Solmar publishes extra-deep lots at North Hill, with select homes backing onto tranquil ponds, mature forests and natural green space. Lot dimensions, which lots carry those backings and the premiums attached to them have not been published. Evaluate depth and backing together with grading, drainage, easements, fencing rules and rear access, all of which appear in the site plan and agreement schedules rather than in marketing imagery.
Solmar leads North Hill's marketing with land: extra-deep lots, and select homes backing onto tranquil ponds, mature forests and natural green space. In a new-build community, that is the right thing to lead with, because it is the only part of the purchase that is permanent. Cabinetry, flooring, appliances and even layout can be changed by a future owner. Lot depth and what sits behind your fence cannot.
So this is the part of the North Hill decision that deserves the most rigour — and the part with the least published detail.
"Extra-deep" is a comparative claim without a stated benchmark. Until dimensions appear on a site plan, do not assume a number.
A deeper lot gives you distance from the home behind you, room for a real yard rather than a strip, and future flexibility for a deck, a shed, mature trees or a pool where zoning permits. It also gives you:
That last point catches people. New subdivisions are graded as a system, and your rear yard usually forms part of a swale or drainage route serving several lots. Changing it — filling a low spot, building up a patio, installing a solid fence across a swale — can put you in breach and can flood a neighbour. Check the grading obligations in the agreement before you plan a landscape.
These are not the same thing, and the difference is legal, not aesthetic.
Ask exactly one question, in writing: what is the designation and ownership of the block behind this lot in the registered plan of subdivision? Anything less specific than that is a sales answer.
Depth, corner position, walkout potential and a protected backing all attract premiums in Ontario freehold releases. None are published for North Hill yet. Sensible discipline:
The framework is in the North Hill pricing guide.
Sloped sites — and Upper Bolton has grade — sometimes support walkout or lookout basements. These are valuable, but they are lot-specific, they carry premiums, and they change your basement's finishing costs and drainage detail. If a walkout matters to you, ask which lots support one, whether the walkout is included or an upgrade, and what the resulting rear grade will look like once landscaping is complete.
Have a lawyer read the schedules with you — see agreement of purchase and sale review.
The extra-deep lots and nature backings at North Hill are the community's genuine differentiator, and they are worth paying for — once you know exactly what is behind you, how the yard drains, what you are allowed to build, and what the premium is. Every one of those answers exists in a document. Ask for the documents.
Solmar describes extra-deep lots but has not published lot dimensions. Depths will appear on the site plan and in the agreement of purchase and sale at release.
Solmar states that select homes back onto tranquil ponds, mature forests and natural green space. The specific lots and blocks have not been published, and premiums for those positions have not been released.
It depends on the designation and ownership of the block in the registered plan of subdivision. Valley lands and regulated natural features are typically protected, while an undesignated open block may be developed later. Ask for the designation in writing.
Usually not without approval. New subdivisions are graded as a drainage system and agreements typically prohibit alterations. Review the grading obligations with your lawyer before planning landscaping.