Located just 15 minutes south of Nanaimo, Yellowpoint Oceanfront Estates offers 2.5 acre oceanfront lots.  These Vancouver Island waterfront lots are next to the Boat Harbour Marina and a short drive to the Nanaimo Airport and the Duke Point Ferry terminal.

Yellowpoint Oceanfront Estates offers a private and natural setting and is perched on the Point with 270 degree views of the ocean and islands. It is the finest low bank oceanfront property on Vancouver Island.  Each lot is designed to take advantage of the great views across the Stuart Channel to Gabriola and Valdes Islands.

This Vancouver Island development is within an easy walk or drive to farmers markets, local artisan shops, golf courses, vineyards, parks and natural wilderness.

There are seven lots available ranging from $1.75 million to $2.75 million these lots are located next to the Boat Harbour Marina off Pylades Drive in Cedar, just 15 minutes south from Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.
To read more about this oceanfront project see Yellowpoint.

Qualicum Landing is the fastest selling development in Qualicum Beach. This Vancouver Island waterfront development is now 70% sold, with only five premier waterfront lots remaining.

The next selection day will be held on October 23^rd. A selection day is an effective way for buyers to choose the Vancouver Island home and location they want and to secure their priority position. This will allow a buyer to research the Qualicum Beach development, as well as tour the Vancouver Island premier waterfront community and make an informed decision. Pricing of these Vancouver Island homes start at $399,000.

Excerpted from 1stView.ca.

A revised development permit application for the construction of a 62-unit hotel in Comox on Vancouver Island has been resubmitted to the Town of Comox. This new Vancouver Island hotel development has a West Coast style design and also includes plans for a restaurant, a swimming pool, a hot tub and meeting rooms.

The revisions on the application includes changes to the underground parking from two levels to one underneath the building, and additional parking will be accommodated on an adjacent property.

The new Comox Valley hotel will contain 62 suites, a combination of one and two bedroom suites and will replace the former Edgewater pub and restaurant located in Comox on Vancouver Island. The new Vancouver Island project will be built to LEEDS standards and a construction start date has not yet been determined.

Preliminary plans are being drawn up for a washroom and marina building to serve the boaters at the Comox marina. Once approval has been received for the building, the structure is expected to be built on a floating dock.

To learn more about the Comox Valley visit 1stView.ca.

The Cannery is a unique Vancouver Island real estate development surrounded by nature and is located in the seaside village of Cowichan Bay. It is set in a stunning and scenic location with the Pacific Ocean as your back yard. This Vancouver Island ocean view real estate development is next door to many sensitive wildlife habitats, including a world-famous great blue heron rookery.

Cowichan Bay is only 10 minutes from Duncan, 50 minutes from Nanaimo and only 45 minutes from Victoria. Being central to everything in the Cowichan Valley, you are never far from restaurants, shopping and the modern conveniences located on Vancouver Island.

The Cannery offers 25 condominium units in a 4-storey building. The units range from 1100 sq ft to 1300 sq ft (with one unit at approximately 750 sq ft). This Vancouver Island real estate project offers many “green features”  and there are various floor plans to choose from. Pre-sales are presently underway with five units already sold.  Occupany of these spectacular ocean view condominiums is expected to take place in the Summer of 2011.

The sales centre is located at 1838 Cowichan Bay Raod in Cowichan Bay on Vancouver Island and is open Saturdays & Sundays between 1pm to 3pm. Pricing of these ocean view condominium units start at $295,000.

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The Maples is located on five acres of beautifully treed Vancouver Island property on Sproat Lake.  This Vancouver Island lakefront vacation home development features 300 feet of Lake Frontage with spectacular mountain views.

Phase I of the lakefront project is currently under construction. The fourplex features two one-bedroom units and two 2-bedroom units. When this Vancouver Island project is completed, The Maples waterfront project will include 24 Vancouver Island homes.

The Maples Resort is located at 9624 Lakeshore Road, just 13 kms northwest of Port Alberni on Highway 4, a quick 30 minute drive from Parksville and Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island.

Excerpted from 1stView.ca.

Qualicum Landing is a Vancouver Island real estate waterfront development just north of Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island. It is one of the most unique mixtures of location, quality and lifestyle to be found anywhere in British Columbia. This area known as “Oceanside” is becoming one of the most desirable places to live in Canada.

Qualicum Landing is holding a selection day for buyers on August 22nd. Selection Day is an effective way for people who are interested in purchasing Vancouver Island real estate to choose the home they desire in the location they prefer and secure their priority position. This allows them time to research the Vancouver Island oceanfront development, tour the community and make an informed decision at their leisure without losing their preferred residential lot choice. Selection day also offers special pricing on select Vancouver Island homes; but you must register to take advantage of these savings.

Qualicum Landing is a community focused on lifestyle. These Vancouver Island oceanfront homes are priced starting from $399,000.

Excerpted from 1stView.ca.

Crystal Shores is a Comox Valley waterfront real estate project that is situated in South Courtenay with views of the Comox Bay. These Vancouver Island panoramic water view condominiums are spacious units, built in a west coast style with 9-foot ceilings, hardwood flooring, private balconies and fabulous ocean views with surrounding Vancouver Island Mountain views.  Two Comox Valley waterfront condominiums at Crystal Shores in Courtenay have recently sold.  There are currently four remaining water view condominiums at one of the best waterfront and water view projects on the Comox Valley real estate scene.

Excerpted from 1stView.ca.

A reminder that Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa, a luxurious Vancouver Island resort, will be holding its Grand Opening on June 25, 2010 to celebrate their exceptional architectural achievement in sustainable resort development.

This celebration will commence in the afternoon with champagne followed by the opening of Parkside’s Wine & Food exhibition and official ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Join the celebration and enjoy the stunning city and ocean views this luxurious Victoria residential and vacation resort has to offer.

Excerpted from 1stView.ca.

For more information, contact the project manager, Alan Dyck at sales@maplesresort.ca.

Vancouver Island resident and green development pioneer, Joe Van Belleghem was recently awarded the prestigious Canadian Green Building Council Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his visionary work.

“I am honored to be recognized by the Canadian Green Building Council, an organization that is transforming the build environment and communities,” said Belleghem. “I believe in these uncertain times, it is most important to remember one’s core values – not retreat to what’s comfortable – but to be bold; as the future requires us to think and behave differently.”

Joe Van Belleghem of Victoria has been active for over 20 years in the development community and has spent his last 10 years dedicated to sustainable development including involvement with the BC Climate Action Team, as a board member for the US Green Building Council and as one of the founders for the Canadian Green Building Council.

Van Belleghem’s work in Victoria on Vancouver Island and throughout Canada confirms that environmentally sustainable housing is possible as the norm rather than the exception.

Van Belleghem was the visionary force behind Victoria’s Dockside Green, a world-leading sustainable development inVictoria on Vancouver Island. The mixed-use Vancouver Island waterfront development on Victoria’s  inner harbour has won significant global accolades, including breaking the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum record for a new construction project.

The Canadian Green Building Council (CGBC) is Canada’s leading green building organization. Its directive is to accelerate green building, energy efficiency and sustainable community market transformation by guiding and supporting public policy, program design, standards and by providing resources for research.

Working with over 2,300 corporate members and eight chapters across the country, the CGBC is also the administrator of the LEED Green Building Rating System™. LEED is a third-party certification program and an internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

Prior to Joe Van Belleghem’s work at Dockside Green, he was involved in several LEED projects in Canada including the development consultant for the Vancouver Island Technology Park a high-tech park in Victoria, British Columbia, that was awarded the Gold LEED rating by the United States Green Building Council,  making it the first LEED certified building in Canada.

Van Belleghem is an internationally-recognized sustainable planner and sought-after speaker.  He is committed to the ongoing development, education and promotion of environmentally, socially and financially responsible green building developments.

Joe Van Belleghem is involved in the local planning of the Bamberton development on southern Vancouver Island. Like Dockside Green, Bamberton is also being planned on a remediated brownfield, in one of the most beautiful locations in all of Canada.

Fore information on Vancouver Island real estate visit Vancouver Island Homes.