For nearly a year, campers have set up a makeshift shelter on one of Vancouver’s most expensive pieces of real estate, leading to friction with the owner and neighbours, and prompting calls to police. Find out more.
“Our lock was changed and I couldn’t open it. We had to cut it and then when we were inside, he started yelling, ‘What the eff are you doing here? This is my property!’ He kept shouting that, and it happened a few times like that, again and again, where the locks were changed and then the realtor couldn’t get past him. It was a bit scary.”00100496A
were originally held by real estate agent Danny Deng, who didn’t return Postmedia’s calls. Deng’s ad said that a potential buyer could “apply for redevelopment” and, at first, included a photo illustration that showed 27 residences on the combined parcel. Hasman said the third lot isn’t on the market but still belongs to the same owner. Strategically, it makes more sense to sell the two larger lots ahead of, or instead of, just selling only the smaller lot, which would probably be priced at around $5 million now, he said.00100496A
The veteran realtor who has worked in the Vancouver market for 40 years reflected on the state of the situation. Hasman said neighbours and the police have contacted him and he has been in touch with the owner. Akbari said the owner has filed a written trespass complaint with the police.
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