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An Inviting Oceanfront Custom Home Set At The Waters Edge In Evening Cove-Ladysmith Harbour…

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$1,450,000 (CAD)

3842 Fearn Way, Ladysmith

This exceptional south west sunny exposure oceanfront home sited at the waters edge with low bank frontage offers ever changing marine views. Situated on a peninsula on the north side of Ladysmith Harbour being equidistant from Duncan and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island in the heart of boating waters.

The Residence: The impressive well planned custom built west coast home sited at the waters edge was built to a high standard in 2002.   The two level home of 6400 square feet (595 square metres) has four spacious bedrooms and six bathrooms. Some features being: large picture windows (low E) which bring the outside in; all main rooms have marine views; Master bedroom suite (no rooms above) has a sitting room, exercise room and five piece bathroom; easy access to the garden and four patios off main rooms; vaulted and beamed ceilings; open floor plan-kitchen, entertainment bar,family area, dining room, living room (wood fireplace); gourmet kitchen with gas fired Aga stove and hickory wood cabinetry;  solid wood doors, wood and tile floors; French doors; natural wood finishes; many built-ins; media room; office with water views; heating by two Heat pumps (separate room zones); all bedrooms have 5 piece en-suite bathrooms; quality finishing and attention to detail are evident throughout the meticulously maintained home. Plus two outside showers; attached double garage with two piece bathroom and workbench; three car attached carport.

The home was built to be suitable for a Bed and Breakfast having three spacious second floor bedrooms with 5 piece bathrooms, individual hot hater tanks, balconies and lovely ocean views. Plus special sound proofing walls and concrete floors. Not currently being operated as a B and B.

The Zoning:  A-2 / Residential.

The Waterfront: The low bank and easy to access waterfront of 164 feet (50 metres) +/- is somewhat sloping with smooth rocky (some sandstone) being very usable and walkable for swimming and small boats. There is a mooring buoy in place being able to handle vessels up to 50 feet (15.2 metres) – Keep your boat at your front door!

The Services:

  • Domestic Water: Community water system.
  • Power: B.C. Hydro – 200 amp service.
  • Sewer: Septic system.

The Area: The general area is considered to have a warm climate and offers good summer swimming and year round boating, kayaking, canoeing, fishing and diving. There is also a great variety of marine life and wild bird life.

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The Property

The tranquil secluded country property of 1.05 acres (0.45 hectares) +/- with a wide south west exposure is level and mostly natural state with beautiful mature trees (arbutus/aka madrona, fir, cedar, maple) and an attractively landscaped mature garden (sprinklered) immediately about the house. There are two inviting decks sited at the waters edge for relaxing and entertaining which take advantage of the sun and panoramic views.

Location

Located in a country setting yet close to major centers. The property fronts on Evening Cove (48º59’N.,123º46’W) which is at the south east entrance of Ladysmith Harbour on Stuart Channel. Situated on a rural peninsula on a no-thru road being 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the Trans Canada Highway in a fine residential area and set between Sharpe Point and Coffin Point. It is about a 15 minute drive to the historic Town of Ladysmith (49th parallel) with a Population of about 7,400. The Ladysmith area has several excellent marinas, and marine related facilities, shopping, recreation facilities, parks, schools, restaurants and many other amenities. The City of Nanaimo (population 75,000) which is serviced by B.C. Ferries (Departure Bay and Duke Point) to Vancouver (Tsawwassen) and Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) plus Nanaimo Airport (Cassidy) serviced by several airlines. Ladysmith is about 88 kilometres (55 miles) north of Victoria, the Capital City.