An award-winning ocean-front property in Metchosin has changed hands for a record-setting price for the region.
Listed at $14.1 million, Swanwick Ranch, located at 529 Swanwick Rd., has sold to an undisclosed buyer, SothebyB次元官网网址檚 International Realty Canada has announced. While details of the sale remain private, the price broke a record for the highest recorded residential sale through the MLS (Multiple Listing Service) system in the history of Greater Victoria.
Logan Wilson, listing agent for SothebyB次元官网网址檚, said the property drew what he described as steady interest from Canadian and international would-be buyers.
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Designed by Marko Simcic, the main residence with a total floor space of 10,700 square feet is sustainably entwined in surrounding Garry oak savannah, cantilevered atop a concrete armature that lifts the structure clear of root zones in blurring what SothebyB次元官网网址檚 calls the B次元官网网址渂oundaries of nature and shelter.B次元官网网址�
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Built in 2005, the building won the Canadian Architect Award in 2003 and a Lieutenant-GovernorB次元官网网址檚 Award in 2008.
Wilson said the local market for luxury real estate has experienced a surge. B次元官网网址淭he diversity of interest we saw in this property reflects the fact that Victoria is not only increasingly desirable amongst Canadian home and recreational property buyers, but also a coveted destination on the global real estate stage,B次元官网网址� he said.
Don Kottick, president and CEO of SothebyB次元官网网址檚 International Realty Canada, said this B次元官网网址渓andmark saleB次元官网网址� reflects strong local and global demand for luxury suburban, recreational and vacation real estate in B.C.
B次元官网网址淐anadian real estate is one of the most desirable assets on the global market right now, and consumer demand has revealed the lifestyle and investment benefits of regions like Greater Victoria, Vancouver Island, and the Gulf Islands to a new audience of Canadian and international buyers,B次元官网网址� he said.
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