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77 & 85 Skinner Street
Nanaimo · Other
Listed by eXp Realty (NA) · MLS® 1044373
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Rare opportunity to acquire 2 contiguous parcels w/ over 15,000 sqft in Downtown Nanaimo with highly sought-after DT5 zoning, allowing for mixed-use and higher-density development. Offering a combination of immediate usability and long-term redevelopment potential, the property is improved with a 3,092 sq ft building featuring a restaurant-ready commercial layout complete with commercial kitchen infrastructure, multiple washrooms and lower-level office/storage space. Recent capital improvements include a new torch-on roof and interior remediation, providing a solid foundation for immediate occupancy, leasing or holding income. An adjoining parcel currently provides on-site parking while offering future expansion or redevelopment flexibility. Positioned in Nanaimo's downtown core, steps from the waterfront, transit and amenities. Opportunity for developers, investors, restaurateurs, medical or professional users. The seller is motivated and welcomes serious offers.
Home facts
- Lot size
- 15,210 sq ft
- Property type
- Other
- Area
- Old City
- Listed
- July 27, 2026
- Structure
- Commercial Mix
- PID
- 003-377-229
- Common interest
- Freehold
Highlights
- Waterfront
Features and inclusions
- Cooling
- Partially air conditioned
- Lot
- Partially cleared
Rooms and building
- Water
- Zoning
- Unknown
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Monthly and upfront costs
Uses the posted 5-year rate (5.19%), 20% down and a 25-year amortization.
Monthly ownership costs
- Principal and interest
- $5,664
- Property tax
- $350/mo
- Home insurance
- $150/mo
- Estimated monthly total
- $6,164
Purchase snapshot
- List price
- $1,195,000
- Down payment
- $239,000 (20%)
- Estimated mortgage
- $956,000
Estimates only. They leave out utilities, upkeep and closing costs.
Borrowing costs
What money costs right now
The rates behind any payment estimate on this page.
- Prime rate
- 4.45%
- Variable mortgages are quoted against this.
- 5 year bond yield
- 3.68%
- Fixed mortgage pricing follows this.
- Policy rate
- 2.25%
- Set by the Bank of Canada.
These are benchmark rates, not mortgage quotes. Your rate depends on the lender, the term, and your file.
Source: Bank of Canada. As of 2026-09-29
Property tax
What the tax bill looks like
Municipal, regional, hospital and school rates combined.
- Estimated annual tax
- $8,738
- At 7.3118 per $1,000 of assessed value.
Estimated by applying the municipal rate to the asking price. Your actual bill is based on the BC Assessment value, which is set separately and usually differs from the sale price. Home owner grants are not included.
Source: Province of British Columbia, Local Government Statistics Schedule 702, 2026. As of 2026-01-01
Neighbourhood
Estimated travel times. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Climate
What the weather is like in Nanaimo
Ten year average, 2016–2025.
- Average temperature
- 10.4°C
- Daily mean across the year.
- Yearly precipitation
- 0 mm
- On the drier side for BC.
- Bright sunshine
- 1,940 h
- Hours of sun a year, 1981–2010 average.
Averaged from the last ten complete years of Environment Canada observations at the nearest principal station, so it reflects the climate as it is now rather than a thirty year normal. Bright sunshine is the exception: it is no longer measured at these stations, so that figure is the long term average.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, monthly climate summaries
Land and hazards
What the maps say about this land
Provincial designations and mapped natural hazards at this location.
- Wildfire interface
- Low risk
- In a mapped wildland-urban interface zone. Affects insurance and FireSmart requirements.
Based on where this point falls in provincial map layers, not a site survey or a formal hazard assessment. Confirm with the municipality, a professional, and your insurer before relying on it.
Source: BC Geographic Warehouse (Agricultural Land Commission, BC Wildfire Service)
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