Impressive outlooks on offer at Gibsons' Eagleview Heights

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Gibsons has all the attributes of a charming coastal village – it has a marina, a public market and spectacular scenery – as well as the must-have shops, nearby medical services and sports facilities that ensure residents have everything they need to enjoy the community’s easy-going lifestyle.

Now Eagleview Heights, an 87-home project by TCD Development Group on a five-acre site on Gibsons’ Eaglecrest Drive, is adding luxury living to one of the Sunshine Coast’s most popular seaside communities. The development is a five-minute drive to the Langdale ferry terminal and the vessels that take some 40 minutes to place travellers at Horseshoe Bay.

Designed by Ankenman Marchand Architects, the development comprises four rows of buildings. The first row has four buildings with two double-storey townhouses and two garden suites (all garden suites are sold). The other three rows each have four six-plexes, buildings with six single-level units.

Units range from 800-square-foot garden suites to 2,400-square-foot townhouses, while two and three bedroom single-level condos are from 1,250 to 1,650 square feet. The buildings are tiered, so each row is above the homes in front ensuring unobstructed views.

Two acres of the site will be dedicated to a reimagined parkland with footpaths connecting it to the adjacent forest and the Inglis Trail.

Construction is scheduled to begin in the fall on the sloping site, ensuring  about 90 per cent of the homes have views over Howe Sound or the Coastal Mountains, says project manager Stanley Yasin.

With their abundance of light, high ceilings that emphasize space, and the convenience of an elevator in each of the 16 buildings, the development can justifiably be described as luxury living, Yasin adds.

While condos typically rely on light entering the building from one side, there are only two units per floor in the six-plexes, so each home is a corner suite with windows on two or three sides.

Yasin says the homes will benefit from natural separation and privacy.

“There is only one common wall between units and that is limited to about 10 feet due to the placement of the exit stairs,” he explains.

The development is attracting a range of buyers.

“Many retirees love Gibsons and what it has to offer; then there are the downsizers who grew up on the Sunshine Coast and want to retire in the area; and the people who spend the cooler months in places like Palm Springs and Arizona and the other months here,” Yasin adds.

Sechelt residents Marion and Barrie Reeves, owners of Gibsons Building Supplies, have bought a home at Eagleview Heights.

“The layout of the property and homes, the single-level design, the flat ground for walking and being able to walk to the movie theatre and the grocery store, that was important to us. The space is great – our home will have a large outdoor deck with an overhang so we can have a propane firepit because we love having an outdoor living room, especially with that view,” says Marion Reeves.

Yasin describes the architectural style of the flat-roof buildings as “West Coast seaside”, incorporating natural materials like stone, while Hardie panels (cement board), board-and-batten siding and shingles complete the coastal look. Windows and doors are Energy Star certified.

Inside, buyers can choose from a range of finishes. Kitchen cabinet options include Shaker-style or flat-slab doors in a choice of two wood laminate colours. The countertops will be quartz with a tile backsplash. Depending on the floor plan, kitchen islands are from eight to 10 feet and dining rooms in many of the plans can accommodate tables to seat 10.

The major appliances are by Bosch and include a refrigerator with freezer, gas cooktop and hood fan, wall and speed combination oven and an integrated 24-inch dishwasher. The washer and dryer are by Blomberg and are stacked or side-by-side depending on the floorplan. Buyers can choose from two laminate flooring options, while bedrooms and stairs will be carpeted and bathrooms (with underfloor heating) will be tiled.

Sited to maximize the views, the 29-foot wide units will have balconies running the full-width of the homes. Depending on the plan, the balconies will extend between eight and 14 feet resulting in outdoor areas of between 300 and 500 square feet, Yasin says. The balconies and patios also have a gas hookup for barbecues to make alfresco dining a popular summertime choice.

The two-storey amenities building – dubbed the Eagle Club – includes a gym and a large space suitable for entertaining that opens to the outdoor area with ocean-facing pool and hot tub.

There is a universal electric car-charging station near the amenity building and one of the two parking spots for each home is roughed-in for one charging station.

Fans of The Beachcombers will know that the iconic TV series was set in and around Gibsons, and although the series ended production in 1990, the village still attracts plenty of attention based on the life and times of its lead character Nick Adonidas, played by Bruno Gerussi. Molly’s Reach, often a backdrop for the comedy-drama series later syndicated around the world, was originally a grocery store before it was leased for the TV series and converted into the fictional restaurant. It later opened as a restaurant in 1995 and diners can order meals reminiscent of the series, such as Beachcomber Burgers and Molly’s Colossal Burgers.

Project: Eagleview Heights

Project address: 464 Eaglecrest Drive, Gibsons

Developer: TCD Development Group

Architect: Ankenman Marchand Architects

Project size: 87 (condos and townhomes)

Unit size: two and three bedrooms; 800 – 2,400 square feet

Price: $439,900 — $1,299,000,

Sales centre: #103 – 875 Gibsons Way, Gibsons

Sales centre hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., every day but Tuesday

Sales centre phone: 604-886-9195

Website: eagleviewheights.com