Best bargain in Victoria! 2BR, full basement, garage, big lot
Price
$389000
Description
2 Bedroom, 1 bathroom house built in 1950, zoning is R1, 1 family residential. L ot size 165 ft x 60 ft.
940 square feet main floor. Basement ceiling approx. 68. Large certified airtight woodstove by Vermont Castings downstairs, electric baseboard heaters upstairs and down.
The kitchen has a built in oven and counter top range with a new fan, both work well. Fridge is newer.
Laundry room has washer and dryer. Hot water tank is about 2 years old.
New floors, double pane windows, single bathroom has a large clawfoot tub.
Outside there is a single car detached garage/workshop, and a large driveway, ample parking.
The backyard is a unique natural landscape, with some large trees, lots of wildflowers in the spring! There is a brand new back deck and steps, opening onto a large cement and brick patio with a large terraced rock garden, currently filled with very low maintenance plants and shrubs, and 2 fruit trees
The house had a new roof installed in Oct 2007 by Dan Poskitt roofing , including all new sheeting and some minor structural repair. The garage roof was installed by myself in Feb. 2008 to match the house.
Helmcken rd was given a 7 million dollar facelift in 2005, with the addition of sidewalks, streetlights, boulevards, trees planted, and all hydro and telephone poles removed and underground wiring and gas line installed. The wiring to the house was upgraded and the electrical service could now be increased to 400 amps if desired. Fibre optic cable was also installed for future upgrades to cable service.
Property taxes for last year were $1871, $1301 after homeowner grant.The BC assessment done in Jul. 2007 was $354,700, with the land valued at $281,000, the buildings at $73,700. All the upgrades, roof, paint etc, have been done since that time.
