SPACIOUS TOWNHOME LIVING IN CLOVERDALE
A look at some recent properties that were scooped up fast
58 - 17097 64 AVENUE, CLOVERDALE
Type: Four-bedroom, four-bathroom townhouse
Size: 2,168 square feet
B.C. Assessment: $457,000
Listed for: $619,900
Sold for: $640,000
Sold on: July 26
Days on market: One
Listing agent: Scott Moe, Toni Kelly and Joseph Poulin at ReMax Treeland Realty
Buyers agent: Lina Mincova at ReMax Treeland Realty
The big sell: West Cloverdale’s Kentucky complex features 90 townhomes with a variety of floor plans that were built by Rempel Development Group in 2003. This particular unit has four bedrooms and four bathrooms divided between three levels as well as an integrated double garage. The interior has airy nine-foot ceilings, oversized windows, Shaker-style maple cabinets in the kitchen and breakfast bar seating around the central island, a living room with a gas fireplace, vaulted ceilings and sliding glass doors that lead out to a patio and fenced garden. There are three bedrooms upstairs and a finished basement with a media room, games room, fourth bedroom and a full bathroom. The owner-occupied Kentucky has gated entry, an amenities centre including a fully-equipped gym, plenty of visitor parking and for the golf enthusiast, close to Northview Golf and Country Club. Two pets are permitted with no size restriction and this unit’s monthly maintenance fee is $300.75.
3642 INVERNESS STREET, PORT COQUITLAM
Type: Three-bedroom, one-bathroom detached
Size: 1,266 sq. ft.
B.C. Assessment: $738,400
Listed for: $849,900
Sold for: $870,000
Sold on: June 25
Days on market: Eight
Listing agent: Darlene Lenfesty at ReMax All Points Realty
Buyers agent: Kim Learn at Royal LePage Sterling Realty
The big sell: This three-bedroom rancher is situated on an 8,174-square-foot lot in Port Coquitlam’s Lincoln Park neighbourhood with mountain vistas from the rear patio. The home’s single-level layout has the sleeping quarters on the southern side of the house and the living area on the other side, which has been designed in a more openconcept style incorporating a family-sized maple kitchen with an eating island and stainlesssteel appliances, a living room and dining area, a laundry room, and access to a covered deck. A family room and den were added in 2012 and the bathroom was refurbished with tumbled marble tile. A number of heavy-duty upgrades have been completed, including a new roof, gutters, soffits, windows, electrical sub-panel, furnace, a vinyl-lined crawl space, crown mouldings, sump pump and pressure-treated deck. The fully-fenced expansive back yard offers gated access from the lane to allow for RV parking and there is a single carport at the front of the property.
3445 PORTER STREET, VANCOUVER
Type: Two-bedroom, three-bathroom townhouse
Size: 1,500 sq.ft.
B.C. Assessment: $1,179,000
Listed for: $1,399,000
Sold for: $1,375,000
Sold on: Aug. 19
Days on market: 32
Listing agent: Darryl Sjerven and Karel Palla at ReMax Select Realty
Buyers agent: Shawn Lee at Blu Realty The big sell: One of the main selling points of this three-storey East Vancouver townhouse is that it is a detached unit with no connecting walls. It forms part of the boutique development, Mason, that comprises 10 units built last year by Boffo Properties. Another highlight is the 34-by-15-foot private rooftop deck that provides panoramic views of the mountains across Trout Lake and its community centre. The interior features a bright and airy open-concept kitchen, living and dining room with overheight ceilings that accentuate expansive windows, quartz countertops, top-of-theline appliances, Kohler fixtures, high-end lighting and a private entrance off a secure courtyard. There is underground parking with electric car charging and a storage locker. This home’s monthly maintenance fee is $411.07 and the strata permits both pets and rentals. According to listing agent Karel Palla, the unit was originally purchased in February 2015 for $809,900 as a pre-sale.