Burnaby home offered high-end family appeal
9466 SNOWBERRY COURT, BURNABY
Type: Four-bedroom, two-bathroom townhouse
Size: 2,535 square feet
B.C. Assessment: $865,800
Listed for: $848,000
Sold for: $828,000
Sold on: Oct. 29, 2018
Days on market: Six
Listing agent: Keith Roy and Gregory Dent at ReMax Select Realty
Buyers agent: Judy Sehling at Keller Williams Realty VanCentral
The big sell: Listing agent Greg Dent reports that it was this townhome’s large square footage and family-friendly layout that appealed to prospective purchasers. Snowberry Court is a 57-unit complex that was built in 1981 in Burnaby ’s Forest Hills neighbourhood. This unit has three levels with a high-end kitchen (complete with Shaker-style maple cabinets, granite counters and stainless steel appliances) taking centre stage in the open-concept main floor, while upstairs are two bedrooms that share a spacious bathroom with a separate soaker tub and shower, and a recently renovated walk-in closet complete with a washer and dryer. Most of the basement is finished with a bedroom, recreation and games rooms and the unfinished portion contains a workshop. The exterior features a private patio at the front and an expansive deck at the rear. Pets and rentals are both permitted with restrictions. The monthly maintenance fee is $388.20.
207-217 WEST EIGHTH ST., NORTH VANCOUVER
Type: Two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment
Size: 971 square feet
B.C. Assessment: $908,000
Listed for: $829,000
Sold for: $820,000
Sold on: Dec. 9, 2018
Days on market: Eight
Listing agent: Devon Owen at Royal Pacific Realty
Buyers agent: Sylvia Fronzo at Macdonald Realty (Surrey/152)
The big sell: Queen Mary is a collection of 76 units that were built by Polygon at the corner of Ches- terfield Avenue and West Eighth Street in North Vancouver’s Central Lonsdale district. The complex has distinctive exterior architectural detailing with deep soffits and brick cladding and contains a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom homes that are divided over four storeys. This suite was renovated in 2017, and has a corner position that features an open living space with nine-foot ceilings, bedrooms on opposite sides of the floor plan, radiant heated floors, new blinds, stone counters, flat-panelled wood cabinetry and stainless steel appliances, including a gas cooktop. In addition, there is ensuite laundry, an electric fireplace and a southeast-facing balcony with mountain views. The unit comes with a parking stall in the garage and a monthly maintenance fee of $408.99. The strata permits rentals and pets with restrictions.
4855 COLLINGWOOD ST., VANCOUVER
Type: Four-bedroom, three-bathroom detached
Size: 2,463 square feet
B.C. Assessment: $2,234,400
Listed for: $2,188,000
Sold for: $1,988,000
Sold on: Jan. 14
Days on market: 89
Listing agent: Andrew Hasman at ReMax Andrew Hasman
Buyers agent: David Tung at Coldwell Banker Premier Realty
The big sell: This classic Craftsman-style home exudes character both inside and out, and benefits from a location in the heart of Dunbar close to the community centre, Memorial West Park, and within walking distance to the array of stores that line Dunbar Street. The house was built in the late 1920s and has an east-west exposure on a 33-by-127-foot lot. Pillars line the entrance to the covered front porch. Inside, there are hardwood floors with inlay detailing, a tilesurround gas fireplace with a wood mantel, custom millwork with built-in shelving and cupboards, crown moulding, deep baseboards, matching window and door trim, and french doors that lead out to the deck. There are two bedrooms upstairs, including the master bedroom, and a third bedroom on the main floor. The basement has a recreation room, a fourth bed- room, a laundry room and a mud room. The house has also undergone some big-ticket upgrades — most notably to the windows, furnace and roof.