{"id":8153,"date":"2026-04-23T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/?p=7622830"},"modified":"2026-04-23T04:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:00:09","slug":"why-no-one-wants-this-free-kelowna-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inhome\/news\/8153\/why-no-one-wants-this-free-kelowna-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Why no one wants this free Kelowna house"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You\u2019d think that in this expensive housing market a free house in Kelowna would be gone like spit on a hot skillet, but this one is up for grabs and someone will actually pay you to take it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Art Deco style home on Clement Avenue was built in the 1950s, but the founder of Vantage West Realty Adrian Hazzi hasn\u2019t been able to pay anyone to take it off his hands since the house has to be picked up and relocated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are removing the home because we like the house and want to respect that it has history,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a cool architectural home, Art Deco style, and a lot of people like it. It\u2019s one of those things where I would rather preserve it than see it demolished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A broken window and some other boarded up damage on the home. JESSE TOMAS\/iNFOnews.ca.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The problem is that Vantage West bought the property with the intent to develop it into a commercial building for its headquarters several years ago. So, the land was rezoned and the home can\u2019t stay where it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have been advertising for the better part of two years that I will pay someone up to $40,000 to relocate this home onto their property. I’ve had hundreds of calls. Nobody has gotten past the due diligence stage yet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hazzi said the building isn\u2019t in great shape since people have vandalized it over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAspects of the home, electrical, have been stolen. We’ve had copper wiring and plumbing all stolen. So it’s not at the point where it’s habitable. So someone either needs to take it and make it habitable on their property, or we just continue with the plan to demolish it, which is a shame,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A spooky skeleton decoration on the side door to tie the whole place together. JESSE TOMAS\/iNFOnews.ca.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The property tax assessment shows that the building is worth just $85,100, down from $105,000 in 2025, while the land is worth $2.6 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can cost around $30,000 to $68,000 to demolish a single-family home in B.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A free house seems like a win-win, Vantage West doesn\u2019t have to demolish it and someone gets a historic home, but it\u2019s the very definition of a fixer-upper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLots of people who called with an intent to save it, no one’s been able to reconcile the cost of transport, despite me offering to pay the $40,000. There’s still them having to build a foundation and do the repairs, and kind of that’s where it seems to peter out,\u201d Hazzi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hazzi said this is the last chance to save the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis article could be the Hail Mary last play, because within months, that home is going to have to be demolished if no one takes it,\u201d he said. \u201cThe next step is we’ve got to move on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The side of the house on Clement Avenue. JESSE TOMAS\/iNFOnews.ca.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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