A West Coast Oceanfront Home With Dock And Boathouse On The Saanich Peninsula... - Sold!
508 Senanus Drive
$1,885,000 Canadian

This West Coast Oceanfront home is set in a lovely secluded property with excellent marine views and sunsets - A North West exposure. Situated in Thomson Cove in Saanich Inlet (48° 40’N., 123° 30’W.) within the District of Central Saanich on the Saanich Peninsula - A Prime Location!

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Residence: The comfortable West Coast style home of two levels has a finished area 2968 square feet (276 square metres) – see Floor Plan below. Featuring open living, dining, family, and kitchen areas; natural wood finishes, tiled floors, picture windows, skylights, vaulted beamed ceilings plus a large deck area off the family room. In the living room there is a large feature cedar Indian Carving above the fireplace plus an impressive Totem Pole carving. There are four bedrooms (two on each level) and three bathrooms (two on main and one on lower). There is also a cosy den or office with large picture windows. On the lower level there is a large Recreation room which could also be used as a hobby room or workshop as there are double doors to the outside at one end plus there is also a shower conveniently located for use for those coming in from the garden or after a swim. Most rooms have excellent marine views! The home with a 1970’s décor required updating however, well worth the investment!

Property: The easy to maintain property of 0.88 acre (0.36 hectare) has a gentle slope to the waterfront. Mostly in its natural state with some beautiful mature trees (Arbutus aka Mardona, cedar, fir) and some rock outcropping on the west and east sides. There is plenty of parking for cars, boat or motor home. See Plot and Survey Plan below.

Outbuildings: Large double carport with attached workshop/ storage room.

Heating: Heating is by electric hot air - Heat Pump.

Services: Domestic Water by Drilled Well (possibility there may be municipal in future) and Sewer by Septic System.

Oceanfront: The easy accessible very usable low bank waterfront has frontage of 150 feet +/- (see plan below). A very valuable feature is the all weather/tide Dock and a Boathouse with marine ways. There is a registered Licence of Occupation (Aquatic Lands Licence) for an area of 0.06 hectare. Under the terms of the licence it is renewable in 2016. See Survey Plan below.

Dock and Boathouse: The Dock is approximately 20 x 7.6 feet (6.1 x 2.3 metres) and the Boathouse is about 29.5 x 14 feet (9.0 x 4.4 metres) - A valuable feature! Both are within the Aquatic licence area. See survey plan below. Keep your boat at your front door!

Area: The area of Saanich Inlet and Thomson Cove offers excellent boating, kayaking, swimming and diving. The area also offers fishing, shrimping and molluscs. There is a great variety of marine life and wild life i.e. seals, otters, mink, whales, eagles and sea birds.

Location: Located in an area of fine homes in Central Saanich Municipality (population about 16,000.) on a quiet no through country road on the west side of the Saanich Peninsula - See maps & chart below. Victoria, the Capital is about 26 kilometres (16 miles) south. The Village of Brentwood is about a 10 minute drive. The Town of Sidney; Ferries (Gulf Islands, Vancouver, Washington State); Airport; marinas; golf courses; schools; hospital; and recreation center are all within a 6 to 15 minute drive.

This inviting waterfront home is offered at $1,885,000 Canadian ($1,745,000 US, €1,217,000 EUR and £1,065,000 GBP approximately as of 09/08/09. MLS#259416) Currency Converter

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