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FACT SHEET: Rockwater Properties
2004: Rockwater Properties established
Ownership: Alberta Mining Corporation (AMC)
History: AMC founded in 1948 by Frank Ruben, a pioneer of developer natural resources industry Alberta
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Whittakers Website: www.ownoceanfront.ca
Development Team:
Ownership Team
Peter Ruben; Owner
Development Team
Kevin Toth; Project Manager
Drew Rose; Architect, Still Point Architecture
Lucille Faries, Interior Designer, LMF International
Katherine Berris, Land Planning, Berris & Associates
Sales Team
Dee Dee Sjogren deedee@imaginesunshinecoast.com
Chris Sjogren chris@imaginesunshinecoast.com
Whittakers
Whittakers is a luxury, architect-designed oceanfront community located on the Sunshine Coast, 2.5 hours away from Vancouver and 2.5 hours from Calgary Airport
Just 30 minutes north of Sechelt, this exquisite, low bank, exclusive community offers stunning views of Pender Harbour and the oceans open waters
It is a $33 million collection of 25 deluxe detached homes, custom-designed by architect and specialist in coastal properties, Drew Rose of Still Point Architecture
Prices for the finished homes range from approx. $898,000 to $1.425,000. Whittakers is newest high-end master-planned oceanfront community on the Sunshine Coast
It features a naturally protected bay, with deep-water marina and south west and south east facing oceanfront properties. The detached, whole ownership, oceanfront homes are nestled on a 14 acre low bank peninsula and each comes with its own boat slip in the private deep-water marina
Home owners at Whittakers will have use of all amenities at Rockwater Secret Cove, an 8 acre ocean side retreat 25 minutes south of Whittakers, featuring hotel suites, cottages, restaurant, pool, swimming beach and massage spa. Rockwater Secret Cove includes a float plane dock for home owners of Whittakers
Home owners are offered an un-paralleled service opportunity with Rockwater Concierge, a resort concierge service that may include property management, rental management, security and service checks, house cleaning, and grocery, laundry, and catering services
Each home is custom designed to fit the unique topography and to maximize the waterfront. The homes follow two architectural design styles: a modern interpretation of the Greene and Greene inspired west coast arts and craft, and the contemporary west coast craftsman
Homes are available in three different sizes. Each home site will have approx. 50 feet of frontage. Each home site has stunning views of the harbour and the open ocean waters
Whittakers can be reached via a 50 minute Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale followed by a 70 minute drive. Also there are regular scheduled floatplanes from Vancouver to Pender Harbour and the Rockwater Secret Cove boat dock
Cultural Benefits Summary
Whittakers offers many cultural benefits to property buyers:
1. A peaceful and meditative environment Whittakers is built on an old family estate site owned by the Whittakers family - perfect for celebrating family and making memories;
2. Whittakers communicates the good life, a life of leisure, family and good times
3. Whittakers design accentuates and compliments the surrounding environment;
4. Whittakers celebrates the marine lifestyle. With its scenic, serene protected and safe harbour, and deep waters, Pender Harbour is one of the most exquisite sailing locations in the world.
Rockwater Properties
Whittakers is the first in a series of high-end resort / residential developments from Rockwater Properties. Upcoming projects are being developed in Water Valley and Bragg Creek, Alberta
Rockwater Properties was formed in 2004 when Alberta Mining Corporation purchased the Lord Jims property in Halfmoon Bay, now called the Rockwater Secret Cove Resort and Whittakers
The company is a partnership between hotelier, Kevin Toth, former general manager of Fairmount Chateau Whistler and Peter Ruben, chair of Alberta Mining Corporation (AMC)
AMC is a private Calgary company originally founded in 1948 by Frank Ruben. Frank helped pioneer the development of the natural resources industry Alberta with North Canadian Oils and forestry products industry with the first Alberta pulp mill in Hinton, AB
AMCs principal business is in commercial and industrial real estate development
Pender Harbour QUICK FACT SHEET:
Location: Sunshine Coast of southwestern British Columbia, Canada, at the northern end of the Sechelt Peninsula
Composition: Pender Harbour is comprised of the small, quaint communities of Irvine's Landing, Madeira Park, Garden Bay and Kleindale
Population: 2500 (+7% from 2001) Source: BC Gov. Stats. 2006 Census - http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen06/dpl2006.asp & http://www.penderharbour.org/Community/community.html
Land area: 6.3km² Source: BC Gov. Stats. 2006 Census - http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen06/dpl2006.asp
Total private dwellings: 583 Source: BC Gov. Stats. 2006 Census - http://www.bcstats.gov.bc.ca/data/cen06/dpl2006.asp
Weather: 1,906+ hrs of sunshine, only eleven days/yr below 0°C
Source: Pender Harbour Visitors Site http://www.penderharbour.org/
Nearby communities include Sechelt, Secret Cove, Halfmoon Bay, Doriston, Egmont, Earl's Cove, Nelson Island and Texada Island. | 
