This magnificent ten bedroom Estate, including guest and staff quarters, is situated on over 8 hectares (20 acres) of park like property with scenic views in all directions. The residence is currently the largest residence listed within Canada under the Multiple Listing System. Construction on the residence began in 1996 and is still ongoing. All buildings are structurally complete with occupancy permits. Wood and Stone facades were added to both the interior and exterior for cosmetic purposes only, not for structural purposes.
The residence measures approximately 4,000m² (43,340sqft) including a Coach House, Staff Quarters and the Cabana (with a hotel size swimming pool and large sauna area connected to the main residence by an under ground tunnel). The residence lists a state of the art electronics system, under floor hot water heating system and an abundance of open air conditioned space that is crowned by the 14m (50ft) high glassed in Cupola that has a majestic view of snow clad Mt. Baker located in Washington State, which is approximately 30 miles southeast.
The Estate has stunning details including 46-foot high ceilings in the foyer of the main residence, hydraulic elevator, five fireplaces, geothermal heating/air conditioning, complete water treatment facility, five separate “engineering” rooms and its own electrical generation plant for emergency back up purposes. |
The entire Main Residence, Coach House and Cabana House were manufactured from either concrete blocks, or poured concrete, and steel. The floors have an under floor hot water heating looping grid for added comfort serviced by the geothermal heating facility.
The Estate has city water/power and is located on a paved rural highway. This rural highway is 3km from the Trans Canada Highway, which stretches more than 3,000 miles from Coast to Coast in Canada. The property can have a helipad installed at the Buyers preference; however, the residence is only 6km from Vancouver’s back up International Airport, which can accommodate any size of private aircraft or helicopter. Vancouver is approximately a thirty-five minute drive west on the Trans Canada Highway. The International border crossing, between Canada and the United States, is less than 12km from the residence.
The $13,000,000 Listing Price for the Estate (PLUS approximately $2,000,000 to be budgeted to cover the final cost of finishing and landscaping) represents a substantial reduction from the final $20,000,000 construction and land assembly cost ($30,000,000 in 2007 dollars) that the builder, a retired Telecom inventor and entrepreneur, has spent on what was to be his dream residence.
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