As the new owner of the Fantasy Gardens site, the Townline Group of Companies spent 2008 and part of 2009 working with the community to develop a vision and plan for the old Fantasy Gardens site. As part of the process, the site was renamed The Gardens. The resulting plan for The Gardens neighborhood can be viewed by clicking here. In December 2008, Townline officially applied to the City of Richmond for a rezoning of the site with the plan that had developed as a result of the community workshops. As part of the plan we were pleased to announce that Townline will be returning the botanical gardens back to the community by giving them to the City of Richmond. The details of this, and some of the other amenities and proposed traffic improvements to enhance the performance and appearance of the intersection of No. 5 Road and Steveston Highway were all discussed at the October 14, 2009 Community Workshop. Click here to see the changes to the plan and the community amenity package that was presented at the workshop On October 19, 2009, the plan for The Gardens, developed as a result of the community workshops, was approved by Richmond City Council at a formal public hearing, pending completion of all the legal requirements and development agreements. We are very excited to report that we are now extremely close to finalizing the legal agreements and to begin our sales and construction, as per the plan developed in 2008! Please go to our sales website for more information: www.liveatthegardens.ca We've created this website to open a dialogue. It is intended to: provide community updates, and provide an opportunity for you to ask us any questions and to share your comments with us on The Gardens plan. We encourage you to participate on this website to connect with us and have your comments heard by clicking here.