You鈥檇 have to be pretty cool to live in a house like this (way cooler than us, that鈥檚 for sure) 鈥� and you鈥檇 have to have a pretty cool $22.88 million home-buying budget, too.
That鈥檚 the asking price of this Russell Hollingsworth-designed home in an exclusive gated waterfront community in West Vancouver鈥檚 Caulfeild neighbourhood 鈥� making it the highest-priced new in the Lower Mainland last week (January 29 to February 4).
The 12,626-square-foot lot is right on the water, with nearly 90 feet of private shoreline fronting a small cove. According to the listing, the estate is 鈥渂uilt on a system of ponds and fountains鈥� and, of course, there鈥檚 an infinity-edge pool looking over the water.
The 6,412-square-foot house is all exposed concrete walls, limestone floors and sharp, contemporary lines. It contains four bedrooms and five bathrooms, a media room, wine cellare and huge living spaces that open up to the pool terrace and ocean beyond.
The architect, Russell Hollingsworth 鈥� son of renowned architect Fred Hollingsworth and an acclaimed architect in his own right 鈥� designed and built the home in 2012, and it is one of several nearby homes he has designed.
The private community, Seaside Place, is on a small peninsula and contains just 14 ultra-luxury homes. It has a high-tech security system, and a stratified common area for the heated roads, gardens and security.
Listing agent Matt Gul told the Courier, 鈥淭here鈥檚 never been a big culture for gated communities here. But as the city is changing, more and more buyers are asking for gated communities for that double security 鈥� especially those with high-value possessions and art.鈥�
The home was listed for $16.8 million on five separate occasions between 2012 and 2015, but did not sell via the MLS庐 any of those times. The property was valued in July 2017 by BC Assessments at $12,042,000. In addition to home upkeep and common-area strata fees, property taxes for the home are just over $29,000 a year.
