The Ridge at Evergreen, Lot 6, Bowen Island, B.C.
Asking price: $575,000
Selling price: $524,000
Taxes: N/A
Days on the market: 119
Listing agent: Penny Naldrett, Sutton Centre Realty
"The Ridge at Evergreen is a neighbourhood of 15 single-family lots protected by 40 acres of coastal forest parkland, unsurpassed coastal vistas and meandering trails on Bowen Island," agent Penny Naldrett says.
This 1.4-acre lot has views over Bowen Bay, Keats Island and the Sunshine Coast.
According to Ms. Naldrett, what sets this development apart from others is its "high standards of environmental stewardship.
"The road and infrastructure have been built with minimal impact to the forest, and the design guidelines ensure that this will be a neighbourhood of low impact, Built Green, Gold homes," she says.
Ms. Naldrett believes that this particular sale was a result of "a meeting of the minds between the developer and the buyer."
They both have a unique vision of "how the beauty of the Ridge at Evergreen will be protected for future generations," she says.
"While lot sales are slow on Bowen Island, Evergreen offers only a handful of lots that are irreplaceable once sold."
The buyer plans to build a small, custom eco-home on this site, and is working with JWT Architecture and Planning, a firm that specializes in West Coast Green building design and was the recipient of the 2009 AIBC Emerging Firm Award.