411 3564A Ryder Hesjedal Way — Colwood, British Columbia

Top floor, and the ocean is genuinely there. Not a sliver of blue between rooftops, not a view you have to stand in the right corner to find. A real one, the kind that changes with the weather and never quite gets old. The home is two bedrooms and two full bathrooms, and it has practically never been lived in. Everything still looks and feels brand new, with the bedrooms set apart so a guest, a roommate or a home office does not sit on top of your everyday life. Being on the top floor means no footsteps above you, better light through the day, and a quiet that owners on the lower floors do not quite get. Two parking stalls come with it, which anyone who has fought over a single spot will recognize as a small luxury. Low maintenance in the best sense, so your weekends belong to you. The building does the entertaining for you. There is a rooftop terrace with lounge areas, an outdoor kitchen and a common barbecue, which is where you will end up on the long summer evenings. When the gathering is bigger than that, the owner's lounge has its own full kitchen. There is a gym for the mornings you mean it, and a dog wash station for the days the beach wins. Two dogs or two cats are welcome here, with no size restrictions, so the big goofy one is not a problem. And then there is Royal Bay itself. So much of what is selling nearby is still a rendering and a completion date. This one is finished, and it comes with no GST on top of the price, which is a number worth sitting with. The shops, the schools, the parks and the trails are already open, the waterfront is already there, and the walk down to the beach with the dog takes minutes rather than years. You get a finished home in an established seaside neighbourhood on the Westshore, today, without waiting on someone else's construction timeline or paying the premium that comes with it. Come and stand at the window, and see the view for yourself. (id:63357)