Yaletown
Icon 2 building in Yaletown
March 16, 2010 by Amy Kizaki · View Comments
Amy and Laura visit the Icon 2 building in Yaletown.
Icon 2 is definitely one of my favorite buildings in Yaletown so far. Unlike it’s sister building Icon 1, Icon 2 is a low-rise building with only 11 stories. This building is perfect for just about anyone who has a healthy social appetite and loves the outdoors; it’s located right on the Yaletown seawall in front of the northern shores of False Creek, next to the George Wainborn park and very close to David Lam park as well. It’s also only blocks away from Yaletown’s social district; which means, although most units come with parking, you won’t be in need of a car very often, which means you’re officially eco-friendly!
Icon 2 Low-down
Location: 633 Kinghorne Mews, Vancouver (Yaletown)
Year built: 2006
Architect: Peter Busby
Stories: 11
Units: 52
Features & Amenities
- “Club Oasis”
- 80 foot indoor pool
- Whirlpool
- Fully equipped fitness facility
- Shower facilities & steam room
- Lobby & lounge
- 24 hour concierge service
- Massage & spa room
- Hollywood style theatre
- Meeting room
- Billiards room
- Landscaped courtyard garden
- Multi-purpose room with kitchen
The Icon 2 amenities are shared with the Icon 1 building and also the Silver Sea building across Kinghorne.
For more information on units currently available in Icon 2, get in touch! Amy: 778 855 0841 or amy@vancouverpowersearch.com.
Walking around Yaletown with Amy
September 21, 2009 by Laura Howren · View Comments
Amy already posted a blog about this, but I had a picture I wanted to add…great Yaletown view! Contact me for information on Yaletown Real Estate or Vancouver Real Estate!
Streets of Yaletown
Yaletown Video Tour with Amy & Laura
September 21, 2009 by Amy Kizaki · View Comments
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Last week Laura Howren from our team and I decided to share a piece of Yaletown with those of you who aren’t familiar with the area, and even those of you who are! Obviously we couldn’t visit EVERY store, but we did hop into places that caught our little eyes…Yaletown is FULL of these types of boutiques & shops, you can spend a whole day there and you still wouldn’t have seen and experienced everything they have to offer. And this is within a 4 block square!
Yaletown Real Estate
Since Yaletown is so close to the Downtown core, there aren’t any detached homes in this neighborhood, yet the community is still extremely family friendly, with the vibrant seawall and David Lam Park within walking distance. Since Yaletown is considered to be one of the more popular and desirable areas of Vancouver, real estate values naturally are higher. You will find many modern, glass-plated highrises with townhouses on the bottom level (which would be perfect for families who are in need of more room than a condo would offer) and buildings that usually offer an abundance of amenities.
Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Viddler video.Contact Laura with any of your real estate needs!
Laura Howren @ Blu Realty
604.209.3674
laura@vancouverpowersearch.com
And many, many many thanks to the following!
Vancouver Real Estate Sales break records in July
August 8, 2009 by Amy Kizaki · View Comments
And we thought June was a great month for the Vancouver real estate market.
The Vancouver Sun reported a couple of days ago that both the Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley real estate boards reported record home sales for the month of July. Below are the juicy details (aka the numbers)!!
July Sales for Vancouver Real Estate
4,114 sales in Metro Vancouver (via MLS)
–> 89% increase from July 2008
Price of typical single family home in Greater Vancouver area: $711,702
–> -5.5% since July 2008
–> +10% since beginning of 2009
2,089 sales in Fraser Valley (via MLS)
–> 62% increase from July 2008
Price of typical single family home in Fraser Valley area: $477,420
–> almost -6% since July 2008
–> almost +4% in the last 3 months
Of these sales, a whopping 37% were comprised of first time home buyers.
#1 Place to Live!!
June 8, 2009 by admin · View Comments
Vancouver has come out on top of a recent Livability survey!
Its not that surprising for the people that have already moved here, lived here or has ever been here. But it might surprise people who have not been to Vancouver. Here is the Full Story.
http://www.news1130.com/more.jsp?content=20090608_174330_9272
Makes me proud to be living in a world class City!
Yaletown Area Info
April 12, 2009 by Amy Kizaki · View Comments
Yaletown is one of Vancouver’s most newer, urban and hip neighborhoods. The community lies within a seven block area bound by Nelson, Homer, Drake, Pacific, Hamilton and back to Homer, and is located right on False Creek and faces southeast, resting on the southern edge of the core of Vancouver. Several highrise residential buildings have been developed consistently in this area and many of them have views of the city and False Creek.
sely populated communities in Vancouver and is notorious for being one of the most significant urban regeneration projects in North America. 
market also lies in a central location. And let’s face it, it’s Yaletown…you know you’re going to find more than a few boutiques, galleries, spas, interior design studios, and other classy, high-end retail stores, attracting the fashionistas;
