CB buyer presentation-R4

Offered at $3.7-million

A natural tapestry in a desert setting

COLUMBIA BLUFFS, Grant County, Washington

• Scenic, 171.8 acre, upland building site overlooking the Columbia River Gorge

• Impressive Grant County location with 80 miles of river and territorial views

• Approved and permitted

Opportunities await …


Asking price reflects …• Shovel-ready development with some permits and

approvals already in place.• Highly desirable location: accessibility, climate,

nearby recreation, natural resources.• Property is the key to realizing the highest and best

use of this and neighboring properties.

More than undeveloped land


All the pieces are in place


The big picture


• Columbia Bluffs property is located ~1/4 mile west of Silica Rd.

• Easement from north through private property provides access.

• Adjacent U.S. Government land parcels unlikely to be developed—Quiet, low density.

Access to surrounding properties

Right-of-way successfully negotiated and easement recorded!


First 9 homes approved for construction


Columbia Bluffs as a concept …

The County encourages and supports development


Lot 2 facing west


Lot 5 facing south


Lot 8 facing south


Lot 9 facing west


Stage Lead time Construction Projected cost

Planning, Permitting & Pre-design Substantially complete

Subdivision infrastructure

Access road/highway tie-in construction 2 mos. 3 mos. $279.1K

Rock crushing (65 tons) 4 mos. 2 mos. $51K

Subsurface utilities, trenching-piping -- 3 mos. $452.3K

Interior roadways -- 2 mos. $101.2K

Recycling and pump house construction -- 5 mos. $54.5K

Septic (LOSS) 4 mos. 3 mos. $58.5K

Shovel ready

Subdivision lots for sale 2 months or less following start of construction!

Return$ anticipated within 12 months


The pieces in a nutshell


Water Rights: a lengthy process

“Depending on the complexities of water availability, the number of applications filed before yours, and on-going water use within your watershed, a decision on your water right application “may take anywhere from months to years.”-- Water Resources Program FAQs, Washington Department of Ecology, 2013


FeasibilityValuable water right permitNew, 37+GPM production well installed in 2011Group B Public Water System designed, and Ph. 1 approved for construction

In addition:• Water permit and system assets easily conveyed by

sale of ALM Water, LLC shares.

Columbia Bluffs’ water right is on-track


Water: an increasingly valuable commodity


• 37+GPM production well with remote telemetry—sufficient water in-place to supply provisions of the plat

• Pump house• Ditch lines plowed to 3’ deep for underground piping• Unpaved access road• Usable sand and rock on site• Fresh water bank

Site physical improvements


Highly desirable location


• Tech industry employees

• Retirees

• Second home buyers

• An owner looking to build a private estate or corporate retreat

• Sustainable lifestyle seekers

• Anyone looking for 300+…days of sun <150 miles from Seattle!

Columbia Bluffs buyers


Owners control their destiny …• Independence from public utilities:

own water and community septic outright• Build accessibility into custom homes

and age comfortably in-place• Control living expenses into retirement• Fiber optic Internet service to support

remote work scenarios

Live off the grid


• Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project currently generates “enough to power a city the Size of Seattle.”

• 138 MW generating capacity upgrade in progress.

• Current local residential energy is ~$.025 / kWH.

• Abundant local wind and solar resources available.

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• Key local industries [aerospace, manufacturing, agriculture, food processing, wineries, retail, and data centers]

• Premier data center location

• Proactive regional economic development

• Direct and indirect jobs created

Economic development

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Health benefits


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Columbia Bluffs is The Key


Marketing and sales team available

Creating Brand & Community


• Recorded easement for public road and utility access from Silica Rd.

• Water resources can supply this property and adjacent properties that have none.

• Potential to open up landlocked adjacent private property to highest and best use.

Columbia Bluffs IS The Key!

Location …resources …possibilities

A natural tapestry in a desert setting …Come and complete the picture


Brenda Nunes, LEED AP, GREEN, KW Global Property SpecialistReal Estate Managing Broker, WashingtonKeller Williams, Eastside, [email protected]

Or visit:www.ColumbiaBluffs.com

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All information deemed reliable but cannot be guaranteed.


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