WALK DOWN THE HALL TO TAKE A DIP
$18.5-million Vancouver home includes indoor pool room
4670 CONNAUGHT DR., VANCOUVER
Type: Five-bedroom, 10-bathroom detached
Size: 9,723 square feet
B.C. assessment: $11,246,000 Listed for: $23,988,800 Sold for: $18,500,000
Sold on: June 21
Days on market: 139 Listing agent: Juliette Zhang at Macdonald Realty Westmar and Crystal Hung at Icon Marketing Inc.
Buyer’s agent: Na An at Royal Pacific Realty
The big sell: This bespoke Georgian-style estate boasts a plethora of highlights and is in Vancouver’s distinguished Shaughnessy neighbourhood. The luxurious interior, which spans almost 10,000 square feet, includes a wine cellar that holds more than 1,000 bottles with a sophisticated cooling system, a heated and ozonized indoor swimming pool, millwork of rift-cut fir, a rock waterfall feature in the garden and a koi pond. The home has white marble countertops, crystal-and-silver chandeliers and a hand-painted mural by Canadian artist Evelyn Flynn. Topping the technology list is Crestron home automation and three air conditioning systems, one for each floor. An elevator with glass-and-silver detailing provides easy transportation between the home’s three levels. The 16,080-square-foot lot has manicured gardens that ensure privacy. The two-year-old home sold in June with a long completion to the end of October.
317-1150 KENSAL PLACE, COQUITLAM
Type: Two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment
Size: 841 square feet B.C. assessment: $410,000 Listed for: $558,800 Sold for: $548,000
Sold on: Aug. 14
Days on market: Six Listing agent: Marina De Gregorio at Sutton Centre Realty
Buyer’s agent: Jin Zhang at Homeland Realty
The big sell: Polygon’s masterplanned community of Windsor Gate in Coquitlam Town Centre features a number of high- and low-rise residences. The project features the Nakoma Club, an 18,000-square-foot private clubhouse with an outdoor pool, landscaped terrace, fitness studio, gymnasium, screening room, great room-style lounge, guest suites and resident concierge. This twobedroom condo forms part of the Thomas House complex, which was built in 2012. It has ninefoot ceilings, rich laminate floors, stainless-steel appliances including a gas range, a seating area in the master bedroom alongside a walk-in closet and an ensuite, an electric fireplace and glass sliding doors that lead to a west-facing balcony with treed views. This unit comes with a parking stall and a storage locker and its monthly maintenance fee is $253.07. Pets and rentals are allowed.
4878 BELVEDERE DR., NORTH VANCOUVER
Type: Five-bedroom, five-bathroom detached
Size: 2,846 square feet B.C. assessment: $1,762,000 Listed for: $2,258,000 Sold for: $2,200,000
Sold on: Aug. 15
Days on market: Seven Listing agent: Bernadette Dunnigan, David Matiru and Eric Langhjelm at VPG Realty
Buyer’s agent: Julie Miller at Royal LePage Sussex
The big sell: This five-bedroom three-level family home is on a corner lot in North Vancouver’s Canyon Heights neighbourhood and was built in 1999. It has an open-concept living space on the main floor with a white kitchen with Shaker-style cabinetry that overlooks the adjoining living and dining rooms separated by a striking triple-sided fireplace with a floor-to-ceiling stone surround. French doors lead off both these areas to a covered patio, with views across the south-facing fenced rear garden. The upper floor accommodates three bedrooms, including the master with a vaulted ceiling, a private balcony and a claw-foot bathtub in the five-piece ensuite. The lower level, which has a media room and laundry, has potential for an in-law suite. An integrated double garage with direct access into the main level completes the picture.