2612 BALACLAVA STREET This Kitsilano residence and laneway house offers a beautiful design in an open and spacious home with many thoughtful features. Much noticed, this house was featured in Westcoast Homes and Design Magazine, the Globe and Mail and won the 2014 House of the Year Award from Fine Home Building Magazine. The builder, Vision Built Homes, received an award for the construction. The main house and laneway house allow for multi-generational family living or rental. Features: concrete thermal wall for passive environmental control, 10-inch thick outer walls, Navien on-demand hot water heater, radiant in-floor heating, in-ground rainwater harvesting, lots of built-ins for extra storage, European-style wet room shower, induction cooktop, Fischer and Paykel drawer dishwashers, enclosed garden. Steps away from great food shopping and a ten minute walk to the ocean. (id:203)