101 - 313 Sixth Street, New Westminster, BC V3L 3A7
Phone: (604) 664-7630 Fax: (604) 516-6504
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157 ACRE RETREAT OR LODGE MERRITT - PRINCETON AREA
DEAN LUNDY DEAN LUNDY (250) 390-4312
KURT NIELSEN KURT NIELSEN (250) 898-7200
Suite 101 - 313 Sixth Street New Westminster, BC
V3L 3A7
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LISTING NO: 10429
SIZE: 157 acres (63.54 ha.)
MAP REFERENCE: 120° 41’ 30” West and 49° 42’ 37” North LOCATION
The property is located at District Lot 1114, Pike Mountain Forest Service Road, Merritt Rural, BC, which is in the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. It is approximately 48 kms. (30 miles) by Highway 5A south of the City of Merritt (population 8,000) and 52 kms. (32 miles) on Highway 5A north of the town of Princeton (population 2,700).
DIRECTIONS
From the west leave the Coquihalla Highway at Merritt and head east 23 kms. (14 miles) towards the Okanagan Connector (Highway 97C) and turn right onto Highway 5A. From the east (Kelowna/Okanagan area) travel west on the Okanagan Connector (Hwy. 97C) and turn left onto Highway 5A at the end of the Connector. On Highway 5A travel south 24 kms. (15 miles) to Pike Mountain Forest Service Road on the right. Turn right onto Pike Mountain Rd. This is a gravel road well maintained year round by the Forest Service. Travel 7.1 kms. (4.4 miles) to the property. Stay left at the AP Ranch sign about 1.0 km. (0.62 miles) in from the highway. At the property there is some orange flagging tape and a “private drive” sign on the left side. Go 2.0 kms. (1.25miles) on the private drive to the house and the du-plex.
DESCRIPTION
This property is in the gentle hill country west of Highway 5A and just south of the small community of Aspen Grove. It is partially cleared and de-stumped providing a landscape of rolling hills with a stream fed private fishing lake and attractive treed areas. Bordered by Crown land, there are many renowned fishing lakes and miles of trails in the area. It has been owned and developed by the same family for over 10 years for their personal recrea-tional and “get-away” retreat. They have meticulously cleared and followed a development plan to maximize their enjoyment of this property. There are panoramic views of the nearby hills and low rising mountains from the southwest to the northwest. The private fishing lake of approximately 5 acres is stream fed at one end with a controlled outlet at the other end and is about 35 feet deep at its deepest point. The property has a considerable amount of fencing so that any livestock can be contained. The entire area is rich with wildlife includ-ing many species of birds.
AREA DATA
In 1986, following years of lobbying, the Coquihalla toll highway was completed, providing a free-way link between Merritt and the Lower Mainland and subsequently Kamloops and Kelowna. The completion of this interior highway network placed Merritt at the hub of transportation and communi-cations in the southern interior and precipitated economic changes that continue to the present.
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RECREATION
Hunting, Fishing, Biking, Hiking, Snowmobiling, Cross-Country Skiing, Skating, Swimming, along with many other activities. Bordered by miles of trails through vast Crown land.
IMPROVEMENTS
The property contains a 3,840 sq. ft. lodge type free standing house and two 3,840 sq. ft. lodge type duplexes. There is a 4,000 sq. ft. barn measuring 40 ft. by 100 ft., and a utility building housing the generator and pump. The main residence has a grade level basement with a spacious 12 ft. by 10 ft. entrance area, and is completely finished with a fully equipped 14 ft. by 12 ft. kitchen, 13 ft. by 12 ft. dining area, 24 ft. by 14 ft. living/recreation room, 14 ft. by 12 ft. bedroom, large full bathroom and 20ft. by 10 ft. laun-dry/utility/furnace and storage room. All rooms on this level have ceramic tile flooring, painted plas-terboard walls and T-bar ceilings with many pot lights. From the lower level entrance there is an inner stairway up to a marble floor entrance area for the second level and the main living area. Off this entrance are French doors opening to a huge bal-cony that wraps right around the entire house. There is an 11 ft. by 10 ft. bedroom and a full bath-room off the entrance area as well, and directly opposite the French doors is a wide opening into the open plan lounge/dining/kitchen area. The 24 ft. by 27 ft. lounge features a floor to ceiling stone fireplace. The dining space is 14 ft. by 13 ft. and behind the 13 ft. by 12 ft. kitchen is a doorway to another 10 ft. by 12 ft. bedroom. All measurements are approximate. The main level is surrounded on three sides with double pane windows allowing this big open area to be flooded with natural light. From the lounge area there is a wooden spiral stairway up to the loft with overlooking balcony and the master bedroom and ensuite bathroom, highlighted by an ele-vated triangular bathtub surrounded by marble tile facing and steps. The back deck of the house is deep enough to provide the roof of a large triple carport with con-crete floor from which there is a doorway to the house. The duplex building is a short distance from the residence, and was originally contemplated to be part of a lodge, but has been enjoyed only as guest accommodation for family and large festive oc-casions for friends. Looking from the lake, the gable roof on the left part of the building covers the finished duplex unit while the gable on the right part of the building covers the unfinished duplex unit. This unit has all the stud walls in place and is the same design as the finished unit, so if it were finished it would have a total floor area of 3,840 sq. ft. including the basement level. The area between the two duplex units has a large workshop and storage space plus three en-closed garage spaces on the ground floor( 1,920 sq. ft.). Above this area is a big 48ft. x 40ft. (1,920 sq. ft.) room with finished walls and ceiling and access to the balcony and the main floors of each of the duplex units. This room can be used and finished in many ways at the purchaser’s discretion. The building has a wide covered balcony across the front that wraps around each end. Both this building and the single family main residence have fully insulated walls and ceilings, with log edge exterior cladding and lacquer finished log edge interior walls and ceilings on the main floors and lofts.
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All kitchen and bathroom counter tops are of granite and high quality hardware and finishing materi-als have been used throughout. The entrance to the finished duplex unit is at the ground level basement. This level has a big en-trance space with hallways to three generous size bedrooms, a full bathroom and a large laundry/furnace/utility and storage area. All flooring at this level is of tile squares and the walls are of painted plasterboard with T-bar ceilings containing ample pot lights. Bathroom walls are tiled up over four feet and all finishes and workmanship are excellent. From this entrance there is an inside staircase up to the marble floored entrance area for the main living space. There is a good size bedroom off this area with French doors to the balcony and on the other side of this entrance there is a gun and ammunition room secured by an actual locked jail cell door. This entrance opens to a quite spec-tacular very large great room featuring a lounge area with stone fireplace, a big dining space and kitchen with top of the line stainless built-in appliances and a large island with counter seating. Big windows and the high vaulted ceiling combine to create a genuine lodge ambience. A winding wooden stairway from this area goes up to the loft with its balcony overlooking the great room. The loft is the setting for the cozy master bedroom with its spacious ensuite bathroom featuring a deluxe tub and separate steam shower. A generous amount of dark marble tile is on the floor, walls and around the tub. The entire 128 ft. long front of the building has cut stone facing from the ground level basement up to the main level. As well, out in front of the building at the edge of the lake there is a cut stone bulk-head over 200 ft. long. The entire development of this property has been carefully thought out and achieved with care and attention to detail using quality materials and skilled craftsmen. It is being offered for the first time at a price well below replacement cost.
SERVICES
The gravel road from Highway 5A to the property is serviced year round by the BC Forestry Ser-vice
Power is by way of a 25 kilowatt generator. There is no BC Hydro service to the property but is
available one km. in from Highway 5A at the AP Guest Ranch
Garbage disposal is 15 mins. drive away to a transfer station just below Aspen Grove Plentiful water is supplied by a 30ft. deep water well with pumps and large storage tanks. The
owners have never experienced any water shortage even with groups of 30 people Sewerage is by septic tank and absorption field. It has been serviced within the past two years There is no telephone service to the property but there is good cell phone reception and transmis-
sion TV is provided by satellite dish with a large number of channels. Emergency hospital care is at the
Nicola Valley hospital in Merritt
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BOUNDARIES
The property is rectangular shaped and is approximately one mile long and a quarter of a mile wide. It is bordered on all sides by miles of crown land. See the Maps tab.
ZONING
The property is zoned Resource Area (RA) and comes under Bylaw 1725 Electoral Area H Rural Land Use Bylaw of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. This bylaw may permit a num-ber of uses as the property is not in the Agriculture Land Reserve. The Regional District Planning Department should be contacted for further information.
TAXES: $8,183.09 (2010) - Property Assessment Value $1,648,000
LEGAL: District Lot 1114, Yale Division Yale District, PID 015-013-723
PRICE: $1,500,000
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House Lake, House & Duplex
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House Carport View from House
Duplex, Lounge & Kitchen Duplex Balcony
Duplex Dining Area Duplex Island & Dining Area
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Duplex Kitchen
Duplex Lounge Duplex from Loft
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House Dining Area
House Kitchen
House Lounge
House Vaulted Ceiling
Spiral Stair Duplex
House Master Bedroom Ensuite
Head Office LandQuest Realty Corporation Ltd.
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1658 Sitka Avenue - Courtenay, BC V9N 8W8
Phone: (250) 338-6090 Fax: (250) 338-6088
DEAN LUNDY LandQuest Realty Corporation Nanaimo 5840 Redwing Crescent - Nanaimo, BC V9T 6H9
Phone: (250) 390-4312 Fax: (250) 390-2413
