1 Richmond Park Drive
A custom-built home that the production builders down the road simply cannot offer.
The rarest thing in this market: a genuinely custom-built home you can move into now.
Every production builder within a half-hour of here sells the same thing — a spec home, a fixed catalogue of finishes, and a two-to-three-year wait. 1 Richmond Park Drive is the opposite. It was built like a custom home because it is one: designed and finished with choices a builder would either refuse or charge tens of thousands to add.
From the framing you'll never see to the paint colour you live with every day, the decisions here were made for quality, not margin. The result is a home that feels solid underfoot, quiet between rooms, and finished to a standard the subdivisions down the road simply don't build to — on a lot more than twice as deep.
And because it's brand new, it qualifies for the enhanced federal and Ontario GST/HST relief. It is the only move-in-ready way to capture a benefit that normally forces you to buy on paper and wait years for a build.
Built the way builders won't.
The upgrades that matter aren't the ones you see on the listing — they're in the framing, the floors, and the systems that make a home feel custom for the next thirty years.
Custom everything — including the paint
Finishes, fixtures, tile, cabinetry and wall colours were all chosen, not defaulted. Nothing here is a builder's standard package.
2-zone HVAC system
Independent heating and cooling zones for the main and upper floors — even temperatures and lower bills, not one thermostat fighting the whole house.
Full irrigation system
An in-ground irrigation system keeps the landscaping healthy without dragging a hose — installed from the start, not an afterthought.
Separate entrance
A separate side entrance opens up in-law or income potential — a feature builders charge $25,000+ to add, if they'll do it at all.
Glued & screwed 6-inch hardwood
Wide 6-inch plank hardwood, both glued and screwed down — not just nailed. The difference is a floor that stays flat and silent for decades.
Superior framing
Engineered TJI floor joists on tighter 12-inch centres — a stiffer, quieter, stronger structure than the 16-to-18-inch spacing production builders use.
Pot lights throughout
Recessed lighting comes standard in every principal room — a finish production builders bill by the fixture.
Premium finishes, included
Large-format tile, 8-foot interior doors, heated ensuite floors, smart-home pre-wiring and a premium appliance package — included, not upsold.
Walk every floor before you visit.
Three finished levels over a nine-foot basement. Tap any plan to enlarge it, or download the full architectural brochure.
Ground level
Ten-foot ceilings · coffered dining & living rooms · sunken mudroom
- Family roomGas fireplace16′7″ × 15′0″
- KitchenFlush breakfast bar · pantry15′6″ × 10′0″
- BreakfastSliding door to yard15′6″ × 11′2″
- Dining roomCoffered ceiling18′9″ × 12′0″
- Living roomCoffered ceiling15′4″ × 12′0″
- DenFrench door10′0″ × 12′0″
- Garage19′0″ × 21′6″
Four custom homes. One quiet street. No two alike.
1 Richmond Park Drive is one of just four custom builds in the Richmond Park Collection — each on a lot more than 200 feet deep, each finished to the same standard.
See the craftsmanship in motion.
A cinematic property film and a “custom vs. builder” walkthrough series will live here.
What you literally can't get next door.
We spec'd this collection against comparable new builds from three local production builders. The greens are standard at 1 Richmond Park. The dollar figures are what you'd pay to add them elsewhere — if they're even available.
Builder names withheld. Pricing, lot sizes, and upgrade costs are based on on-site visits to comparable Keswick sales offices and are illustrative — confirm specifics with your sales representative.
In builder upgrades — included here.
Add up what the other builders charge for the same finishes and you're well past a hundred thousand dollars in extras. At 1 Richmond Park, they're simply part of the home — on a lot more than twice as deep, at a better price.
The only move-in-ready custom home that still qualifies.
To capture the enhanced GST/HST rebate, buyers are normally told to buy preconstruction and wait two to three years for a build. The Gilford is the exception: a brand-new, custom-built home that's finished and ready now — so you get the tax advantage without the wait.
The best of every world.
- Move in now — no two-to-three-year build timeline.
- Custom-built quality you can't get from a production spec home.
- Brand new, so it qualifies for the federal + Ontario GST/HST relief.
- Better-than-builder pricing on a lot more than twice as deep.
Saved on a qualifying new home under the new federal and Ontario program — a benefit resale buyers never see. Exact eligibility and figures should be confirmed with your tax advisor.
Come stand in it.
The only way to understand the difference between custom and commodity is to walk it. Book a private tour of 1 Richmond Park Drive.