Soaring in the Heights

If you want to 'enjoy the view' Vancouver's Heights is a great area with a mix of older and newer homes. Today I am featuring three properties currently listed on the MLS. All of the photos in this post were excerpted from the public MLS site.

The first home is modestly priced for a view property in the Heights. Listed at $449,000 it still manages to offer 3780 square feet of space with three bedrooms and three bathrooms. It also offers a very nice view. This home was originally built in 1960 but has had more recent remodeling. This home offers up million dollar views for less than half that amount. The home is charming and quite comfortable. And about that view across the mighty Columbia over to downtown Portland; that's just really nice.

The second home featured today is a touch more spendy, priced at $875,000. It is however, a more modern home and quite a bit more elegant as well. This one offers 4821 square feet with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The view here is a sweeping panoramic from Mount Hood to the Interstate Bridge. This home is located lower on the hill off of Evergreen Blvd. The River is closer but the view is from a lower elevation than the first home. None-the-less this home was built around the view. It has a gorgeous covered patio that takes in the full 180 degrees of panoramic bliss. I could really get used to this place. It has a bit of that Mediterranean villa vibe and the view is worthy. Like I said, I could get used to this.

The third home has a prestigious address. It lies off Dubois Drive and is perched out on the bluff that overlooks the River. It features views across to Portland. This one is priced in the millionaire's club at $1,200,000. It has 5816 square feet of space with four bedrooms, two full baths and three partial baths. This home is also situated on a junior acre (0.91). There is a fantastic veranda that wraps the whole rear of the home, providing spectacular unobstructed views. Homes on the south side of Dubois like this one, are nicely positioned on the edge of a bluff that drops abruptly. This is why these homes have completely unobstructed views. The top of the bluff is about 300 feet above the Columbia River. I really love this house!