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Tofino luxury beach home sells for record price to Alberta buyer

Alberta buyer shells out big bucks to buy Tofino home on Chesterman Beach.

$3.6M paid for 9,600 sq. ft. post-and-beam home on Chesterman Beach

An Alberta buyer paid $3.6-million for this luxury home on Chesterman Beach in Tofino. (Engel & Volker)

An Alberta buyerhas paid a record price foraTofino property,shelling out $3.6million for a luxury home located on Chesterman Beach.

"It's one of those houses that's hard to put into words," said Brian Danyliw of the real estate company Engel &Volkers."It'scompletely unique, no expense spared through and through."

The property features a 9600 square foot post-and-beam waterfront home on a half acre lot.There are 6 bedrooms, 6.5bathrooms,a caretakers cottage and even a spirit pole on the front yard.It was built in 2005 and will not be used as a primary residence.

(Engel & Volkers)

Jason Finlayson of the Vancouver Island real estate board says by Vancouver or Whistler standards $3.6 million is a deal. He also says Tofino is a town in transition.

"I think we'll see more of a that, getting rid of the older homes and the little beach cabins and putting in these way more substantial homes," Finlayson said.

The priciest property in Tofino sits on 1 and half acres of waterfront and is listed for $7.9-million.

With files from Deborah Goble