BUYER CAN’T RESIST SPECTACULAR FALSE CREEK
2,000 square feet of elegant, award-winning design
102 — 426 BEACH CRESCENT, VANCOUVER
Type: Two-bedroom, three-bathroom townhouse
Size: 2,031 sq.ft.
B.C. Assessment: $3,227,000 Listed for: $2,998,000 Sold for: $2,900,000
Sold on: Oct. 12
Days on market: 36 Listing agent: Gaetan Kill at Engel & Volkers Vancouver and Jamie Wegner at Icon & Co. Boutique Inc.
Buyers agent: Geoff Jarman at Sutton Group — West Coast Realty
The big sell: This two-level townhouse is in Concord Pacific’s high-end Kings Landing complex that won a coveted Georgie Award for Best MultiFamily High Rise Development in 2006. Overlooking False Creek and George Wainborn Park, this elegant home offers more than 2,000 square feet of interior living alongside a 400-square-foot, private westfacing patio. Upping the ante in the style stakes are Brazilian cherry hardwood floors and marble finishings, while a chef ’s kitchen caters to both large and small gatherings with a Viking gas range, Sub-Zero fridge and a Fisher & Paykel dishwasher. Both bedrooms are positioned upstairs with a sumptuous master ensuite that includes a steam shower, deep soaker tub and heated floors. A large den could be used as a third bedroom. The home comes with two side-byside parking stalls, an oversized storage room, a monthly maintenance fee of $1,269.78 and access to Club Soleil with its multiple levels of resort-style facilities.
5 — 215 EAST 4TH STREET, NORTH VANCOUVER
Type: Three-bedroom, threebathroom townhouse Size: 1,681 sq.ft. B.C. Assessment: $1,163,000 Listed for: $1,050,000 Sold for: $990,000
Sold on: Nov. 2
Days on market: 81
Listing agent: Gary Serra at ReMax Crest Realty
Buyers agent: Sheila O’Brien at ReMax Select Realty The big sell: Orchard Terrace is a set of nine townhomes in North Vancouver’s Lower Lonsdale neighbourhood that were designed by architect Charles Moorhead in 2010. This fourstorey home has the principal living space on the main level where hardwood floors connect the living, dining and kitchen areas. A powder room, corner gas fireplace, granite countertops, stainless-steel appliances and access to two outdoor spaces are further highlights of this level. There are two bedrooms and a family bathroom on the second floor, and the top floor houses the master bedroom complete with a walk-in closet, a four-piece ensuite bathroom and a private balcony. The lowest level contains a den that could also be used as a home office or media room. The property comes with two parking spots, a storage locker, a monthly maintenance fee of $356.78 and a location close to the Lonsdale Quay Market with more than 80 specialty shops and services. Pets and rentals are permitted with restrictions.
617 — 2220 KINGSWAY AVENUE, VANCOUVER
Type: One-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment
Size: 453 sq.ft.
B.C. Assessment: $400,000 Listed for: $479,900 Sold for: $475,000 Sold on: Nov. 18 Days on market: Five
Listing agent: Joyce Chan at Oakwyn Realty
Buyers agent: Carol Edwards at Sutton Group — West Coast Realty
The big sell: This fully airconditioned one-bedroom-plus-den apartment forms part of Westbank’s newly built Kensington Gardens complex at the junction of Kingsway and Gladstone Street. The masterplanned community comprises three towers, townhomes and a residential podium, all of which are linked by an elevated landscaped courtyard, with residents enjoying access to an outdoor swimming pool, a hot tub, sauna, fitness centre, playground and lounges. This particular home has a southerly exposure and features an open kitchen with imported European cabinetry and undermount lighting, Miele appliances and quartz countertops and engineered hardwood floors. There is in-suite laundry, a 13-foot balcony, floor-to-ceiling windows with roller-style shades, and a free one-year Telus package that includes television and internet. The unit has a parking stall in the underground garage and a monthly maintenance fee of $169.69. Pets and rentals are permitted.