Properties Up Close: 6463 Willowpark Way, Sunriver Estates, Sooke

Welcome to a new series on What The Sooke!? Each week, I’m going to profile one of my current listings. If you’ve ever checked out my listings before, you know that I’m pretty descriptive and I do my utmost to tell a story about the property I am representing. However, there’s only so much IContinue reading “Properties Up Close: 6463 Willowpark Way, Sunriver Estates, Sooke”

How Many Homes Are There At Sooke’s Sunriver Estates?

…And answers to other frequently asked questions about Sunriver Estates in Sooke – one of the most popular new neighbourhoods in the greater Victoria, BC area. Because I write a lot about Sooke, I get plenty of questions about living here, working here, and of course, about the neighbourhoods. Sunriver Estates is a huge master-plannedContinue reading “How Many Homes Are There At Sooke’s Sunriver Estates?”

Is Sunriver Estates in Sooke a Strata?

This is a question I get all the time from people who are interested in buying a home in Sooke’s popular Sunriver Estates subdivision. The answer is no, Sunriver is not a strata. There are no councils, meetings, minutes, or strata fees. Each detached home in the development is a fee simple title, which isContinue reading “Is Sunriver Estates in Sooke a Strata?”

A Tour Through Sooke’s Sunriver Estates Subdivision [Video]

Check out this video I shot the other day of a drive through Sun River Estates in Sooke. It’s a little shakey at times – sorry – but will give you a good idea of what the neighbourhood looks like, and I also provide some information about the various amenities in Sunriver, the prices, sizes,Continue reading “A Tour Through Sooke’s Sunriver Estates Subdivision [Video]”

Sooke’s Sunriver Estates is On Sale

Driving home from a shift at Royal LePage’s Mayfair Mall kiosk last night, I heard a radio ad on CFAX 1070 for Sunriver Estates. They are offering a “builder’s coupon” discount of $15,000 for purchasers. The popular planned community along the Sooke River is obviously experiencing a slowdown in sales like everyone else, so thisContinue reading “Sooke’s Sunriver Estates is On Sale”

Sooke’s Sunriver Estates launches The Pointe Townhomes This Weekend

On our weekly MLS® tour yesterday, we were invited to Sooke’s popular master-planned community, Sunriver Estates to view their first multi-family development, the Pointe. The Pointe is a 4-unit-per-building townhouse complex, with 32 units sitting on 7 acres on a peninsula which juts out from De Mamiel Drive and is surrounded by the steep banksContinue reading “Sooke’s Sunriver Estates launches The Pointe Townhomes This Weekend”

Sunriver Estates Releases Townhouse Development

The Pointe is Sunriver’s first phase of townhouses Sooke’s Sunriver Estates, the popular 382-acre planned community just west of Victoria, BC, has just released its first multi-family townhouse development. Called The Pointe, it will be a clustering of 32 units in 8 strata buildings in the tranquil, forested  setting of a 7-acre peninsula surrounded byContinue reading “Sunriver Estates Releases Townhouse Development”

Sooke’s Sun River Estates Goes Green

As I was browsing the Homes section of the Times Colonist from Saturday, September 15, 2007, I came across a full page ad for Sooke‘s Sun River Estates development. The homes are now being advertised as conforming to the Built Green™ standard of construction. The Built Green™ Web site describes the standard as “… anContinue reading “Sooke’s Sun River Estates Goes Green”