Miramar Village Johnston Road and Thrift Avenue White Rock Will Complete The Village with 229 Homes In The Final two towers by Bosa Properties
Bosa Properties poised to complete its Miramar Village project in White Rock
Simon Briault
The Vancouver Sun
Miramar Village
Project location: Johnston Road and Thrift Avenue, White Rock
Project size: 229 homes; one to three bedrooms; 550 to 2,700 square feet
Developer: Bosa Properties
Architect: NSDA Architects
Interior designer: BYU Design
Sales centre: 1425 Johnston Road; Opening for previews on May 20, noon — 6 p.m.
Telephone: 604-542-8882
Pricing: Available after May 20
Website: bosaproperties.com/miramar
Occupancy: Spring 2020
When you have a winning location, 15,000 square feet of private rooftop terrace overlooking the ocean and 229 units to play with, it makes sense to offer as many residential options as possible. That’s the thinking behind the final phase of Miramar Village, a landmark development in White Rock from Bosa Properties.
“It might seem presumptuous for me to say that our customers will be everybody, but because we have such a wide range of home sizes and styles, there really will be options for pretty much every kind of buyer,” said Daryl Simpson, Bosa’s senior vice-president. “We’ve got one-bedroom homes at 550 square feet all the way up to penthouses at around 2,700 square feet and pretty much everything in between.”
The first two towers of Miramar Village were completed in 2008. A mall owned by Bosa made up the rest of the site and the company chose to keep it running until now. Simpson explained the decision to expand the development had followed interest from new tenants and new retailers, as well as a healthy demand for more homes in the area.
There will be two towers in this final phase. The homes will be built above a 50,000-square-foot retail village that will include a grocery store, restaurant, coffee shop, dentist’s office, drug store and yoga practice area.
Miramar Village is a short walk from the White Rock pier and promenade, as well as the boutiques and cafés along Marine Drive. In the surrounding area, there are multiple restaurants, 10 public parks and plentiful shopping outlets, as well as golf courses, schools and other amenities.
“It’s in a pretty compelling location on the slope of the Semiahmoo Peninsula looking down to the bay,” Simpson said. “There are incredible views of the water and Mount Baker.”
Simpson said that Bosa has designed the homes to be attractive to end users, with suites being larger than what you would typically find in a suburban highrise condo development.
“We’ve certainly had a significant amount of interest from people living on the peninsula, people who’ve been in single-family homes and are looking to downsize,” he added. “Every year there are fewer and fewer single-family homes on the market because they get eaten up for townhouses and condo projects. So those homebuyers who are thinking of cashing out of the single-family home and buying in a development like Miramar Village are in a very good position right now. That’s reflected in the registrations we’ve had on our website.”
Bosa has also had inquiries from people who are living in Vancouver, Burnaby or Richmond who want to cash out and move out.
“We’re even seeing interest from North Vancouver,” Simpson said. “Maybe it has something to do with the rain; it’s amazing how much more sun you get in White Rock compared with downtown Vancouver.”
The project’s website mentions this last point in particular, describing the area as “Metro Vancouver’s answer to California.” There is 20 per cent more sunshine in White Rock than other parts of the region and temperatures are higher on average.
Buyers at Miramar Village will be able to make the most of the weather with a private rooftop amenity, which includes an outdoor pool, a hot tub and sun loungers, a fireside lounge, a barbecue and dining area, a green space and a putting green. There’s also an indoor entertainment lounge, a yoga space and a gym and health club.
“It’s been a long time since a developer has offered luxury highrise homes south of the Fraser River and we believe there’s a fair amount of pent-up demand,” Simpson said. “Often in our business, the word luxury gets thrown around too easily. But Miramar Village is not a typical suburban highrise. Italian cabinetry, Bosch appliances, heated floors in the bathrooms and air conditioning are just some of the luxury features we’re offering.”
Specifically, the imported Italian kitchens will feature chimney hood fans, composite quartz countertops and under-mounted 18-gauge stainless steel sinks with solid brass Hansgrohe kitchen faucets and integral toggle sprays. There are premium, full-sized Bosch appliance packages and USB charging plugs in all kitchens and workstations.
Buyers will have a choice of three colour palettes and there are Nest Learning Thermostats included in all homes.
Bathrooms feature rectangular soaker tubs with polished chrome fixtures by Hansgrohe, floating wood-grain vanities with storage drawers and under-mounted lighting, complete with stone countertops and undermount sinks in vitreous china. There are custom vanity cabinets with sliding mirrors, built-in lighting, and shelving for extra storage. The bathrooms also include stone tile flooring, polished chrome towel bars and paper holders, dual-flush water closets and Nuheat Radiant under-floor heating.
Homes will have between one and three bedrooms and completion is expected for the spring of 2020.
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