LOCATION –Quiet family-oriented neighbourhood. It is only two blocks from Horner Park and Mt. Tolmie, and 10 minute walk to three shopping plazas, including three banks, transit bus stops, grocery stores, an pharmacy, LifeLabs, thrift stores, and several fast-food restaurants. A 10-15-minute walk to the University of Victoria. A car is not a necessity, although off-road parking in front of the house is available for 1 car. There is an enclosed shelter for a bicycle. This Urban Oasis is a single house property. A private walkway leads to the secluded backyard which has a vegetable garden, four mature fruit trees, flowering hedge, mature cedar tree, and a 60m high Giant Sequoia tree. In this area some 30 species of birds (migratory and resident) have been recorded. The suite's walk-out door has a private patio. The interior layout of the suite includes: one large bedroom, large kitchen/dining area, office/den with large desk and futon chair, bathroom. In the suite is an 8’x 8’ indoor storage room as well as a laundry (washer/dryer) cupbord. The ceiling height is 7 feet. Furnishings for living are complete. They include a queen-size bed, bedding (2 sets), clothes bureau, dining table and chairs, an office desk and chair, and dresser. The kitchen includes all necessary cooking appliances, fridge, stove, micro-wave, pots, pans, dishes, and cutlery. Past tenants have been most impressed by the exceptional size of a lower-level suite’s large windows. These windows allow for natural light to work in, as well as a green vista of fruit trees, flowers, and resident and migrating bird species. Tenants also have the enjoyment the seasonal organic apples and pears. $!,750/,mth single occupancy