A group of would-be buyers camped out in a dash to purchase one of a collection of $1 million-plus Steveston townhomes this week, creating a frenzy that resulted in allegations of queue-jumping, harrassment and physical pushing, according to REW.ca’s sister publication Business in Vancouver.
“To me this is all bizarre,” said Steveston resident Franny Brooke of an apparently unadvertised, impromptu, early-release sale of 30 townhouse units at Kingsley Estates, the site of the former Steveston High secondary school.
Brooke described to BIV a chaotic scene that took place May 19 when a group of about 80 people showed up at the Polygon Homes sales office at Kingsley Estates and began camping out, despite there being no public announcement that sales of the townhouses were taking place.
Brooke said a sales manager was pushed and verbally harassed as potential buyers were not budging, despite being in an active construction site.
Other potential buyers who did not know about the early release of the units, despite being registered for information, told Business in Vancouver they found it highly suspicious that these people knew about the sale.
To read the full story at Business in Vancouver, click here.
