Featured Property | 1481 Hand Avenue

Perched on a beautifully treed hillside in West Fernie you will find a 3 story home unlike any other. This cozy, romantic home is nestled on an acre of forested land with stunning views. It was designed and built in 2003 with the environment and energy efficiency in mind. Constructed by local builders using local retailers and products. The property also offers it’s new owners an opportunity to add their own finishing touches, such as stucco color and basement flooring. Spread over almost 2,000 square feet, this 3 bedroom, 3-bathroom home has a galley style kitchen, double hung metal clad windows and three decks to enjoy the privacy of the spacious property. The home design and landscaping are paramount to it’s charm.

While primarily built for comfort, this mountain escape also provides a low cost solution to rising energy prices through the use of in-floor heating, gas and wood burning stoves located at either end of the main floor, and well placed large windows allowing for passive solar energy to be utilized.

From the moment you enter the doorway of this retreat you are taken back to a time of old world charm and character. A hideaway with beautiful hardwood floors, magnificent oversized beams and large windows to enjoy scenic views of every season from every angle. Two of the three decks extend off either end of the living space allowing full use of the property all year round.

Open plan living ensures this house is perfect for entertaining, with the kitchen opening onto the living and dining areas. It is in the kitchen where you can best appreciate the massive timbers milled locally and the skilled craftsmanship used to build this home. A cathederal ceiling opens up the living room to create a feeling of grandeur in a small intimate setting. You can just imagine your family gathered round a 17 foot Christmas tree and a fire crackling in the fireplace.

The lofted master suite with wooden floors provides amazing views of the Lizard Range. As well as a full ensuite bathroom, an open railing overlooks the main living area providing a unique view of the mountains as well as the spectacular living room below.

The lower level includes 2 spacious bedrooms and a bathroom allowing space for a family to spread out and enjoy their surroundings. The bottom level has a separate entrance and over sized windows creating a bright spacious potential area for a rental or separate guest suite as well.

Without a doubt one of the best features of this home is the land upon which it stands. The one-acre parcel of pristine wilderness that stretches from Hand Ave. to Coloclough Ave. and heads up into heavily forested land of beautiful cedars and aspens neighboring  a seasonal creek. This is privacy at its best, walking distance to everything and still your own private forest.

If you are looking for an exceptionally well built home located only a few minutes from town, this home is not to be missed. This property is being offered at $585,000.
Please contact Colleen Dunn for further information at:

(250) 423-1553
email: dunnski@shaw.ca
Office: (250) 423-4644
Royal Lepage 4 Seasons Realty
561A Hwy 3, Fernie, BC