Waterfront Home for Sale in Nelson BC

Escape the hubbub of city life with a move to the adventurous Kootenays. Enjoy mountains and lakefront living at 16 Johnstone Road, a stunning home set spectacularly on a secluded rocky bluff, close to the city of Nelson, with breathtaking views from every level. Architect designed, with quality-built craftsmanship showing throughout, the home features birch staircases, maple, tile, heated leather, and engineered-hardwood floors, and surrounding decks that bring nature in on every level. A lower level hot tub with views of the lake, bridge and city overlooks your waterfront entertainment area and deep-water floating dock. $1,795,000.
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Information and features:

Incredible neighbours and Nelson’s incomparable community spirit
Views Views Views... Mountain and Water Views from every room
New (2019) 30-year warranty roof (Edge Roofing)
Three quarters of an acre of low maintenance landscaping
Raised veggie/berry beds; automatic irrigation to most gardens and bushes
Newly painted (2020) cedar window trims, fascia, and deck rails
Glass and copper covered entrance way
Grotto ready for your rock waterfall (plumbing and hydro service in place)
4,300 sq. ft. of quality construction with breathtaking views
Four/Five bedrooms (17’7” x 15’5”; 13’11” x 11’11”; 15’5” x 12’; 15’9” x 11’7”)
Four Bedrooms have large built-ins
Four bathrooms (three full – 10’ x 6’10”; 8’ x 8’; 9’ x 8’3”; one half - 9’ x 4’ (master bedroom has an en suite and a dressing room with built-in dresser)
Sunken Living Room with ceiling height slate gas fireplace (15’4” x 21’)
Office (or fifth bedroom) with separate entry (15’4” x 13’)
Master Bedroom has private Top Deck
Recreation/Family room (15’5” x 21’) - plumbed for gas fireplace
Kitchen (19’ x 14’9”) Bosch stove and dishwasher, under-mount black composite granite sinks; stone quartz kitchen and dining room countertops installed 2019)
Dining room (15’6” x 16’4”)
Entertainment/Family room (15’10” x 13’8”) with a sunny (afternoon) deck
Spacious laundry (11’5” x 7’10”) with quality washer and dryer
Cedar double-pane Argon-filled windows
Quality tempered glass deck railings on three floors
Venetians and blackout blinds on many windows
Low-energy in-ceiling lighting on main level
Geothermal heating (Energuide rating: 84) with excellent sun exposure
Geothermal air-conditioning; set thermostat on Auto, and never change it all year
Passed radon detection check (41 Bw/m3; action level = 200 Bq/m3)
Extremely well insulated; low electrical bills; no oil bills!
Eight appliances: Bosch 5-burner stove; Kenmore (Bosch) dishwasher; Jennair oven; KitchenAid refrigerator; Kenmore washer; Kenmore dryer (with steam refresher feature); microwave; upright freezer.
400 Amp Service
Built-in vacuum system
Maintenance room with workshop area and storage plus large 4' high concrete crawl space
Garden shed with hydro service
Cedar lights in top level (parking area) and down steps to front door
Newly renovated floating dock has cut-out section for covered mooring
Custom metal/vinyl boat cover fits cut-out section
Large ((6+ cars/RV) paved parking area - plenty of room to build a workshop or garage
Nelson made the top ten in 2020 for USA Today's Top North American Ski Towns:
Close to Pulpit Rock, a popular hiking area & a delightful beach at Johnstone Regional Park
Only 3 km to Nelson’s iconic BOB (the Big Orange Bridge) - visible from the house decks
Easy access to snow skiing (Whitewater); Nordic skiing (Apex, Busk, Clearwater); water skiing (Kootenay Lake); mountain biking; golfing (Granite Point & Balfour); sailing - from your dock; hiking; shopping; bird watching - you'll see hummingbirds, ospreys, Steller's jay, herons, and a resident family of eagles!
Learn more about Nelson, here.