Advertisement iON CENTRE: Sales os Manager Evelyn Froese outlines the many options available to customize your home at The Waterfront Residences at Bayshore. Bayshore purchasers realize their dreams to design own homes The Waterfront Residences provide unprecedented opportunities to customize. ACCORDING to recent statistics, Canadians move an average of once '- every five years, looking to find the . home that perfectly fits their needs. _. -Some-of us hire architects to custom design our homes. But with the high cost of land, and the complexities of hiring an archi- tect and builder, few of us realize this dream. Custom building becomes even less attain- able as more of us leave single-family homes and move into condominium apartments or townhomes. » But for Ms. Sui Chun Chac-Dietrich, the home of her.dreams was on the drawing ~. boards at: Bayshore. She bought a two-bedroom home on the sixth floor of 1717 Bayshore Drive, one of The Waterfront Residences, and worked with her personal designer as well as Bayshore’s design consultant to create the home s wanted. Ms. Chao-Dietrich takes possession in the fall‘of 1999; and while that's a while away, the lead time has given her the oppor- tunity to madify her home to specifications of her own. ble to move walls, and 1 concentrated on functional things. -"We completely remodeled the master ensuite, added a clear glass wall to the den. and enhanced: many of the fixtures in the | kitchen and bathrooms. o chose a custom mantle for the sonalized the entrance with ‘accents and borders in the limestone. While reviewing the innumerable options available at Bayshore, Ms. Chav-Dietrich’ . designer worked with design consultant Lo! raine [lich who bas been working with Bayshore purchasers since lust October. oWe offer the greatest choice of any con- donainium developn atin Vancouver,” Lor- raine says “And ifour buyers want even more, well find it for them. Ms, Chao-Dietrich says Lorraine was extremely knowledgeable and very helpful. “She worked with my designer for some time.and together they came up with very unique ideas and features. “Lorraine understood the plans for light- ing, eiectric power and pkone lines, and that helped alot. when it came time to make a number of electrical changes.” she adds. “What impressed us was her knowledge of so much more than just colour. She real- ly helped us through the customization proce Ms. Chao-Dictrich’s experience is unique in Vancouver, according to Frank Schliewin- sky, president of Vancouver’s premier condo- minium research firm, Suategics. “Very few high-end buyers have been sai isfied with the selection in the marketplace he says. “People coming out of single-family homes want large open balconies but devel- opers are selling enclosed balconics. “They're alse looking for larger entertain- inWS To FOREVER: ment areas, and rooms that can accomimo- date furnishings in a variety of configura- tions Everyone is different and e wants something different.” he says. And that’s what makes The V Residences 2i Bayshore so special. Here, Vancouver's Aoki Corporation offers design opportunities as unique as the waterfront location, Sales Manager, Evelyn Froese says many of her purchasers have designed and built homes in the past. hey know what they want and while Designed by award-winning architect Ric the Waterfront Residences at Bayshore offer 360 degree views. they are impressed with the plans prepared by Richard Henriquez, they want to make personal changes. And we're pleased to say they can. However, Aoki General Manager Taisuke Sasaki points out that significant changes must be made soo. “AS construction moves along and con- tracts are sealed,” Sasaki says, “it becomes increasingly difficult and expensive to accommodate changes.” Beyond the opportunity to customize, Bayshore offers a number of other extraordi- nary features. Every home is heaied and. cooled with individual pumps. This offers both energy efficiency and a high level of comfort. As one might expect. ceilings are higher than normal and the buildings offer state of the art security systems, particularly since many purchasers have more than one home and are secking a carefree, secure lifestyle. The Waterfront Residences at Bayshore also offer access to the Bayshore Resort Ciub with all the services and amenities of the renowned Bayshore Hotel. These include indoor and outdoor pools, health club and shuttle bus. Residents who don’t have time to cook can even arrange for catered dinners in their homes through the hotel, “When you buy at Bayshore you are#it just buying into a building, you are buying into a community,” says Vancouver archi- tect and real estate consuhant Michael Geller. When complete, Bayshore will offer two new city parks, extensive landscz ing and water garder way connecting Stanfey Park and dow town, as well as shops, restaurants, and a renovated and ¢ d Bayshore Hotel, Geiter says. long.” he says, “this will be the rable new place to live in Van couver. The Waterfront Residences at Bayshore are priced from $500,000 to $5 million. The presentation centre is open 12 - 5 pm Monday - Saturday, suite 1550 - 1500 West Georgia. For a private appointment call Evelyn Froese (604) 688-1710 ar toll (ree - 1-800-477-1766. Further information is also availible on the Internet at www. bayshore.be.ca.