Beautiful properties located on the west coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
A large lot in the centre of Inverness is 6,000 square feet, priced at $80,000. The neighbouring lot - 2,917 sq ft - is $50,000.
There are various options for building on the lots: single family, semi detached, triplex etc. Situated on naturally sloping terrain, they offer the ability to house a rear-basement walkout design. Ocean and golf course views are possible from a home with an upstairs.
Built in 2018, this bungalow is sited on 4 acres with wonderful views facing south down the length of Lake Ainslie, Nova Scotia's largest freshwater lake, and the head of the Margaree River.
The home is on a slab and has two bedrooms and bath. Kitchen, living and dining areas are all in one open space the length of the building, with large windows facing the lake views. Dimensions 30’ x 40’ for 1200 square feet total.
This cottage facing the lake 100 feet away has 3 bedrooms and an airy open-plan kitchen/living area. A line of mature maple trees frames the beautiful lake view. Secluded and serene, this is a perfect seasonal property with a year-round option. Simple and ready to move into, electric heat, well water treatment system. 2.9 acres total in two parcels.
64 acres (as showing on the NS property system) on Hunters Road slopes down all the way to the Celtic SHores Coastal Trail (the old railway tracks) which runs beside the West Mabou river.
Wonderful panoramic views from the higher levels of this property looking over the Mabou Highlands, the estuary, the church and then on around to the south, miles and miles.
Not often we lead with a photo taken out a window! Never in fact.
But it shows how close to The River this modular home is.
After a flood on this property in 2010, the site was secured with a massive rock and gravel foundation, professionally designed, to raise the property up. Then the building was installed by an expert in the field.
Since then the area has experienced various floods and storms like hurricane Fiona with no serious consequences for this home.
This has been called an ‘old-fashioned acreage’ meaning it is not a long strip (usually created by subdivisions) but close to a square, 2700 ft by 3000 ft. The Smithville Road provides one of the long sides of the property, and the old railway line running from Inverness to the Canso Causeway - now the Celtic Shores Coastal Trail - is the other long boundary.
The Grant house has the very best ‘iconic’ Inverness view - meaning the harbour, wharf, boats, Cabot Links, the beach dunes, the ocean, and of course sunsets over the sea - that there is. There are no power poles and cables in sight, no highway and traffic between house and view, as this property is - unlike the others in this area - on the ocean side of Central Avenue. This panorama in Inverness has no compare. No photo can do justice to the 180 degree breadth of view standing in front of the house.
The older home, in excellent condition, is unusual for its time in being built as a duplex, each side having kitchen, dining and living rooms on the main floor with bath and three bedrooms upstairs.
The parcel is huge for a town lot: 0.7 acres.
Talk about ‘on the river’ - this substantial three floor home is in a perfect position to view the river from windows, decks, and the screen porch. The home has a living room with a dramatic cathedral ceiling, 6 bedrooms and two bathrooms, and a beautiful waterfront site with mature deciduous trees. The full basement, siding and much else is very recent, starting in 2019.
The entrance to this huge parcel of land is across the highway from the road into Chimney Corner beach. The property has a road through it and some small areas of cleared land, meadows - remnants of the homestead that was once here. Otherwise it is a tract of forested land, largely hardwood, with some spruce here and there.
This home shows all the most desirable qualities of a house in town: a large landscaped lot, quiet street, fully renovated, low maintenance, and complete with all furniture and equipment. Three bedrooms and bathroom upstairs, powder room on the main level. Two entrances on the street side and one at the back to the rear south-facing deck.
