Sold (Bought): Home offers lofty vistas from Vancouver House

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Weekly roundup of three properties that recently sold in Metro Vancouver.

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4802 – 1480 Howe St., Vancouver

Type: Three-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment

Size: 2,074 square feet

B.C. Assessment: $3,769,000

Listed for: $4,388,800

Sold for: $4,070,000

Sold on: April 15

Days on market in this listing: 32

Listing agent: Brian Rybchinsky at Virani Real Estate Advisors

Buyers agent: Ben Nour at Royalty Group Realty

The big sell: The evocative Vancouver House tower takes centre stage at the entrance to downtown with its mesmerizing twisting cantilevered design created by architect Bjarke Ingels complete with sophisticated world-class amenities. This particular home forms part of the Estate Series — upper-level residences with luxuriously appointed interiors. Featuring more than 2,000 square feet of living space plus two west-facing terraces, the home boasts breathtaking panoramic vistas of English Bay, Stanley Park and Lions Gate Bridge against a North Shore mountain backdrop. Inside, the opulent finishings include a Boffi kitchen with an upgraded marble backsplash, Miele appliances and B&B Italia cabinetry. Additional upgrades include a two-stall private garage and an extra large private cellar. This home’s monthly maintenance fee is $1,848.31.

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7380 Manning Crt., Richmond

Type: Four-bedroom, three-bathroom detached

Size: 2,276 square feet

B.C. Assessment: $1,828,700

Listed for: $2,088,000

Sold for: $2,260,000

Sold on: April 2

Days on market in this listing: Two

Listing agent: Shafik Ladha at ReMax Westcoast

Buyers agent: Robin Fu at Sutton Group – West Coast Realty

The big sell: According to listing agent Shafik Ladha, this is the first time on the market for this four-bedroom Richmond home since 1974. The three-storey split-level home features three bedrooms upstairs including the principal bedroom with a private balcony overlooking the south-facing backyard, two gas fireplaces, exposed brick detailing, a side-by-side washer and dryer, updated kitchen appliances and furnace, and a newer shake roof. Just in time for summer is an outdoor swimming pool, patio and lawn area surrounded by flower beds. A detached storage shed with a 100-amp electrical panel provides a useful workshop and a double garage resides at the front of the house. The property is within walking distance to its catchment area schools of Maple Lane Elementary and Steveston-London Secondary, as well as Broadmoor Village shopping.

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606 – 1675 West 8th Ave., Vancouver

Type: Two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment

Size: 1,065 square feet

B.C. Assessment: $1,148,000

Listed for: $1,299,000

Sold for: $1,270,000

Sold on: March 8

Days on market in this listing: Eight

Listing agent: Robin Bardon at Oakwyn Realty Downtown

Buyers agent: Morley Lercher at Heller Murch Realty

The big sell: The South Granville location of Intracorp’s Camera development is one of its appealing aspects with a large selection of shops to hand along Granville Street as well as in nearby Kitsilano and Granville Island together with a future SkyTrain station as part of the Broadway Subway project. This spacious two-bedroom-plus-flex-room condo has a corner position and features a chef’s kitchen with Bosch and Sub-Zero appliances, plenty of counter space and a centre island, a separate dining area and a living room with a gas fireplace and access to a west-facing covered balcony. The bedrooms are separated and the flex room is located off the foyer. The home comes with insuite laundry, a parking stall and storage locker, and a monthly maintenance fee of $455.39. Pets and rentals are permitted with restrictions to both.

These transactions were compiled by Nicola Way of BestHomesBC.com.

Realtors – send your recent sales to nicola@besthomesbc.com