Soleil 178 homes at 1588 Johnston Road White Rock by RDG Management
Residents of Soleil will be but steps from hundreds of shops and services
Simon Briault
The Province
Soleil
What: 178 homes in a 26-storey tower
Where: 1588 Johnston Road, White Rock
Residence size and prices: One-, two- and three-bedroom homes ranging from 638 to 1,795 square feet; prices range from $449,900 to $2,199,900
Developer: RDG Management
Sales centre: 1588 Johnston Road, White Rock
Sales phone: 604-379-3022
For many buyers of new condos, location is everything. Soleil, a new residential tower planned for the centre of White Rock, does not disappoint on that front.
The building will stand right across the street from Semiahmoo Mall and residents will be within a few minutes walk of more than 300 hundred shops and services.
It’s a location that’s already proving popular with buyers, according to Craig Anderson, marketing and sales director at Magnum Projects, which is handling the sales and marketing for Soleil.
“This is the best-value ocean view in the Lower Mainland,” Anderson said. “At the same time, it’s an authentically urban location with everything you need right on your doorstep. When you compare these ocean views against North or West Vancouver, there’s a bunch of value here and you’re not compromising on convenience or finishes either.”
The 26-storey tower will stand at the corner of Johnston Road and North Bluff Road, right in the heart of White Rock’s downtown core, and feature 25,000 square feet of office and retail space and an 8,000-square-foot amenity space. Located on one level of the building and incorporating both indoor and outdoor space, the facilities will include two guest suites, a yoga room, a sauna, a steam room, a gym, indoor and outdoor lounges, an entertainment kitchen, a terrace, a hot tub, a children’s play area and two fire pits.
“We’ve never been in a condo before so it will be totally new for us,” said Jeff Whitford, who has bought one of the homes at Soleil. “We live in White Rock right now so we get this big view already and we didn’t want to give it up. Then we saw what the 20th floor in Soleil would look like and we thought, hey, this looks like our house. It’s the same view and we get Mount Baker thrown in as well.”
Homes feature engineered wood flooring in entries, kitchens, living rooms, dining rooms and dens. Kitchens have polished stone countertops, under-counter garbage and recycling systems and full-sized Bosch stainless steel appliance packages, including stainless steel drawer microwaves. Bathrooms feature soaker tubs, frameless glass showers and large-format wall and floor tiles.
For Whitford, who has been living in White Rock for more than a decade, the location of Soleil in the centre of the city was a big factor in his decision to buy.
“I think we got a lot of a value for what we paid per square foot for our new condo compared to anywhere else,” he said. “We love the location too. We’ll be able to walk across the street and go to Brown’s, go to Starbucks, get some great sushi, go shopping or go to the liquor store. It’s all right there. It’s a two-minute walk to everything. It’s awesome.”
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