Strata Lot #27, Upland Cottage

The Lakeview Cottage faces East to enjoy the early morning sunrise. The cabin has easy vehicle access, with plenty of parking.

PETERHOPE LAKE is located an easy 3 hour drive from Vancouver, on the scenic toll free Coquihalla Hwy. Off at Merritt and along Nicola lake on the old Kamloops 5A road.

Cottage Stats

Built in 2006. The cabin comes complete with satellite TV, internet and phone service. Cell phone booster for full service. Frame construction and concrete foundation. Vinyl thermo windows. Hardy planking and asphalt shingles. Terraced front yard in rock.

Furniture is negotiable.

Main floor is 1,063 square feet

Living room is 18' x 13'-4" with vaulted ceilings, giving this open floor plan a warm comfortable feeling. Lots of windows and bamboo blinds. Wood burning ventilator burning fire place with cultured river rock with raised hearth and mantle. The ventilator fireplace heats the home easier with less wood. Electric baseboards for backup. Coat closet is off living room. Knotty pine engineered laminate flooring. Double French glass doors leading to the large open covered sun deck facing Peter Hope Lake. Wrap around deck to parking lot.

Dining room is 10'-11" x 10' Bright and open with large corner windows to take advantage of the lake views. Bamboo curtains, and knotty pine engineered laminate flooring. Electric baseboards for backup.

Kitchen is 11'-10" x 8'-9" Bright and open with work island facing dining room. Performa dishwasher, LG fridge/freezer, Inglas electric stove, built in micro wave, double stainless steel sink with garburator and Kohler spray head. Lots of Pine cabinets for storage and side food pantry. Bamboo blinds. Located just off the kitchen is a storage closet which houses the hot water tank, and the stacking Frigidaire washer/dryer.

Bedroom #1 is 13'-10" x 11'-4" with brown Berber carpets, single closet, electric base boards with separate control, and bamboo blinds. The Siemens electrical panel is located in this room.

Bedroom #2 is 11'-6" x 12'-6" with brown Berber carpets. Bamboo blinds and large double closet. Storage space at one end of room. Electric baseboards for backup, separate control. Attic access is located in this room. Access to storage area under stairs is through single closet.

Main floor Bathroom 4 piece bathroom 8'-3" x 7'-10" with a sink, toilet, and large tub and shower combination. Kohler sink and toilet. Electric baseboard with control.

Loft is 510 square feet.

The stairs leading up to the loft has brown Berber carpet. The bedroom upstairs is 12' x 12' with bamboo blinds, brown Berber carpet and a small computer area 10' x 9'-6". Access to the attic is located in this room. The walk-in closet is 17'-10" x 5'-3" The loft is open to take advantage of the vaulted living ceilings. Large linen closet at the top of the stairs.

Ensuite is 7'-8" x 6'-10" and has a toilet, sink and shower.

Outside

Under the sundeck of the cabin at grade level is a 4' crawl space, which is used for storage. The crawl space is on a concrete base, and is heated and lite.

Covered sun deck offers great views of Peterhope Lake, and spans the full width of the cabin.

Property Stats

The total property size of the strata is approx. 15 acres, and consists of 29 other property owners. All the lots have now been built on. Subject property is located on a .52 acre lot. The property is zoned C4 (Recreational Commercial) Gross property taxes for 2011: $2,142.43 Year round caretakers on site to look after your investment. Rentals are allowed and managed by the individual owners.

Strata Stats

Peterhope lake resort KAS 2247 is managed by the owners. Monthly strata fee is $154.35/month Each owner has a share in the caretakers cabin. Capri Insurance covers the insurance policy on the resort. Included in the strata fees is the insurance on the buildings, land and liability. Each owner is responsible for their own insurance for contents. Included in the strata fees is year round caretakers, snow removal and road maintenance, dock usage, security gate, contingency fund, fire fighting equipment, new water system and sewage disposal system.

Home Warranty Program

The typical schedule of warranty expiry dates for home warranty are;

• One year ( all materials and labor )
• Two years ( major systems, exterior cladding, building code )
• Five years ( building envelope )
• Ten years ( structural )
• The ten years structural should run to 2016 (to be confirmed)

Amenities include

Extra Private parking is located in the common parking lot out front to the access to the bridge over to the island. ATV and foot traffic is only allowed across the bridge. There is a registered covenant on title that allows a maximum of 9 months of occupancy of the cabin when living on site. 2 common dock facilities for boat moorage.Hydro, water and sewer services. The water is provided by well water, and is a new state of the art treatment system, making the water at Peterhope lake resort an excellent source of water. The sewage disposal system is provided by a large septic system located just off the property, which has a license of occupation for the system. The hydro charges for the subject property from June 2010 to June 2011 is $1,997.66 The unit meter is read each year and hydro fees are then budgeted for the next year based on prior year usage, plus 9% this year based on projected increase in hydro fees.

Lake Stats

See Drop Down Box below. The fishing regulations on Peterhope Lake are; NO ICE FISHING. Daily trout limit is 2. Bait ban, single barbless hook. Peterhope Lake is a quiet peaceful fishing lake, and is NOT meant for water skiing.

Things To Do

There is many other activities to do in the area, including biking, canoeing, wind surfing, fishing, bird watching, hiking, ATVing, X-country skiing and snow mobiling in the winter months. And of course if you are looking for a larger body of water to either sea doo, water-ski or wind surf on there is Stump Lake or Nicola Lake which is only a short 15 minute drive. If you are into mountain biking there is hundreds of miles of back roads and trails to explore. The power line is located at the end of Peterhope Lake which also travels in both directions for hundreds of miles.

There is also many other lakes in the area to fish, hike and canoe including; Plateau, Little Peterhope, Glimpse, Stump, Nicola, Big Blue, Little Blue, along with dozens of other smaller lakes in the area.

Location & Showings

Peterhope lake is located between Kamloops and Merritt on the Old Kamloops Highway or Hwy. 5A Coming from Kamloops you would take the Hwy. 5A through Knutsford down past Stump Lake, and into Peterhope Lake. Coming via Merritt you would take the exit 290 at the east end of town and follow the highway past Nicola Lake on Hwy. 5A and into Peterhope Lake. Peterhope Lake forest service road is approx. 7km from the highway. When you reach the 6km marker you take the fort to the right which takes you down a private road to the resort.

• Merritt is approx. 35 minutes.
• Vancouver is approx. 3 1/2 hours.
• Kelowna is approx. 2 hours.
• Vernon is approx. 2 hours.
• Salmon Arm is approx. 2 hours.
• Penticton is approx. 2 1/2 hours.
• Fraser Valley 2 1/2 hours.
• Kamloops 40 minutes.