North of 4th in Kitsilano

• 846 sq. ft., 4 bath, 2 bdrm apartment - MLS® $473,000 CAD - Huge patio!

Kitsilano Vancouver West, Vancouver

Property information

Do you notice anything suspicious about the property lines in relation to the houses in this pic from the City of Vancouver's geo-map program Van Map? Yes, most of those houses encroach onto either city property or their neighbours property. Now the city does give a disclaimer not to trust these lines from Van Map, but I bet they are pretty darn close. Buying an older home, especially in Kitsilano? Be sure to get a survey so that you are aware, or title insurance to protect yourself from liabilites that could result from any possible encroachments like these.

Matthew Collinge: Vancouver REALTOR®

Cressey Development's Mantra on W. 4th Ave and Bucci Developments Lumen at Granville Island both open for previews or sales this weekend.

Buying a new development pre-sale in Vancouver? Get represtentation from a REALTOR know your rights. I wrote a post on this last week. Take a look and watch the video from CBC's Marketplace program.

UPDATE (January 30, 2008) - I recieved an email from Lumen today. It looks like I can "reserve" one unit for my "my most valued client" (the italics are mine).  

As a valued industry professional, MAC Marketing Solutions and Bucci Developments would like to invite you to the Lumen Presentation Centre for an exclusive Realtor Only Event!

Tuesday February 5th, 2008 2pm
Lumen Realtor Only Reception
1679 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver
Food and beverages provided
RSVP by February 3rd, 2008 to 604-731-9199

An Opportunity to RESERVE at Lumen

By attending the Realtor Only Reception at Lumen on February 5th you will have the very exclusive opportunity to reserve ONE home for your most valued client.  Details will be given at the event but your attendance is required in order to receive this opportunity.

Imagine, you've got two clients interested in the development, but you have to tell one that they are not your my "most valued client". Terrsible! Fortunatley I am not in this position this time, but I was last time I remember them doing this, which was for the Donovan project in the 1000 block of Richards St. This time I have zero clients interested so if you would like to be my "my most valued client", interested in Lumen, give me a call today (604-261-9311)

UPDATE: (February 11, 2008) - They are ready to start selling at Lumen. Todays email tells me that "As a valued registrant at Lumen we are pleased to announce that we are now scheduling VIP Selling Appointments for Saturday February 16th, 2008!"

UPDATE (May14, 2008) - Email from Mantra today. Units are still availble. They are not moving units like they used to. These units with the big balconies sound nice.

Terrace Homes starting at just $544,900.  With extra large patios ranging from 201 up to 1102 sq.ft. these outdoor spaces are perfect for Kitsilano summers.  We have 15 terrace homes to choose from, here is a sampling:

Home Type                 Interior Area (sf)      Outdoor Area (sf)                     Total Living Area
1 Bdrm + 2 Bath                  642                            204                                    846
1 Bdrm                                667                            313                                    980
1 + Den                               648                            509                                    1157
1 + Den + 2 Bath                  852                           1050                                   1902
2 Bdrm                                829                           1102                                    1931 
 

Matthew Collinge: www.604homes.com - Royal LePage Westside
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Dine Out Vancouver starts today and if you don't make you reservations soon it could all be sold out. If fact some restaurants may already be sold out. Call now. Stop reading! Pick up the nearest telecommunications device and call for your reservations to dine in some of Vancouver's finest restaurants for $15-$25-$35 for 3 course meal!

Dine Out Vancouver started 6 years ago in an effort to bring some business into restaurants during what is otherwise their quietest time of the year. It has been ENORMOUSLY successful. There are so many restaurants participating that Tourism Vancouver have set up a search engine for them. You can even join their Facebook group.

Okay, now go and make a reservation. My wife is going to Seasons in the Park on Saturday. Where are you going?

Matthew Collinge: www.604homes.com - Royal LePage Westside

The Kore is another new condo development in Kits to add to the Mantra and Lumen, as well as First on First (that I never got around to writing about before it sold out, in a week) and the Dwellings on 3rd (maybe I'll write about that one one day). This one is going to be located on Burrard, just a couple of blocks south of First on First, between 3rd and 4th and right across the street from the Chevron (I am sure that will not be mentionned in the promotional materials. The signs have been up there on the old boarded up building for a few months now but no signs of anything happening. I imagine that they were held up by city strike.

More info here as it becomes available. And watch for my upcoming post on purchasing pre-sale condominiums. The Real Estate Development Marketing Act has changed the rules and they are not all being followed.