Some Ottawa homebuyers say a developer has left their lives and their finances hanging by failing to finish — or in some cases, even start — building pre-purchased townhomes that were supposed to be move-in ready before the COVID-19 pandemic.
CBC News has seen the purchase agreements of five individuals who bought homes in a new development called Fresh Towns on Baseline Road in the city’s west end. The builder, Greatwise Developments Corporation, is headquartered in Toronto.
The pre-construction contracts were all signed between 2017 and 2019 for homes priced between $344,000 and $465,000 and scheduled to be completed by early 2020.
But according to the buyers, the
