or call them at phone: 250 549-3072
BRIAN ROGERS REAL ESTATE VERNON BC Email:
br@brianrogers.ca
5603 - 27TH ST. VERNON, BC V1T8Z5 PH. 250-549-4161
Chalet Rose is 4-levels (the 4th being a loft and not really daily living space, just for books, storage, overflow guests etc)
It has no basement. As of now (November 8th, 2005) we still have flowers and some roses in the garden, and the pots on the decks are still looking quite nice. They were planted near the end of April. There are not many places in the world where you can golf in the morning and ski in the afternoon and yacht/boat/fish year round. The lake does not freeze. The area is Canada's largest fruit growing area, with peaches, apricots, cherries, pears, apples etc. and is renowned for it's vineyards, grapes and wineries. So, it's weather is quite unusual for Canada. Summers are hot and dry and Spring is positively delightful! Winter is short and mild and fall is mild.
Level-1 = 32' x 40' = 1,280 sq feet (Only partly developed. i.e. It is "roughed in", so most of the framing, all wiring, all insulation etc. is done. It needs minimal work ($5K?) to finish it, but his means that it can be done according to your designs/layouts)
Level-2 = 32' x 40' = 1,280 sq feet (Finished) ... This is the main living area.
Level-3 = approximately 900 sq feet (Finished) ... This is where our sons have their rooms and bathroom, and where we have our office/study.
Level-4 = approximately 400 sq feet (Finished) ... Only used for books, Video tapes, CD's, etc. and overflow guests, but you could use it for anything really.
Total SQ footage = approx 3,800sq feet, of which 2,580 sq feet of space is developed.
Level-1, the ground floor has a full wraparound deck, side entrance, sliding doors at the front, panorama windows etc and even it has a lovely lake view. It is "roughed in" with electric, plumbing etc and framed and insulated etc. but not finished, leaving a minimal but satisfying task to any new owners so that their designs for it prevail. With 1,280 sq feet to be planned, It easily has space for 2-3 bedrooms, 1-2 bathrooms, study, kitchenette, living room etc. It does have a efficient (brand new) wood-stove installed, but it has only been used 3 times by us, since we never lived on level-1.
Level-2 and 3 (and 4) are fully developed and level 2 and 3 are our family's living quarters. They have 3 Bedrooms (1 on level 2, 2 on level 3) , 2 baths (1 on each level 2 and 3), and on Level-2 it has a dream Kitchen, awesome Great room (Living + Family + Kitchen + Dining + Nook + Laundry/pantry) and on level-3 is a REALLY super study with 3 desks and a really fabulous view! There is Lots of cupboard space and storage space. It has a super Gold-plated beautiful airtight clean-burning (no smell) wood stove installed on the main floor (level-2) which easily heats the whole home on the few days a year when it is very cold here..
The lots are combined (legally) into 1 super big lot (about 2/3rds of an acre) but only Lot #165 (the lot the home is located on) is for sale with the home for this price, though we would consider selling both lots with the home if a serious and fair offer is made. i.e. The purchasers of the home would have first right of refusal on the adjacent property (Lot #166)
Taxes are approx $1,100 PA if you reside in BC, else around $1,500. If you are a senior, it's around $800 PA.
It has community/city (WEST-SIDE water district) water, Hydro-electric, Telephone, and 3MBS high-speed ADSL (Telus) Internet, and the home is wired for Ethernet on Levels 1 and 3.
It can have Digital Cable-TV (but we do not subscribe) and many people have the small satellite dishes, which we do not have.
It is heated and cooled with a TRANE heat exchanger/air-conditioner and the annual Energy bill is 12 x $170pm = $2,040 give or take a few dollars. Yes, that's all! No need for Natural gas etc. We only use the Level-2 wood stove when the temp drops below -8C and that's really very seldom.
The home is 5 years old and the driveway easily parks 5 cars, and the property has many trees and many roses etc. and LOTS OF beautiful BIRDS!!!! Deer, and many little critters and even the occasional brown bear (they are very timid and not a threat at all) also visit us!
As usual, the photos will not do it justice, but you have been in it and you know what a lovely place it is. It is 5 years old and constructed for us by Austrian craftsmen out of pre-dried premium Pine, and thus (unlike most log-homes) shows NO SHRINKAGE AND CRACKS ETC!! and has a 20 year warranty in this regard. We have just this year had the outside professionally re-stained with SICKENS CETOL SRD and it should be good now for another 7 years or so.
The views are stunning! Since we also own the property next to us and have thinned the trees on it, you get a sweeping 180deg view of Lake Okanagan (120km long lake) and a lovely view of the city of Vernon (25 minutes away on paved road) directly across from us. We face Adventure bay, the lighthouse is on the point behind the tree in the middle. Vernon is where we do most of our shopping, but Kelowna is only 45 minutes away.
We own the neigbouring property too (1/3 acre), and this can be included at a really attractive price, or split off to be sold separately. Currently we have amalgamated the two properties resulting in much lower property tax and water bill (We pay only 1 water bill PA this way instead of 2 and the taxes are almost the same as for 1 property, so it made sense)
The 180 deg view from the Deck (unfortunately I had to substantially reduce it in size for it to fit it into this space)
Late October Garden:
Sunset on the Deck of Chalet Rose (Needed to be reduced in size to fit this space)
Please note: "CR" = Chalet Rose in the following images
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