Joy Chao & Christine Saulnier, Coal Harbour Realtors, Dexter Associates Realty

Canada Day Fireworks at Coal Harbour Tonight

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:42:50 PDT

You Coal Harbour waterfront residents have front row seats to Canada Day fireworks tonight at 10:30!

http://www.canadadayfireworks.ca/event.aspx

The Vancouver International Jazz Festival Has Begun

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:24:13 PDT

There will be lots of free music in the streets over the next week, and an astounding array of jazz talent participating in this year's Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Visit the official website for details:

Free venues:

http://www.coastaljazz.ca/concerts/browse/date

Concert Series:

http://www.coastaljazz.ca/concerts/browse/series

If You Like Tapas Tree You're Gonna Like "Nook"

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:44:43 PDT

Simple, fresh, well-prepared Italian food and drink in a breezy uncomplicated small room on Denman near Robson--NOOK--is a welcome addition to everyday dining at a fair price, and in walking distance from your condo in Coal Harbour. Brought to you by the proprietors of Tapas Tree on Robson. Located at 781 Denman, phone: 604-568-4554

http://www.nookrestaurant.ca

Another Competitive Sale in One Harbour Green

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:41:48 PDT

A three bedroom, 3263 square foot Northwest facing apartment in One Harbour Green has sold for $1523/ft. at a sale price of $5million. Sales have been brisk in the single family house market on the West Side all Spring and it appears that the luxury condo market is regaining its momentum too, as more buyers regain their confidence in the stability of international markets and are choosiing not to pass up on purchases in Coal Harbour which could ultimately represent a rare period of prices at the low end of the trough. With the last phase of Harbour Green, Harbour Green Three, being marketed at +$2000/sq ft., pricing in One and Two Harbour Green is very competitive.

What's Going On With Coal Harbour Prices?

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:08:01 PDT

For those with extra cash, some Coal Harbour real estate is being snapped up at bargain prices. A recent sale in Two Harbour Green, for a West-facing, 2 level, 2 bedroom, 2500 square foot home on a mid-tier floor, with great harbour veiw sold for $740/square foot. This is pricing we've become accustomed to in the core of downtown with its high denisity and its partial views, not pricing we associate with luxury real estate on Coal Harbour's waterfront.

A couple of front-row-to-the-harbour apartments on Bayshore Drive sold last month for just shy of $1000./square foot. While the average sale price/foot for apartments sold over $1m., in waterfront buildings in Coal Harbour since January 1, 2009, comes in at $1133./square foot, as compared with the same period in 2008 when average price/ft for +$1m. Coal Harbour waterfront apartments was $1251/ft.. The highest price/foot paid so far this year as recorded on MLS was $2,077. ft for a unit in pre-sale at Three Harbour Green.

With the imminent arrival of visitors affiliated with the 2010 Olympics and more affluent mainland Chinese shopping for homes in our locale, this may prove to have been a rare opportunity to purchase in Coal Harbour at such competitive prices and with such a smart selection of great properties to choose from.

Coal Harbour Gets Japandogs

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:17:14 PDT

Alexandra Gill writes in the Globe and Mail about how Vancouver's Noriki Tamura brings inventive street food to Vancouver's downtown, and now to Coal Harbour-- all while working within the bureaucratic red tape of an archaic Vancouver Food Policy Council. Please! We can't have Toronto outshining our street food scene!!!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/street-meat-japanese-style/article1154735/

Sunday Morning Birding In Stanley Park

Wed, 27 May 2009 20:49:06 PDT

9:00-11:00 guided birding walking tour by naturalist, Cathy Aitchison, in Stanley Park this Sunday, May 31st, leaves from Lost Lagoon Nature House

participation price is by donation

http://tinyurl.com/qrla4s

Blue Heron Happening At Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park This Sunday

Tue, 26 May 2009 22:38:52 PDT

Coal Harbour residents live side by side with one of the most vibrant and beautiful city parks on the planet. A short stroll from each of the buildings featured on our web site is Lost Lagoon-- a 41 acre body of water next to BUSY Georgia Street. The Lagoon is host to nesting blue herons each year, who squak their presence and enhance our tenuous connection with the wildlife with whom we share our beautiful city. Learn more about the herons in your midst this Sunday, May 24th, on a guided walk led by Robyn Worcestor, $10.00 for a 2 hour guided tour leaving from the Lost Lagoon Nature House at 1:00 pm on Sunday...

http://tinyurl.com/qlv4d5

Ever Wonder Who Your Floatplane Pilot Is When You Fly Between Coal Harbour and Salt Spring Island?

Fri, 22 May 2009 10:03:44 PDT

Maybe's he's a former Olympic rower....

http://tinyurl.com/pdfx3w

Famed Vancouver Architect, Arthur Erickson Has Died

Thu, 21 May 2009 08:40:23 PDT

His many landmark buildings will be with us for some time yet. R.I.P.

http://tinyurl.com/q4ba5w

Crime Lab Restaurant on Coal Harbour Opening for Lunch

Tue, 19 May 2009 10:27:45 PDT

Kicking off patio season, The Crime Lab Restaurant at the foot of Denman on Coal Harbour, is now open for lunch! Yummy!

http://www.foodvancouver.com/restaurant.php?restaurant=5300

EAT VANCOUVER--Mark Your Calendar: May 22-24 @ B.C. Place

Mon, 11 May 2009 11:51:20 PDT

The 7th annual Food and Cooking Festival will be at B.C. Place from May 22nd to May 24th. Buy your tickets on-line and receive a discount:

http://www.eat-vancouver.com/index.html

Waterway Transport Possibilities To Coal Harbout For Individuals May Increase At Last

Sun, 10 May 2009 21:55:27 PDT

It may soon be easier for foot passengers to travel between the North Shore, Bowen, and docks around Vancouver"

http://tinyurl.com/oduha2

EPIC--Green Consumer Trade Show This Weekend

Fri, 08 May 2009 13:46:03 PDT

Check out the trade show of green consumer products at The Vancouver Trade and Convention Center

this weekend:

http://www.epicvancouver.com/

Pixar scouting 20,000 sq ft space in downtown Vancouver

Thu, 07 May 2009 22:13:43 PDT

The film production industry is alive and thriving in Vancouver:

http://tinyurl.com/ogxp3s

Irashai Grill--Japanese Restaurant

Thu, 07 May 2009 16:34:30 PDT

Yummy Japanese food at your Coal Harbour doorstep, on West Pender near Broughton!

http://www.irashaigrill.com/contact.php

Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, April 2009 Stats

Mon, 04 May 2009 14:50:32 PDT

News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Buyer activity brings greater stability to the housing market

VANCOUVER, B.C. – May 4, 2009 – With more buyers and fewer homes for sale in recent months, the Greater Vancouver housing market has entered a more moderate and balanced state.

For the sixth consecutive month, new listings for detached, attached and apartment properties declined in Greater Vancouver, down 33.7 per cent to 4,649 in April 2009 compared to April 2008, when 7,010 new units were listed. The total number of property listings on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®), while slightly down compared to last month, remains unchanged compared to the same period in 2008.

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in Greater Vancouver totalled 2,963 in April 2009, a decline of eight per cent from the 3,218 sales recorded in April 2008, and an increase of 31 per cent compared to last month.

“We’re seeing greater balance in the housing market, as evidenced by a strong sales to active listings ratio of over 19 per cent,” Scott Russell, REBGV president said. “The result is a relatively stable market in which homes are being realistically priced.

“The bridge between buyer demand and housing supply is continuing to narrow, which, as we see, helps bring stability to home prices,” he said. “The trends in our housing market over the last couple of months offer a much more comfortable, historically normal set of conditions.”

Sales of detached properties declined eight per cent to 1,190 from the 1,293 detached sales recorded during the same period in 2008. The benchmark price, as calculated by the MLSLink Housing Price Index®, for detached properties declined 12.2 per cent from April 2008 to $675,268.

Sales of apartment properties in April 2009 declined 10.5 per cent to 1,179, compared to 1,317 sales in April 2008. The benchmark price of an apartment property declined 12.6 per cent from April 2008 to $340,203.

Attached property sales in April 2009 are down 2.3 per cent to 594, compared with the 608 sales in April 2008. The benchmark price of an attached unit decreased 9.7 per cent between April 2008 and 2009 to $431,759.

Bright spots in Greater Vancouver in April 2009 compared to April 2008:

Detached:

Vancouver West up 59.5 per cent (193 units sold from 121)

Attached:

Port Coquitlam up 69.6 per cent (39 units sold from 23)

Richmond up 17.9 per cent (132 units sold from 112)

Vancouver West up 46.3 per cent (98 units sold from 67)

Apartments:

North Vancouver up 29.2 per cent (84 units sold from 65)

Vancouver Marathon Sunday May 3rd

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:21:13 PDT

The BMO Vancouver Marathon will take to the streets of Vancouver this coming Sunday. If you aren't participating, but

are intending to get around town you'll need to plan your route around road closures downtown and in Kitsilano until 2 p.m..

Good luck and swift feet to all the runners!

Check the BMO Vancouver Marathon web site for more details:

http://www.bmovanmarathon.ca/race_info/road_closures.php

Vancouver Ranks Top City In Americas for Quality of Living by Mercer

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:30:38 PDT

The results of Mercer's annual quality of city living report are out and Vancouver ranks number 1 in the Americas and number 4 in the world

for quality of life. See the report on Mercer's site:

http://tinyurl.com/cymy9e

Plenty of Fish In Coal Harbour

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:52:31 PDT

Coal Harbour still home to a variety of sea life, as Premier Gordon Campbell saw firsthand during a recent boat tour led by John Nightingale, president of the Vancouver Aquarium.

Story from Metronews: http://tinyurl.com/d2dcde