LOOKING BRIGHT IN SPACIOUS SURREY TOWNHOME
Sullivan Station property on greenbelt has private garden
24-6110 138TH ST., SURREY
Type: Three-bedroom, three-bathroom townhouse
Size: 2,006 square feet
B.C. assessment: $576,000
Listed for: $629,000
Sold for: $627,500
Sold on: Nov. 11
Days on market: 26
Listing agent: Owen Bigland at Macdonald Realty Westmar
Buyer’s agent: Lindy Leclair at Macdonald Realty
The big sell: Listing agent Owen Bigland reports that his clients were looking for a larger home with a backyard, and this townhouse in Surrey’s Sullivan Station checked those boxes with an interior layout of more than 2,000 square feet and a private garden that backs onto greenbelt. The three-level property has three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the upper level (the master can accommodate a kingsized bed), an open-concept kitchen and living and dining room on the main floor, and a walkout basement with a recreation room that could be converted into a fourth bedroom. A side-by-side doublecar garage is integrated into the front of the home, providing direct access into the kitchen, and a large sundeck off the dining room overlooks the rear yard. Seneca Woods comprises 48 townhomes that were built in 2005 on a cul-de-sac close to schools, transit and shopping. This unit’s monthly maintenance fee is $247.43 and pets and rentals are permitted with restrictions.
1842 WEST 37TH AVE., VANCOUVER
Type: Five-bedroom, three-bathroom detached
Size: 4,772 square feet
B.C. assessment: $5,239,000
Listed for: $5,198,000
Sold for: $5,800,000
Sold on: Nov. 12
Days on market: Three
Listing agent: Doug Williams at Remax Crest Realty
Buyer’s agent: George Xia at Remax Crest Realty
The big sell: This 1950s home commanded a sale price more than $600,000 over the listed price after three days on the market, in part due to a location in Vancouver’s Shaughnessy neighbourhood, as well as the 10,000-square-foot lot. According to listing agent Doug Williams, the home is “very livable” with a two-level layout that accommodates five bedrooms, three bathrooms and an upgraded kitchen under a vaulted ceiling. There are original oak hardwood floors with inlay detailing throughout most of the main level, a formal living and dining room and french doors that lead to a bar area and family room. The full basement has two entrances, a recreation room, bedroom, bathroom and laundry room. Additional highlights include skylights, fireplaces, a pantry off the kitchen, a southfacing deck, double garage, a professionally landscaped front yard and inclusion in the catchment areas for Quilchena Elementary and Point Grey Secondary schools.
34-22380 SHARPE AVE., RICHMOND
Type: Three-bedroom, three-bathroom townhouse
Size: 1,561 square feet
B.C. assessment: $686,000
Listed for: $699,900
Sold for: $688,000
Sold on: Sept. 27
Days on market: 36
Listing agent: Shafik Ladha at Remax Westcoast
Buyer’s agent: Jeanne Yu at Interlink Realty
The big sell: The Rosedale Gardens complex was built in 2008 in the eastern part of Richmond. It has a convenient position close to bus stops, Highway 91 and the 22nd Street Sky Train station, the Hamilton Community Centre and schools. This unit has a three-level floor plan with a great room concept on the main — complete with nine-foot ceilings — that incorporates the living and dining room on one end and the kitchen, informal eating area and family room on the other. All three bedrooms are upstairs, two of which have walkin closets, alongside an upgraded washer-dryer, and there is a utility room and storage on the lowest level, and access to the attached two-car garage. There are two balconies facing north and south, and large windows. This monthly maintenance fee is $239 and pets and rentals are permitted.