Sold (Bought): Point Grey home gets 13 offers, sells over asking
Credit to Author: Mary Beth Roberts| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 14:00:30 +0000
Weekly roundup of three properties that recently sold in Metro Vancouver.
This property at 4470 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, features a formal living and dining room on the main floor.
Type: Five-bedroom, four-bathroom detached
Size: 2,444 sq.ft.
B.C. Assessment: $2,460,000
Listed for: $2,548,000
Sold for: $2,800,000
Sold on: October 31
Days on market in this listing: Seven
Listing agent: Andrew Hasman at ReMax Andrew Hasman
Buyers agent: Shirley Zhong at Macdonald Realty Westmar
The big sell: According to listing agent Andrew Hasman, this five-bedroom Vancouver property received 13 competing offers before selling in seven days for $252,000 over the asking price. The property resides in the prime West Point Grey neighbourhood and was constructed in 1995 with a stucco exterior and double entrance doors. Inside, the oak floors have been refinished, the master ensuite bathroom upgraded, on-demand heat installed, and there is fresh paintwork. The master bedroom has a transom window above sliding glass doors that open to a private balcony, while the main floor features a formal living and dining room, and a family room off the kitchen (with wainscot panelling in both). A one-bedroom suite occupies the basement and is currently rented for $1,100 per month including utilities.
A six-month renovation transformed this West Vancouver water-view corner apartment into a display-style suite.
Type: Two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment
Size: 1,320 sq.ft.
B.C. Assessment: $1,169,000
Listed for: $1,498,000
Sold for: $1,480,000
Sold on: November 1
Days on market in this listing: 122
Listing agent: Ray Proc at Royal LePage Sussex
Buyers agent: Catherine Wood and Judith Whyte at Royal LePage Sussex
The big sell: Listing agent Ray Proc reports that a six-month renovation transformed this West Vancouver water-view corner apartment into a display-style suite with an open-plan kitchen highlighting solid maple cabinets, granite countertops and a glass backsplash complemented by glass bead grouting and under-cabinet lighting. The elegant design aesthetic continues with extensive use of crown and baseboard molding, wide-plank flooring, a custom electric fireplace with coordinating trim colour, Italian porcelain tiles, marble bathroom counters, Kohler fixtures and brushed nickel hardware on solid wood doors. The home resides in The Westerlies, an 89-unit owner-occupied building close to Ambleside and Park Royal Shopping Centre. The unit’s monthly maintenance fee is $512.57.
This home located at 1309 Dan Lee Avenue, in New Westminster, was on the market in this listing for three days.
Type: Five-bedroom, three-bathroom detached
Size: 2,383 sq.ft.
B.C. Assessment: $1,097,000
Listed for: $1,088,000
Sold for: $1,060,000
Sold on: October 3
Days on market in this listing: Three
Listing agent: Shafik Ladha at ReMax Westcoast
Buyers agent: Paul Bains at Oakwyn Realty
The big sell: This five-bedroom home offers more than 2,300 square feet of living space aided by high ceilings and large skylights. It was built in 1997 in New Westminster’s Queensborough district with amenities all around including Queensborough Landing – an open-air shopping centre with big box stores, outlets and restaurants. The interior of the two-storey house features three-zone radiant heat, two fireplaces, a built-in vacuum, crown molding and the principal reception rooms have been finished with tray ceilings. There is a guest bedroom on the main level and access to an integrated two-car garage. A quarter-turn staircase leads to the upper floor where there are four family bedrooms including the master that boasts a five-piece ensuite bathroom complete with a corner jetted bathtub.
These transactions were compiled by Nicola Way of BestHomesBC.com.
Realtors – send your recent sales to nicola@besthomesbc.com.