After opening in 2023, a B.C. nature-based retreat centre is up for sale, and it doesn't cost much more than the average house in Vancouver.
The Cedar Coast Centre is selling for $3.45 million according to a listing on REW, about the same as a 100-year-old tear-down in Vancouver's Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood.
However, the sustainable, off-the-grid ecologically minded retreat has a few features not found on a corner lot in Vancouver.
Located on Vargas Island, a short boat ride from Tofino, it has 600 feet of shoreline on the very edge of North America, with views of the entrance to Clayoquot Sound.
The 44-acre plot has a lodge, staff cabins, and nine luxury tents for glamping; each has a bed and six have en suite bathrooms.
The lodge is a multipurpose building, with everything from offices to a gym to a commercial kitchen. Since it operated educational programs, rooms were set up as a classroom, library, and field lab.
While most of the land is covered by forest, the rocky shoreline has enough space for a huge deck with a barrel hot tub and sauna.
There are also gardens, a workshop, and a shower house.
The Cedar Coast Centre opened in 2023. Before that, it was connected to the Cedar Coast Field Station, a not-for-profit operating in the area. Both were founded by Simon Nessman, who balanced his time between Cedar Coast and modelling around the world.
