- Recently Purchased
Key Facts
- MLS® #: 961451
- Property ID: SIRC1319798
- Property Type: Residential, Single Family Detached
- Style: Custom
- Living Space: 4,419 sq.ft.
- Lot Size: 2.19 ac
- Year Built: 1999
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 4
- Parking Spaces: 6
- Other Taxes 2023: $9,399
- Listed By:
- Kirsten MacLeod, Shaelyn Mattix
Property Description
Garden Retreat. Located in sought-after Garden Gate Estates, this immaculate home, custom built by Roger Garside, offers a private & peaceful sanctuary surrounded by 2 acres of natural-state forest and lush easy-care gardens.
The main floor has an open plan layout, featuring a light-filled living room with ceiling soaring to 26 ft, high-quality fir-framed picture windows & a natural gas two-way fireplace with artisanal river rock surround. Adjoining family room is a comfortable retreat for reading a book or watching TV & french doors access the office. Wide plank oak hardwood floors run throughout the main floor, with fir accents adding a west coast feel. The generous kitchen features granite counters, stainless steel appliances & a large island for easy entertaining. The adjacent dining room has french doors opening onto a covered deck & patio area with magical woodland outlook beyond. There is a spacious laundry to complete the main floor.
Upstairs, the roomy primary suite boasts vaulted ceilings, a private forest-view deck and a newly renovated spa-like ensuite bathroom. Two additional bedrooms and a guest bathroom on the upper level make for an ideal family layout. A lower level is undeveloped and offers room to expand with a separate entrance.
Enjoy flexibility for guests and extended family or capitalize on additional income potential offered by the 1-bedroom legal suite with separate parking and access, located above the 3-car garage. In the backyard, options are limitless, with your own fenced field tucked away beyond the trees, ideal for growing veggies or raising animals (farm tax status).
Wander the trail down to Tod Inlet or walk up to Oak Haven Park for glimpses of the Butchart Garden fireworks. The quaint town of Brentwood Bay is a short drive away & offers all the essentials, with fine dining at Cafe Zanzibar or the Brentwood Lodge. Just a 15 minute drive from the airport and ferries & 25 minutes to Victoria. Your private 2-acre retreat awaits!
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Amenities
- 2 Fireplaces
- 3 Car Garage
- Acreage
- Backyard
- Balcony
- Basement - Unfinished
- Boating
- Breakfast Bar
- Central Vacuum
- Country
- Country Living
- Cycling
- Easement
- Eat in Kitchen
- Ensuite Bathroom
- Farm / Ranch
- Fenced Farm Acreage
- Forest
- Gardens
- Granite Counter
- Hardwood Floors
- Heated Floors
- Hiking
- Laundry
- Ocean / Beach
- Open Floor Plan
- Outdoor Living
- Pantry
- Parking
- Patio
- Privacy
- Radiant Floor
- Scenic
- Self-Contained Suite
- Self-contained Suite
- Sprinkler System
- Stainless Steel Appliances
- Storage
- Underground Sprinkler
- Vaulted Ceilings
- Walk In Closet
- Walk Out Basement
- Walk-in Closet
Rooms
- TypeLevelDimensionsFlooring
- EntranceMain36' 10.7" x 42' 7.8"Other
- Family roomMain39' 4.4" x 55' 9.2"Other
- Living roomMain62' 4" x 75' 5.5"Other
- Dining roomMain49' 2.5" x 72' 2.1"Other
- KitchenMain32' 9.7" x 55' 9.2"Other
- Home officeMain39' 4.4" x 42' 7.8"Other
- EntranceMain19' 8.2" x 29' 6.3"Other
- Laundry roomMain42' 7.8" x 45' 11.1"Other
- OtherMain111' 6.5" x 144' 4.2"Other
- Primary bedroom2nd floor45' 11.1" x 72' 2.1"Other
- Bedroom2nd floor59' 6.6" x 42' 7.8"Other
- Walk-In Closet2nd floor29' 6.3" x 32' 9.7"Other
- Bedroom2nd floor42' 7.8" x 45' 11.1"Other
- Living room2nd floor39' 4.4" x 39' 4.4"Other
- Balcony2nd floor19' 8.2" x 72' 2.1"Other
- Kitchen2nd floor26' 2.9" x 26' 2.9"Other
- Bedroom2nd floor36' 10.7" x 39' 4.4"Other
- BasementLower36' 10.7" x 62' 4"Other
- BasementLower82' 2.5" x 85' 3.6"Other
- Porch (enclosed)Main19' 8.2" x 78' 8.8"Other
- Porch (enclosed)Main19' 8.2" x 72' 2.1"Other
- PatioMain52' 5.9" x 68' 10.7"Other
- PatioMain36' 10.7" x 72' 2.1"Other
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Location
1173 Garden Gate Drive, Victoria, British Columbia, V8M 2H6 Canada
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Area Description
Brentwood Bay is a small village in the municipality of Central Saanich on Saanich Inlet north of Victoria, Brentwood Bay is home to the world-famous Butchart Gardens. Brentwood Village offers excellent accommodation, waterfront restaurants, and all amenities, and is also a jumping-off point for kayakers, canoeists and mountain hikers.
The Brentwood Bay-Mill Bay ferry is a convenient 25-minute route across the Saanich Inlet. This scenic ferry ride bypasses Victoria and the Malahat.
Brentwood Bay includes excellent schools: Brentwood Elementary, Bayside Middle School and nearby Stelly’s Seconary School.
Marketed By
Sotheby’s International Realty Canada
752 Douglas Street
Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 3M6