Beautiful on Balkan! You won’t believe the renovated detail and design put into this spectacular family home. Oversized main floor with sunken living room featuring a focal gas fireplace with concrete surround and over-height ceilings and then separate formal dining room. Towards the back of the home is a chefs kitchen with great room and giant sun deck! Upstairs has 3 beds (with peek-a-boo mountain views from North side bedrooms) 2 full baths and open den/workspace. Bonus space this the suiteable downstairs with separate entry and massive crawlspace/storage. Top it off with a freshly landscaped garden and front yard as well as a covered concrete patio and 2 parking! This home must be seen to be appreciated.

General Features:

• Fresh interior & exterior (partial) paint
• New exterior entry lighting and mailbox
• Brand new custom fir entry door with privacy glass inlay
• Bright and open entryway with coat closet
• Engineered hardwood white oak floors throughout main & upper level
• New plush carpeting in the bedroom & on stairs to lower level
• Security cameras (not currently monitored)
• New front windows (2022)
• 2 new glass sliding doors off kitchen and principal bedroom (2022)
• Plumbing updated (2012)
• Roof - Penfolds (2010)
• Skylights installed (2010)
• Up/down blind system window coverings throughout the home
• Recessed lighting throughout
• Brand new high efficiency Lennox furnace & new hot water tank
• Full height storage cabinet in hallway to lower level
• Glass banisters with powder coated aluminum railings
• Kuzco modern lighting fixtures throughout
• Sauna room
• Double car port
• All new electrical in basement METER and PANEL upgraded to 200 AMP service with all new exterior wiring to home
• New upgraded electrical pole and conduit on side of home

Living Spaces

• 8’ ceilings on the main level – (APPROX 14’ SLOPED VAULTED CEILINGS IN LIVING ROOM)
• White cedar ceiling in living room and entranceway with adjustable feature lighting
• 2 New gas fireplaces by Urban Fireplaces
• Living room fireplace has floor to ceiling concrete mantle
• Formal dining is both separate & open, with glass railing system between the two rooms
• Family room has large picture windows that keep a bright & open feel to the space
• Eating nook opens to the back sun deck

Kitchen

• Modern Kuzco light fixture over the island
• Quartz Waterfall kitchen island with bar seating and storage
• Gorgeous single piece glass backsplash
• Oversized stainless steel undermount sink
• Custom white oak modern two-toned cabinetry with soft close cupboards and drawers
• Undercabinet task lighting
• Frigidaire Stainless steel Professional Series appliances
• Floor to ceiling storage cabinet system
• Separate built in recycling & waste centre

Upstairs:

• 3 bedrooms & 2 full bathrooms
• Exterior front windows added in 2008
• Work station/home office area
• Principle bedroom accesses a balcony with peek-a-boo mountain views & a fantastic up/down blind system
• Custom closet organizers in bedrooms

Lower Level

• Lower level renovated with permits in 2012
• Separate entrance to “nanny suite”
• New LG stacked washer/dryer
• Double undermount stainless steel sink with pullout faucet
• Workstation/home office area with mini fridge and LG microwave
• Large storage closet
• Quartz countertops
• Two toned sleek white & maple cabinetry
• Generous sized bedroom with closet storage
• Crawl space storage - almost full length of the house (More than 50% of the home)

Bathrooms:

• 3 piece main floor bath with frameless glass shower
• Full family bath with deep soaker tub & double vanity
• Oversized European rectified tile floors
• Skylights maximize natural lighting
• Oversized vanity mirrors
• Contemporary chrome bathroom fixtures
• Carrera style Quartz countertops
• Kohler toilets
• White Oak veneered cabinetry
• Ensuite bath with double vanity & shower

Outdoor spaces:

• Newly landscaped front yard with green space and a garden bed
• Covered concrete patio from below
• Garden bed planter in the back

Location:

Fantastic location right in the sweet spot on coveted BALKAN STREET (only 2 blocks long) nestled in between Main & Fraser. Close to transit & bike routes, walking distance to parks, recreation as well as within some of the best school catchments Vancouver has to offer

School Catchments:

• David Livingstone Elementary
• Charles Tupper Secondary

French Immersion

• Laura Secord Elementary
• Sir Winston Churchill Secondary