TOWNHOME SELLERS SWAP PROPERTIES
Trading spaces in Coquitlam, Poco transactions
Type: Two-bedroom, three-bathroom townhouse
Size: 1,220 sq. ft.
B.C. Assessment: $667,000
Listed for: $649,900
Sold for: $640,000
Sold on: July 18
Days on market in this listing: Two
Listing agent: Rod Bahari at Sutton Group - West Coast Realty
Buyers agent: Rebecca Permack at Royal Lepage West Real Estate Services
The big sell: Listing agent Rod Bahari reports that an interesting fact about this sale and the one below on Wilkie Avenue is that the sellers of both swapped homes by buying each other’s properties. This townhouse is in Port Coquitlam’s Fremont Indigo complex, which was built in 2016 by Mosaic Homes. The amenities at Fremont Village are close by, together with the Pitt River and the 25-kilometre Traboulay Poco Trail. The home, which has two bedrooms and a den, is divided over three floors and offers a bright, open living space with quartz counters, Kitchenaid stainless-steel appliances, a dining area with a brick feature wall, nine-foot ceilings, custom built-ins and ample storage. Residents of the development have access to the Riverclub, with resort-style facilities that include a swimming pool, gymnasium, sports court and meeting rooms. The monthly maintenance fee is $185.43 and the home comes with parking for two vehicles.
8 — 3437 WILKIE AVENUE, COQUITLAM
Type: Four-bedroom, four-bathroom townhouse
Size: 2,046 sq. ft.
B.C. Assessment: $939,000
Listed for: $888,000
Sold for: $870,000
Sold on: July 19
Days on market in this listing: 44
Listing agent: Rebecca Permack at Royal Lepage West Real Estate Services
Buyers agent: Rod Bahari at Sutton Group - West Coast Realty
The big sell: This three-storey end-unit townhouse was constructed in 2009 with a layout in excess of 2,000 square feet. It forms part of the Tatton development, a 34-unit complex also built by Mosaic Homes that overlooks Victoria Park at the foot of Burke Mountain. The townhome has four bedrooms, three on the upper floor and one on the lowest floor, alongside a recreation room that contains a Murphy bed that could transform the space into a fifth bedroom. The open-concept main floor has a well-equipped kitchen with granite countertops, maple cabinets and stainless-steel appliances, a double-aspect living room with floor-to-ceiling windows and an electric fireplace with built-in cupboards on either side, and a dining area with contemporary pendant lighting. The exterior features a patio and the largest back yard in the complex, as well as a single garage and a dedicated parking space. The monthly maintenance fee is $357.14.
803 — 4691 WEST 10TH AVENUE, VANCOUVER
Type: One-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment
Size: 575 sq. ft.
B.C. Assessment: N/A
Listed for: $468,000
Sold for: $440,000
Sold on: July 13
Days on market in this listing: 80
Listing agent: Faith Wilson at Faith Wilson Group
Buyers agent: non-member/no agency
The big sell: This eighth-floor condo is in Vancouver’s tony West Point Grey district at the gateway to UBC and has views across the fairways of University Golf Club, thanks to the southwesterly direction that the unit faces. It is in the 10-storey Westgate tower at the corner of
West 10th Avenue and Blanca Street, which has distinctive turquoise mosaic tiles, a white exterior and curved balconies. The leasehold suite (prepaid to 2083) features an airy and bright living room with floorto-ceiling windows, a renovated kitchen with dark granite counters, a stainless-steel built-in four-burner glass cooktop and a separate built-in oven. The building has a shared laundry and the unit comes with a stall in the underground parking. The monthly maintenance fee is $406.00 (which includes taxes) and rentals are permitted. Listing agent Faith Wilson confirms that there is no individual B.C. assessed value as this is a leasehold building.