Beaufort Landing the latest addition to Polygon?s ?seaside-inspired? Hampton Cove in Ladner
Barbara Gunn
The Vancouver Sun
Beaufort Landing
Project address: 5551 Admiral Way, Ladner
Developer: Polygon Beaufort Landing Ltd.
Architect: Ekistics Architecture
Interior designer: Polygon Interior Design Ltd.
Project size: 124 three- and four-bedroom executive townhomes; 36 four-bedroom homes have been released in the first phase, measuring 1,850 — 1,980 square feet and priced from $848,800 (Three-bedrooms available in the next phase)
Sales centre: 5551 Admiral Way, Ladner
Hours: noon — 6 p.m., Sat — Thurs
Telephone: 604-946-0477
Website: polyhomes.com/community/beaufortlanding
Some six months ago, Matt and Olga Klymchuk welcomed daughter Juliana, and began to realize that they needed more living space. The couple decided a move was in order, but opted for one that will also see them staying put.
Since 2016, the Klymchuks have been residing in a three-bedroom townhome in the Fairwinds component of Polygon’s master-planned Hampton Cove riverfront community in Ladner. Come Christmas — or sooner — the family hopes to relocate to their new four-bedroom townhome in the community’s new 124-unit Beaufort Landing phase.
It’s a move that will mean they have a home with some 450 additional square feet, and room for Matt’s parents and sister to stay when they visit.
Hampton Cove, which will eventually comprise some 670 residences — primarily townhomes — is nestled between a golf course and a marina. Residents are just a short hop from the shops, services and restaurants in Ladner and the myriad retail and dining offerings at Tsawwassen Mills and Tsawwassen Commons. They will also be but steps from Delta’s 16-kilometre Millennium Trail.
Some three dozen homes in Beaufort Landing’s first phase have been on offer, and Goldie Alam, Polygon’s senior vice-president of marketing, says they have been attracting buyers similar to those in earlier phases at Hampton Cove.
“We’ve got local people coming but we’ve got a lot of people coming from Richmond, Burnaby, even Vancouver, who are moving for space and more affordable prices,” she says, noting that Beaufort Landing represents the third of five phases in the community.
“It’s a place where the first-time buyers can come and young families — it’s something they can afford. It’s the right space for them. And we have some who find it the right place to downsize, when they don’t want to downsize to an apartment yet. They want to get out of their house, but they still want space for their kids and for guests.”
The exteriors are intended to complement the project’s riverfront location with what the developer is calling “classic seaside-inspired architecture.” Of note are the pitched roofs, stone chimneys, shingle siding, window boxes and stone and wood detailing.
Inside, residents will appreciate elegant and efficient touches and sweeping riverfront outlooks, as showcased in the beautifully outfitted three-level display homes on site.
Main floors will have nine-foot-high ceilings, laminate wood flooring and powder rooms. Three colours schemes are on offer: Daybreak, Eclipse and Radiance.
Kitchens will feature engineered stone countertops with a marble chevron backsplash, pull-out pantries, double undermount stainless steel sinks and built-in recycling stations. Appliances will include five-burner gas cooktops and integrated french door refrigerators with bottom-mounted freezers.
Master ensuites will have either a soaker tub and shower or an oversized shower with a bench, as well as engineered stone countertops, dual undermount sinks and porcelain tile flooring. Main bathrooms, meantime, will have tubs with a porcelain tile surround.
Residents will not need stray off site to enjoy the multiple offerings in the community’s Hampton Club, a 12,000-square-foot facility that has — among other things — an outdoor swimming pool, fitness centre, music rooms, children’s play area, gymnasium and guest suites. Here, residents can soak in the hot tub, enjoy a game of pool with their neighbours or book the enormous great room for a private event.
For Matt Klymchuk, the decision to buy a home at Hampton Cove wasn’t at all difficult.
“I fairly quickly settled on Fairwinds as where I wanted to buy without looking at other options,” says Matt, noting that for Olga, Beaufort Landing will represent a third residence at Hampton Cove. (“Interestingly, my wife lived with her parents in Charterhouse in the first phase of Hampton Cove before we were married last year.”)
The attractions, he adds, are numerous.
“We like the community feel of Hampton Cove and Ladner, in general, and also the rural feel and being by the river.
“We love Westham Island and visit the bird sanctuary and farms regularly. We also love Deas Island, with its park space and trails, and just generally being by the river and having farm and mountain views.”
Matt, who works in IT, part time at home and part time in down Vancouver, also says the location works in his favour.
“Proximity to the (Highway) 99 means we can be downtown outside of peak traffic hours in 30 minutes, evenings and weekends. For trips to the U.S., we are very close as well — 20 minutes to Peace Arch crossing.”
Alam, who notes that some of the Beaufort Landing homes will be move-in ready this fall, echoes those sentiments, both as they relate to the allure of Hampton Cove and of Ladner, which she describes as a picturesque community with “a small-town vibe.”
“This is a very involved community,” she says. “There have been block parties, a golf tournament. And there are lots of kids of all ages. You see lots of people with strollers, lots of people with dogs. It’s a nice community.”
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