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Lower Lonsdale is one of the most popular neighbourhoods on the North Shore, with everything you could want at your doorstep from shopping to parks and recreation and transit. The community is almost complete with Fairborne’s boutique Capstone development as the icing on the area’s cake. These 71 homes in a six-storey concrete and glass building by the award-winning Buttjes Architecture Inc. are the symbolic completion of this established neighbourhood and will be ready for buyers to move in as early as this summer.
“This is definitely the best location in North Vancouver for walkability, amenities, and shops,” said Capstone Sales Manager Kimberly Gabrielson. “John Braithwaite Community Centre is right across the street; and it’s a short walk across the pedestrian overpass to the Seabus terminal, while the specialty shops and fresh food grocers at Lonsdale Quay are only two blocks away.”
Capstone offers a mix of one bedroom and dens and two-bedroom homes with 700-square-foot one bedroom and dens starting from $399,900. “We still have an excellent selection of homes,” said Gabrielson, “and, for a limited time, we’re offering $8,000 off the purchase of a west-facing one bedroom and den. You only need five per cent down to make your dream of being a homeowner come true.”
Capstone residents will enjoy generous outdoor space with decks intentionally positioned to optimize sunlight. The warm, bright interiors are designed with thoughtful, efficient floor plans and include laminate oak flooring throughout the entry, kitchen, living and dining rooms, premium stainless steel appliances, double-thick granite countertops in the kitchen with tile and glass backsplash, natural stone countertops in the bathroom with porcelain floor tiles and marble and limestone wall tiles.
Nine-foot ceilings and oversized windows make this concrete building stand out from the competition and several remaining homes offer views of the ocean and mountains.
First-time buyers are not the only group to find Capstone irresistible,” said Gabrielson. “The full-sized Fisher & Paykel appliances and washer/dryer are hot buttons with buyers looking to downsize but not downgrade. Many of the people who have already purchased a Capstone home are local residents who understand the value of this location and recognize what a quality product this is.”
Fairborne has been active in the mid and lower Lonsdale areas for almost two decades and has seen the area transform from a mish-mash of parking lots into today’s truly vibrant community. The company’s commitment to developing some of the Lower Mainland’s most memorable homes in this neighbourhood has not gone unnoticed. Its Time development, for instance, won the Urban Land Institute’s prestigious Award of Excellence in Urban Development and was named one of 10 noteworthy transit-oriented projects worldwide.
Capstone’s sales centre is open daily from noon to 5 p.m. (except Fridays) at 135 West 1st Street in Lower Lonsdale. For more information:
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