UNIQUE STYLES, DETAILS HELP SELL COVETED URBAN HOMES
324 EAST 9TH ST., NORTH VANCOUVER
Type: Three-bedroom, four-bathroom half duplex Size: 2,814 sq. ft.
B.C. Assessment: $1,759,000 Listed for: $1,938,000 Sold for: $1,920,000
Sold on: April 30
Days on market: Seven Listing agent: Barry Herman at Engel & Volkers Vancouver
Buyer’s agent: Traci Borer at Royal LePage Sussex
The big sell: This side-by-side half-duplex home was built in 2015 and features elegant accents and attention to detail over its three levels. The front of the property is gently tiered with a stone retaining wall and low-maintenance landscaping with steps that lead to a porch entryway. The front door opens to dark laminate floors, overheight ceilings, crown moulding and detailed window and door trim that matches the clean lines of the finish around the floating gas fireplace. The white kitchen has ceiling-height cabinetry interspersed with glass display cabinets and a centre island that holds a double undermount sink, bar seating and pendant lighting overhead. Upstairs are three carpeted bedrooms with views over the Lonsdale neighbourhood, while the lower level has a recreation room, games room, flex room, wet bar and full bathroom. There is a covered deck at the rear of the house with space for a barbecue and chairs, a fully fenced yard and a single garage plus a carport.
211 — 19677 MEADOW GARDENS WAY, PITT MEADOWS
Type: Two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment
Size: 811 sq. ft. B.C. Assessment: $282,000 Listed for: $399,900 Sold for: $425,000
Sold on: May 27
Days on market: Four
Listing agent: Jane and Ken Ambrose at Keller Williams Elite Realty
Buyer’s agent: Rod Hayes at Park Georgia Realty
The big sell: This two-bedroom condo in Pitt Meadows’ Fairways complex sold in four days for $25,000 over the asking price. The reasons for its appeal? A south-exposed apartment with a courtyard view and a covered patio, a central location near Meadowtown Centre, Lougheed Highway and Meadow Gardens Golf Club, and numerous amenities, including a gym, sauna, party room, billiard room, art room, children’s room and car wash bays. The interior features a kitchen with granite countertops, white linear backsplash tiles and a peninsula with a breakfast bar, a conjoined living and dining area with a stylish electric fireplace, and a master bedroom with a 25-square-foot walk-in closet. In addition, there is in-suite laundry, a five-piece bathroom with two vanities and cabinets that match those in the kitchen, a storage locker and two parking stalls. Pets and rentals are permitted with restrictions. The unit has a monthly maintenance fee of $231.86.
201 — 1819 PENDRELL ST., VANCOUVER
Type: One-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment
Size: 728 sq. ft.
B.C. Assessment: $630,000 Listed for: $599,000 Sold for: $665,000
Sold on: June 12
Days on market: Eight Listing agent: Soriah Kanji at ReMax Crest Realty
Buyer’s agent: Gary Serra at ReMax Crest Realty
The big sell: Listing agent Soriah Kanji says multiple offers were received for this west-ofDenman condo that resulted in an above-asking sale after eight days on the market. One of the highlights of this Pendrell Place home is its corner-unit position, which takes full advantage of an easterly exposure from the bedroom and a southerly exposure off the living room and balcony. Other attributes include a solarium that adjoins the bedroom that could double as a bright and airy home office or den. The home has an open-concept living space with light laminate flooring and a kitchen with maplecoloured Shaker-style cabinets, a darker backsplash and matching countertop and stainlesssteel appliances, including a wine fridge. There is in-suite laundry with a stacked washer and dryer, and a four-piece bathroom with oversized tiles that give a sleek esthetic. The home comes with one parking stall and a monthly maintenance fee of $350.17. The strata permits pets and rentals.