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COURT ORDERED SALE 396-Acre Development Site Sechelt, BC 6583 – 6777 Sechelt Inlet Road Sechelt, BC Property Highlights 396.85-Acre comprehensive development site Ten legal parcels – including approximately 1,500 linear feet of waterfront Central Sechelt location, close to all amenities 40-minute Ferry ride from Vancouver Gary Haukeland* J-D Murray Chris Moore Senior Vice President Senior Associate President - Crosby Moore Real Estate 604 691 6693 604 691 6664 604 741 8289 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] *Personal Real Estate Corporation PORPOISE BAY AERIAL 6583 – 6777 Sechelt Inlet Road The Details Civic Address Sechelt, BC 6583 – 6777 Sechelt Inlet Road Sechelt, BC V0N 3A4 The Opportunity PIDs The subject properties represent an opportunity to acquire a 396.859 acre 013-657-925 (60 acres) site consisting of 10 legal parcels. The parcels vary in size from approximately 015-853-314 (60 acres) 9.14 to 60 acres. As per the East Porpoise Bay Neighbourhood Plan, the 015-853-322 (60 acres) properties are currently zoned CD-13 (Comprehensive Development Zone 13 – Silverback), allowing for approximately 1,600 residential units, 32,000 015-853-331 (60 acres) SF of commercial space, a six storey, 120 room hotel and an 18 hole golf 015-853-357 (43.4 acres) course. However, the current owners applied to rezone the properties to a CD-38 (CD-38, SSC Properties Ltd.), which would see the removal of the golf 015-853-381 (60 acres) course in place of an international secondary school, allowing for a maximum 023-399-651 (9.14 acres) of 1,360 residential units, a seaside village on the 9.85-acre waterfront parcel 023-399-660 (10.328 acres) on Sechelt Inlet and community farms. 023-399-678 (24.141 acres) The Location 025-624-776 (9.85 acres) The properties are located in the District of Sechelt’s East Porpoise Bay com- Total Site Area munity, along Sechelt Inlet Road, North of the Sunshine Coast Highway and 396.859 Acres between Porpoise Bay Provincial Park and Sechelt Heritage forest. The sites are only 4.5 kilometers to all amenities in central Sechelt, with easy highway Price access to the rest of the Sunshine Coast. $13,988,000 BC ASSESSMENT AERIAL LOOKING NORTH 9.14-ACRE WATERFRONT AERIAL DOCK WATERFRONT SUBJECT SITE PORPOISE BAY PROVINCIAL PARK COAST GRAVITY PARK PORPOISE BAY NEIGHBOURHOOD 7 MIN DOWNTOWN SECHELT SUBJECT SITE VANCOUVER Gary Haukeland* J-D Murray Chris Moore Senior Vice President Senior Associate President - Crosby Moore Real Estate 604 691 6693 604 691 6664 604 741 8289 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] *Personal Real Estate Corporation NAI Commercial 1075 W Georgia St, Suite 1300 Vancouver, BC V6E 3C9 No warranty or representation, express or implied, is made as to the accuracy of the information contained herein, and the same is submitted subject +1 604 683 7535 to errors, omissions, change of price, rental or other conditions, prior sale, lease or financing, or withdrawal without notice, and of any special listing conditions imposed by our principals no warranties or representations are made as to the condition of the property or any hazards contained therein naicommercial.ca are any to be implied. Aerial image(s) courtesy of Google, Landsat/Copernicus.

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