This 1,885-square-foot California bungalow built in 1925 sits above the working port in Vancouver’s Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood.Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
2497 Wall St., Vancouver
Asking price: $1.898-million (June 26)
Previous asking prices: $2.38-million (April 29); $2.08-million (June 1)
Selling price: $1.87-million (July 10)
Taxes: $9,394.92 (2025)
Days on and off market: 72
Sellers’ agent: Jacob Krause, Olivia Xue, Oakwyn Realty
The action
The rare waterfront property features views of the North Shore mountains and tugboats.Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
The house first came on the market when the owner still lived in it. After a few open houses and several private showings, the listing agent reduced the price to around $2.1-million but still didn’t receive offers.
New agents Jacob Krause and Olivia Xue relisted at $1.898-million. They received two low offers at around $1.7-million. The owner moved out and the house was decluttered, staged and relisted with new photographs. Just before the open house, one of the interested parties who’d made a low offer came up in price. The offer was accepted.
What they got
Oakwyn Realty Ltd.
This 1,885-square-foot California bungalow built in 1925 sits above the working port in Vancouver’s Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood, a rare waterfront property with views of the North Shore mountains and tugboats.
The house has two bedrooms and a bathroom on the main floor. There’s also a large one-bedroom suite on the lower floor, which is above grade. The lot is large, at 4,900 square feet.
Features include clinker brick columns, palm trees flanking the front porch, original fir floors and fireplace with cast-iron insert, and original windows that have been updated with magnetic interior storm windows.
The agent’s take
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“There were so many unique and wonderful features,” said listing agent Jacob Krause. “You have the location, a quiet residential street, and next to the water, so rare. You can’t find that in Vancouver, and it comes along with the view, but the challenge was it’s essentially two bedrooms upstairs, and I think the clincher for a lot of people was the amount of work that needed to go into it.”
Once cleared and staged, he said, it felt like it had been renovated.
“That’s what ultimately pushed those buyers to come up and make that purchase.”
Added listing agent Olivia Xue: “At the end of the day, it wasn’t for everyone. It was for someone who had a vision, was determined, saw long-term potential and had the deposit to put down.”