Ray Khan Real Estate Buying Service

Avra – White Rock : $1000 cash back for Buyers

raykhanrealtor — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:55:42 +0000

Avra

Thinking of buying at Avra? Give me a ring on fantastic units still available with unparalleled guarantees on your investment. Worth having a look knowing your money is safe for a year. Call today for details.

Sovereign Luxury Burnaby Condos – $1000 cash back incentive

raykhanrealtor — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:23:01 +0000

Thinking of purchasing in ultra-luxurious Sovereign residences located at Willingdon and Kingsway? Call me for information including prices, floorplans, and sale dates. All purchasers receive $1000 cash back and priority access to units. Don’t miss out on Burnaby’s tallest and most luxurious condos. Ray Khan 604.257.8888

Address: 4509 Kingsway, Burnaby

Status: pre-sale Built in: 2011 Completed in: Levels: 45 Units:

Tower Suites

Sovereign is the only tower outside of downtown Vancouver to sit atop an international hotel. And while having the hotel below your home adds long-term value to your investment, it also allows us to uniquely position our first residential floor at 211-feet above the street, on the 20th floor. As a result, each and every suite at Sovereign commands an exceptional view.

Suite Design Size Range Priced From
2 Bedroom 738 – 949 sf $429,900
1 Bedroom + workstation 533 – 650 sf $323,900
Studio 388 sf $259,900

The first 80 purchasers at Sovereign will qualify for the Bosa Equity-Builder Program™ which offers the choice of either:

- an exclusive 1.9% mortgage rate over 3 years; or
- premium interest bearing deposits at 5%

Donovan Living Vancouver 1055 Richards St. Units for Sale and Assignments

raykhanrealtor — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:15:48 +0000

Welcome to Donovan. One of the sleekest looking buildings in Yaletown. Are you looking to sell your unit? Want up to date information on sales activity at the Donovan for free?

I think their townhomes are simply stunning. For more information or to list your place with your Donovan specialist, contact me today. Ray www.raykhan.ca or 604.781.0824.

Private, personal, exclusive and modern, Donovan Residences in Vancouver’s Yaletown district is going to be the hottest real estate development project in downtown Vancouver this year. Purchase your dream home today at Donovan Residences in Yaletown and explore the many exciting amenities, locales and experiences that will fulfill your life to the fullest.

About the Donovan Vancouver Luxury Residences in Yaletown
Welcome to Donovan residences in Yaletown! It’s really a sanctuary or oasis that is nestled in the most vibrant area in downtown Vancouver. With one eighteen storey tower in Yaletown Vancouver, Donovan residences will offer unique, warm and modern exclusive residence homes for those lucky few who get there hands on such a great real estate development opportunity.

With just 152 designer residences at Donovan Vancouver, the real estate project will sell very quickly. The Donovan luxury residences in downtown Vancouver are expected to start selling in the late spring/early summer of 2006 … and therefore, will sell out within weeks of its opening.

Yaletown is one of the most trendy and chic districts in all of Vancouver, so of course, living at the Donovan luxury residence towers will have many perks. From fine dining at gourmet and world-class restaurants to pubs and nightclubs, the Donovan home residences in Yaletown will be just steps away from all the wants and needs of all residents. You can also enjoy great boutique shopping, trendy stores and other high-end retail shops around the Donovan luxury home residence towers in downtown Vancouver. Living in such a great location creates many opportunities to enjoy the Yaletown district and also your Donovan home residence.
The Donovan Residences will have 152 designer homes that are very clean and contemporary. With warm, welcoming tones and colour palettes to very private and exclusive homes, the Donovan luxury residences in Yaletown will become a great community neighbourhood for years to come. Located right in the heart of downtown Vancouver, Donovan luxury homes naturally feels like a boutique hotel but without a checkout time.

If you enjoy fine living and fine craftsmanship, then The Donovan Residences in this exclusive neighbourhood is for you and your family. Developed and master-planned by Cressey and marketed by MAC, the Donovan luxury residences and exclusive homes in Yaletown will be another amazing real estate condominium tower for this experienced developer. With over 200 private home developments completed, Cressey will do an amazing job with the luxury Donovan homes in the exclusive Yaletown district of downtown Vancouver.

Limited opportunities remain with some assignments also available.

Infinity Towers in Surrey – Back on Track ; Project resumed by Concorde Pacific

raykhanrealtor — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:39:36 +0000

Looks like a local outfit has picked up the pieces of the Infinity project out in Surrey. A big thanks and hats off as a realtor and fan of the area. Concorde Pacific and its heroics might be enough firepower to bring confidence back to the area and hopefully prop up the staggering Sky Towers project as well.

Infinity Towers

Surrey’s Infinity project will go on.

Concord Pacific has entered into an agreement to complete the second phase of the $350-million, five-tower project in the heart of Surrey.

Construction on the second and third Infinity towers was halted in October when Korean company Jung Developments Inc. was forced to seek court protection from creditors after its main financier, American investment bank Lehman Brothers, collapsed.

“We’re certainly delighted to have Concord Pacific finish the project,” Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts said yesterday. “This announcement reinforces our confidence in the strength of Surrey’s local economy.”

The mayor called the Infinity development a “gateway project” for the entire city.

“In terms of Surrey’s metropolitan core, it’s a very significant development,” she said.

Details are still being worked out, but under the agreement, Concord Pacific will acquire and complete the second phase of the Infinity towers — two half-completed, 36-storey towers comprising 698 residential units.

The project’s first phase, a single 36-storey tower, has already been completed and occupied. It is unclear what will happen to plans for the final two towers, known as the Sky Towers, which were supposed be the tallest buildings between Vancouver and Calgary.

The entire development is planned for three hectares near the Surrey Central SkyTrain Station and Simon Fraser University’s Surrey campus.

Concord senior vice-president Cliff McCracken said the company hopes to recommence construction on the two towers as soon as possible, removing “the uncertainty over this project.”

“It is also our intention to work with the stakeholders and original buyers of this development and help them to complete the purchases of their homes,” he added.

It is unclear how much money Concord Pacific will provide to complete the towers.

Media reports at the time the project was put on hold indicate sales for the two towers were expected to yield about $170 million, including the presale agreements. The cost to complete the project was estimated at less than $100 million.

Wow, Gaggeneau makes some impressive Kitchen Appliance Eye Candy

raykhanrealtor — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:43:42 +0000

Gaggenau’s philosophy is guided by three simple principles: design, innovation and technology. The result being a collection of kitchen appliances which stand out in terms of their unique practical advantages, the quality of their materials and workmanship and primarily their simple beauty and functional design.

The difference is Gaggenau.

2010 Porsche Panamera – Not sure about whether I like it or not

raykhanrealtor — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:26:05 +0000

Certain lines remind me of a Ferrari 456Gt; while the front invokes its big brother Carrera GT. I’m not sure if I like it. I guess pricing is an issue. Just seems like Porsche has left their soul at the front door and jumped into a lot of criticism. Mind you, their Cayenne seems to be doing very well. If I am going to buy something this expensive, it would have to be love at first site. This isn’t it. A lot of problems with the car industry are borne within. Once they realize that a certain segment of the population makes their decisions based on design, things will get better. How many people out there are forced to buy something they can afford, rather than what they want. I think the last 10 years has been a brutal period for car design. I blame the German firms, notably BMW. They have come out with some horrid designs. Since Asian car manufacturers copy closely what BMW and Mercedes-Benz put out, the German firms should be coming up with some great designs due to the trickle down effect. I have a great idea for a car company looking to make some money. Hire some designers from Pinifarina and use Japanese engineering. Already sounds like a winner. Cheap and beautiful.

The Porsche family is growing – in a big way. Today, Porsche officially released information and images about its latest car, the Panamera Gran Turismo. While it isn’t the first four-door Porsche (that’d be the Cayenne SUV), the Panamera is officially the first production Porsche sedan.

Styled by Michael Mauer, the Panamera brings in the most notable elements of Porsche’s hallmark 911 sports car namely it sloped, wedge-like nose and broad shoulders. Whether you’re a fan of the styling or not, you have to admit that it couldn’t be mistaken for anything other than a Porsche. Much like the 928 of the ’80s and early ’90s, the Panamera has a fastback-style tailgate which should bode well for cargo capacity.

In terms of size, the Panamera is just 30 millimetres shy of five metres long (that’s 7-Series-sized) and is a hair wider than the Cayenne SUV. What’s unusual is that the Panamera’s overall height is much more in line with the 911, standing at just 1,418 mm tall. Despite the low height, Porsche says that the Panamera was designed to accommodate “four big adults and their luggage.”

For the time being, Porsche says that V6 and V8 engines will be available ranging from 300 to 500 horsepower. If the Cayenne lineup is anything to go by – and it might, being that it’s the only other front-engined Porsche currently on sale – expect a 3.6-litre V6 with direct injection as the base model, a 4.8-litre V8 as a mid-range S, and of course the top of the line Turbo. The Turbo model will come with all wheel drive as standard equipment; it’ll be an option on the rest of the line. Meanwhile, the Panamera will be offered with a choice between a six-speed manual and Porsche’s new seven-speed PDK twin-clutch gearbox.

Down the road, one could naturally expect a Turbo S model as a rival to the likes of the Aston Martin Rapide and Lamborghini Estoque. Porsche also has plans for a fuel-efficient Panamera Hybrid. Exact details will follow when the snow melts next spring, but the Hybrid will be based on the V6, and should improve overall fuel economy by about 28-percent.

The Panamera should set the bar in handling for the class; after all, if Porsche is capable of making a 5,000 lbs SUV handle the way it can, something with a much lighter curb weight and lower centre of gravity ought to be a walk in the park, especially since the Panamera makes use of lightweight metals like aluminum and magnesium in its construction. Certain publications are reporting that the base Panamera will weigh just 1,600 kg, and the all wheel drive Turbo no more than 2,000 kg.

Porsche has yet to release images of the Panamera’s interior, but we can tell you that the four-door will be a strict four seater and that each of the seats are heavily sculpted to offer sports car levels of lateral support. And yes, just like the Cayenne, the Panamera will have a key that’s shaped like the body of the vehicle.

Like most of its rivals, the Panamera will be packed to the rafters with the sort of luxury features that six-figure sedans have, including radar-based cruise control, adaptive cornering headlamps keyless access and a high-performance sound system. Like all Porsches, carbon-ceramic brakes will be available as an option for the track-bound enthusiast.

Pricing for North America has yet to be announced, but our best guess is that it’ll check in somewhere north of $100,000 allowing lesser models to compete against the likes of the Jaguar XF, and Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, with well-optioned 4S models rivaling more ritzy foe such as Maserati’s Quattroporte. If money is no object, it’s doubtable that a $200,000 Panamera Turbo couldn’t be configured, making it prime game against a Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG, Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed and Aston’s four-door Rapide.

The Panamera will go on sale in North America next autumn, and Porsche hopes to sell 20,000 units of the sedan per year, worldwide.

Stone and Brick veneer

raykhanrealtor — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:22:49 +0000

I recommend http://www.bouldercreekstone.com/stone

Boulder Creek Stone has an amazing selection and lots of styles.

While not in Vancouver, you can see they have the best selection of products.

Wine by the Glass Design – Enomatic

raykhanrealtor — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:05:55 +0000

Keep wine tasting like the day you opened it an storae in this beautiful wine system.

All our models have the following standard features:

Nitrogen or Argon gas to prevent oxidation and wastage of the wine. The gas is automatically activated when a bottle is installed in the system. This ensures the organoleptic integrity of the wine (taste, aroma, body and colour) is protected for more than 3 weeks.
Computer programming that allows the poured volume to be set to any volume desired.
Volume control to ensure the same pour is served every time.
Automatic self cleaning of the pouring spout after every serve to ensure the highest wine quality and hygiene.
Electronic operation of individual bottle positions that easily adapt to different height bottles.
Electronic push-button operation with back-lit displays.
Computer controlled systems to monitor the operation of each bottle.

These features enable our systems to be used not only for wine, but also for products such as olive oil, brandy, sake, whisky – in fact any beverage that does not contain carbon dioxide.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten to launch “Market” in Vancouver’s Shangri-La

raykhanrealtor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:54:30 +0000

Possibly another jewel in Vancouver’s culinary crown. The celebrated New York-based chef speaks fast – in the manner of a man who doesn’t waste time. How could he? He has 21 restaurants worldwide (eight in New York, including flagship Jean Georges).

And with more concept rooms being rolled out, it’s surprising that Mr. Vongerichten pauses for breath, let alone conversation.

His first Canadian enterprise, Market – due to open in January at the Shangri-La Hotel – is only one of a number of new ventures on the slate for his Culinary Concepts empire. This month, the 51-year-old chef opened another Market in Mexico’s Cabo San Lucas, and earlier this year he opened Spice Market restaurants in the W Hotels in Atlanta and Istanbul, with a third due in February in the W Doha.

He has never been to Vancouver before, he admits with a shrug. Well, that’s not quite true: He used to land here when he had his Hong Kong restaurant, Vong. “Fifteen times, I think,” he smiles. “I never got out of the airport. I had a favourite noodle shop.”

Nor did he have any idea that his fellow New Yorker, Daniel Boulud, was expanding into the city until he had signed the contract with Shangri-La.

Did the Olympics figure into his decision? “No, no,” he insists. “I actually didn’t know the Olympics was coming until recently – after Beijing.”

Just as he starts sounding a little too much like Sarah Palin, he claps his hands together and exclaims: “Thank God for Obama.”

Last weekend in New York, following the U.S. election, his restaurants saw their biggest volume of customers since May. “I don’t know if it was just celebration, or a real sense of hope.”

Whatever it is, he welcomes it. The economy is a serious worry and it is no accident that his new restaurants take a less formal – and less expensive – stance than his Michelin-starred New York rooms.

In Vancouver’s saturated restaurant market, it’s hard not to see the arrival of two celebrity chefs as something of a showdown. They are friends, and Mr. Vongerichten is coming for the opening of Mr. Boulud’s DB Bistro Moderne and revamped Lumière in December. But business is business.

“The question is, who will be more successful?” says Alan Richman, food and wine critic for GQ magazine. “Daniel’s food appears simpler, but I have never seen anyone take basic, farmhouse-style French food and elevate it to haute cuisine better than he does.”

On the other hand, he says, “Jean-Georges is a more complex culinary animal – you could argue that he is the most creative and successful chef ever to work in America.”

For Mr. Boulud, speaking by phone from New York, the difference will be evident. “We are not going into a hotel,” he says. “Lumière is independent and we are creating a local restaurant. Of course,” he adds, laughing, “Jean-Georges gets to come check us out first – so he has an advantage.”

Born into a coal-mining family in Alsace, France, Mr. Vongerichten walked away from the family business after his 16th birthday, when his parents took him to the late Paul Haeberlin’s three-Michelin starred Auberge de L’Ill.

He apprenticed under Mr. Haeberlin, then the feted Paul Bocuse before moving to Bangkok’s Mandarin Oriental hotel.

He arrived in New York in the mid-1980s via Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan, with a classical French menu to deliver daily at Park Avenue’s Drake Hotel. But Asia had colonized his taste buds, and in just a year he became a pioneer of east-west fusion. Cooking hasn’t been the same since.

But that was more than two decades ago, and these days fusion is not just a global trend – in Vancouver, it’s an institution. Here, soy sauce is as commonplace as sea salt – and there are plenty of chefs who work with both traditions. “I know, it’s another challenge,” he nods. “But it’s not just about putting ginger in a dish.”

Indeed. His restaurants may dot the globe, but look closely at each menu and you see the same dishes appear in New York, Shanghai, Paris, London. There may be a different emphasis and a recognition of local ingredients, but it is very clear that this is a centralized organization, not a franchise.

Controlling his brand is important to him, and he is known to bristle at criticism. Earlier this year, he used his blog to respond to New York magazine’s negative review of his new Japanese soba spot, Matsugen, suggesting its author Adam Platt didn’t understand the food.

“Yes, I am sensitive,” he says. “And when you expose yourself, you have to take the good, the bad and the ugly – but the day I stop caring, I retire.”

One thing he says he’s learned from nearly three decades of working within hotels is that the food must take precedence over the chef. He does not employ chefs in his satellite restaurants for their invention, but for their skill and ability to execute his vision. “Often in hotels, if you have a chef with his own vision and then he leaves, the customers leave with him,” he says. “With us, if the chef moves on, the menu remains the same.”

This is key, Mr. Richman suggests. “Which concept do you believe in? Do you want to eat food – still good – but at 75 per cent of what it would be if the celebrated chef was in the kitchen, or food that is 100 per cent the vision of someone you have never heard of? Personally, I am a fan of the emerging rock chef point of view.”

For Mr. Vongerichten, that’s an outdated model. “To receive 100 per cent of any chef, they would have to cook everything, serve everything. … Once you open a restaurant, you have to depend on your team on every level.” His own team is huge – more than 900 employees in New York alone.

“Once you accept that you can’t do everything yourself,” he smiles, “then everything becomes much easier.”

Pepperwood – 20875 80th Ave Langley

raykhanrealtor — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:59:29 +0000

Amazing boutique townhome complex in Langley. Close to shopping, freeways, and schools. Amazing amenities and wonderful Tudor-inspired exterior. One of my favourite developments in the Lower Mainland, these townhomes are fantastic buys.

Townhomes for sale in Langley. Pepperwood combines English Tudor-inspired architecture with contemporary style to create homes designed for today’s busy families.

Description :: A charming community just minutes from schools, parks and all the shops and amenities of Walnut Grove and central Langley.