Sold (Bought): Cedar Cottage home offers sleek, three-level living
Credit to Author: Barbara Gunn| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 13:46:30 +0000
1694 East 22nd Avenue, Vancouver
Type: Three-bedroom, two-bathroom half duplex
Size: 1,144 sq. ft.
B.C. Assessment: $2,896,000
Listed for: $1,129,000
Sold for: $1,095,238
Sold on: Sept. 28
Days on market in this listing: 26
Listing agent: Leon Beauregard at Sutton Centre Realty
Buyers agent: Robin McInnis at Sutton Group – West Coast Realty
The big sell: This newly constructed half duplex forms part of CC22, a four-home development that was built on the corner of East 22nd Avenue and Welwyn Street in East Vancouver’s Cedar Cottage neighbourhood. It sits opposite Lord Selkirk elementary school and is close to a number of parks, including John Hendry Park with the Trout Lake Community Centre. The interior of this property is divided over three levels with an open-plan main floor that incorporates a sleek kitchen with contemporary fixtures and a conjoined living and dining area with engineered hardwood floors underfoot and 10-foot-high ceilings. On the second level, there are two bedrooms and a family bathroom, while the master bedroom is on the top floor complete with vaulted ceilings, closets with wood organizers and an ensuite bathroom. The home’s monthly maintenance fee is $207.11 and pets and rentals are permitted.
708 — 8180 Granville Avenue, Richmond
Type: Two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment
Size: 943 sq. ft.
B.C. Assessment: $534,000
Listed for: $520,000
Sold for: $481,500
Sold on: Sept. 5
Days on market in this listing: 15
Listing agent: Harris First at Oakwyn Realty
Buyers agent: Clinton Au at Interlink Realty
The big sell: Richmond’s grandly named Duchess building is in the city’s Brighouse South district with CF Richmond Centre, Richmond-Brighouse SkyTrain Station and Minoru Park nearby. It is also within walking distance to its catchment elementary school, General Currie. The rain-screened tower was built in 1999 and offers a billiards/pool room, a gym, party rooms and a rooftop garden. Listing agent Harris First says this two-bedroom unit was close to its original condition and features a layout with the bedrooms on opposite sides of the home (with both having the added benefit of accessing a patio each), two full bathrooms, a 14-by-17-foot living room that has been finished with a gas fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows, a kitchen with wood-veneer cabinets and white appliances, in-suite laundry and a dining area. The Duchess permits rentals and this south-facing unit comes with two parking stalls and a monthly maintenance fee of $319.63.
4726 Cedarcrest Avenue, North Vancouver
Type: Five-bedroom, four-bathroom detached
Size: 3,620 sq. ft.
B.C. Assessment: $2,170,000
Listed for: $1,988,000
Sold for: $2,020,000
Sold on: Sept. 9
Days on market in this listing: Five
Listing agent: Haneef Virani at Virani Real Estate Advisors
Buyers agent: Laura Clarke at Stilhavn Real Estate Services
The big sell: Listing agent Haneef Virani says this five-bedroom North Vancouver home underwent an extensive renovation program that created a thoroughly modern interior. The upper level incorporates two bedrooms and the principal reception rooms and lends itself to entertaining with no section walls throughout the main living space and a design that flows through to a large west-facing deck providing dramatic mountain views. There are hardwood floors, bespoke shelving and cabinetry, wood-trim windows, skylights, a separate den area, a chef’s kitchen with newer Bosch stainless-steel appliances, and access to a large patio and fully fenced backyard. The lower level has two additional bedrooms and a one-bedroom legal suite with a separate entrance. The property is a sizable 9,980-square-foot lot in Canyon Heights near elementary and secondary schools, public transit and Edgemont Village.
These transactions were compiled by Nicola Way of BestHomesBC.com.
Realtors — send your recent sales to nicola@besthomesbc.com.