City council gives final plat approval for luxury Semiahmoo subdivision

A luxury Semiahmoo subdivision with 10 custom-designed homes on Semiahmoo Parkway is set to break ground in April.

Blaine City Council unanimously voted to give final plat approval for the Muirfield subdivision in Semiahmoo during its March 28 meeting. The high-end subdivision will be located in a gated community in the Semiahmoo uplands, across from the Turnberry Wood neighborhood.

Council initially gave preliminary plat approval in May 2013 but the development was stalled for a number of reasons.

“We wanted to bring modern elegant luxury design to Semiahmoo because so many people are coming to Semiahmoo from other areas,” said Muirfield developer Denise Macris, adding the subdivision would have “the nicest homes on the market in Semiahmoo.”

Macris said she expects the development to break ground on the model home before the end of April. Developers will then contact people who have indicated they are interested in the homes and market them on the MLS as soon as May, Macris said.

Construction on the first five homes will start this year and the remaining five homes will be finished in 2023, Macris said. Homes will be priced between $950,000 and $1.6 million, with home sizes ranging from 1,947 to 3,393 square feet.

Blaine interior designer Markie Nelson, who designed Semiahmoo Shores, and Lynden-based JWR Design are designing the homes to create open floor plans with high ceilings and large windows. Buyers will be able to customize their homes from six floor plans and can personalize through details such as cabinet colors, add-on movie theaters and garage design, Macris said.

“Everything is oversized but also minimalistic enough where there’s elegance as well,” she said.

The 5-acre subdivision will have its own homeowner association that is independent of Semiahmoo Resort Association. Amenities in the double-gated community will include video entry, as well as on-site trails and a pond and bench area.

City councilmember Richard May said during the council meeting he was pleased with the significant buffering around the subdivision.

“I’m very much happy with the final form this entire project has taken,” he said.

People interested in purchasing a Muirfield home can visit muirfieldsemiahmoo.com. Developers will contact prospective buyers on a first-come, first-serve basis, Macris said.

“We’re not just building houses,” she said. “We’re building a community Semiahmoo has never seen before.”