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1290 McKenzie Dr, DUNCAN
2026-06-15
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MLS®#1040089
Property Description
There is a moment on the back of this property where the yard stops, the green space takes over, and you understand exactly what half an acre buys you. No one behind you. No one looking in. Just trees and quiet and the sense that the day belongs to you again. Inside, the care shows, in the small ways you only really notice once you are living in a place. The rooms are properly sized rather than technically sized, the sort you can put real furniture in without measuring twice. Storage turns up where you want it, and there is more of it than you expect. The updates are already done, so there is no list waiting for you at the door. A heat pump keeps the whole home steady through the year, and the pellet stove handles the wet January evenings when you want something warmer than steady. Here there is room for the way you actually live. The RV has somewhere to go, and so do the boat, the trailer, the extra vehicles and the weekend toys that have been parked at a friend's place because there was nowhere else to put them. A garage. A fenced yard for the dog and the kids. Nearly half an acre, privately set, and every square foot of it usable rather than simply owned. Maple Bay is why people come to the Cowichan Valley in the first place, and this puts you in the middle of it. Maple Bay Elementary is a walk from the front door. Quamichan Lake, Mount Tzouhalem, the marina, the beaches and the trails are all a few minutes away, so a morning on the water or an afternoon on the mountain stops being a plan and becomes a decision you make at breakfast. Duncan is right there for the everyday, and Nanaimo and Victoria are both an easy run when you need them. Some homes you have to talk yourself into. This is not one of them. Space, privacy, room for everything you own, and Maple Bay at the end of the driveway. Very few properties in this pocket of the Valley offer all of it at once, and they rarely come available. (id:32467)
Property Features
Building
- Appliances: Dishwasher, Dryer, Range - Electric, Refrigerator, Washer
- Cooling Type: Wall unit
- Fireplace: Yes
- Interior Size: 1416 sqft
- Building Type: House
Features
- Feature: Acreage, Central location, Other
Land
- Land Size: 21344 sqft
Ownership
- Type: Freehold
Structure
- Structure: Shed
Information entered by Pemberton Holmes - Westshore
Listing information last updated on: 2026-08-30 17:45:56
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