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Done Deal, 2556 WEST 12TH AVE., KITSILANO, Vancouver, B.C.

2556 WEST 12TH AVE., KITSILANO

ASKING PRICE $1,898,000

SELLING PRICE $1,845,000

TAXES $6,167 (2010)

DAYS ON THE MARKET 60

LISTING AGENT Judith Adamick, Sutton Group West Coast Realty

THE ACTION: This two-storey house is located across from a high school, which was a drawback for some buyers. So it took over 50 showings and several open houses to attract a shopper forgiving of the high-traffic setting.

WHAT THEY GOT: This seven-year-old house contains 3,335 square-feet of living space, including a 1,145 square-foot basement apartment with two bedrooms, one bathroom and laundry room, as well as open cooking and entertaining areas with walkouts to the patio and secluded south-facing backyard.

Some updates were done to the roof, all four bathrooms and the main eat-in kitchen, which has window seating, a granite-topped island and three appliances, including a gas stove.

The main floor is laid out with a fireside living room, a separate dining room and a family room with access to the deck, as well as a bedroom.

Upstairs, there are laundry facilities and three bedrooms, including a fireside great room off the master that could be converted into an extra bedroom.

For parking, there is a garage at the back of the 50- by 125-foot lot.

THE AGENT'S TAKE: "It was quite a good size house with four bedrooms upstairs, which is a good thing for a lot of people," says agent Judith Adamick, who cites three bedrooms as the norm. "It had a nice large, sunny backyard on a 50-foot lot, which is really handy."

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