi-area.com/

[hondanation09]

Just a word of caution, Binbrook has been having flooding recently in new developments, as well as the east mountain ever since the red hill was built.

Has nothing to do with red hill...lol

The area got 150mm of rain in 2 hours.

[SCEvan]

Oh okay, must have been another one of those "100 year storm's", right?

Edit: I should clarify, Binbrook is not affected by the Redhill, just the EM.

[hondanation09]

Oh okay, must have been another one of those "100 year storm's", right?

Edit: I should clarify, Binbrook is not affected by the Redhill, just the EM.

The post couple of flooding events took place in and around Redhill Valley (below the escarpment not on the mountain) where they rerouted creek for the expressway...leaving everyone up in arms claiming the project causes there houses to flood. While their "may" be some validity to this, notice that this area had NO issues during this recent rainstorm. The area that did have issues was Binbrook and areas of Stoney Creek Mountain bordering east Mountain. This area has ZERO history of flooding. So, yes...150mm in 2 hours is a pretty rare event IMO. As far as damage, the recent basement flooding was mostly on a two year old sub-division. Water was pouring in from basement windows, due to grading problems.

[SCEvan]

I pretty much agree with that, that's the reason why I'm very cautious of new construction, builders are throwing up homes as cheap and quick as possible, and something as simple as grading (you would think a reasonable builder would take it into consideration) can cause ten's of thousands of dollars worth of damage to a home that new, and probably start at $300,000 and go up to about $800,000 depending on the subdivision.