Another 39 sites in Whistle Bend could soon be added to the more than 100 lots available over the counter through the Yukon government’s lands branch.

The latest lottery held Tuesday for property in the city’s newest subdivision drew no applicants for the 22 properties zoned for single detached homes or the 11 duplex sites (for a total of 22 duplex units).

The properties run along Iskoot Crescent, with single detached property prices ranging from $115,347.17 for a 533-square-metre lot near Skookum Drive to $131,685.18 for a 676-square-metre property next to a pathway off Iskoot.

The duplex sites range from $161,679.14 for a site that has 472 square metres available for each of the two duplex units on the east side of the street to $214,055.75 for a site at the northwest corner of the street that has 482 square metres available for one duplex unit and 778 square metres available for the other unit.

The lack of response in Tuesday’s lottery was not a surprise to territorial officials, given the number of properties in the subdivision already available for sale.

“There’s a lot of land available,” Ron Billingham, a Department of Community Services spokesman, said today.

While the territory aims to have an ample supply of lots available for sale over the counter, he said, the first step is the lottery.

That gives everyone an equal chance if there is a property up for grabs that a number of people want, he explained.

After a lottery, building contractors are given the next crack at the sites. A builder’s draw for the lots that were in the lottery is set to happen Thursday at 10 a.m.

Any lots left over after the builders’ draw will be available over the counter beginning Monday at 8:30 a.m.

That’s the same time new commercial, multifamily and townhouse lots in both Whistle Bend and Ingram could also be available over the counter.

Bids will be open at 1 p.m. Thursday on a multifamily and a townhouse site in Ingram as well as six multifamily and one commercial property in Whistle Bend.

If there are any of those lots left after that process, they will also be made available over the counter Monday morning.

The Ingram properties are all located on Mallard Way. The townhouse site for four units totalling 1,160 square metres is at the corner of Pintail Street with the minimum upset price set at $185,619.

Meanwhile, the multifamily site in Ingram is further north on Mallard Way, totalling 0.585 hectares with a minimum upset price of $292,640.

Three of the multifamily properties available for bid in Whistle Bend are along Iskoot near the single family and duplex lots that are up for grabs with another two multifamily lots along Casca Boulevard between Olive May Way and Taranhe Way.

The other multifamily site available sits on Taranhe Way behind another multifamily on Casca Boulevard.

The Whistle Bend multifamily lots range from a 0.5-ha site on Iskoot with a minimum price of $428,991 to a 1.83-ha site on Casca Boulevard with a minimum price of more than $1.5 million.

The commercial site in Whistle Bend is also along Casca Boulevard between Whistle Bend Way and Taranhe Way, totalling 2.3 ha and priced at more than $1.6 million.

Val Smith, the president of the Yukon Real Estate Association, said this morning the market is now more balanced than it has been in recent years, allowing for more lots to be available over the counter as building continues on a number of properties in Whistle Bend.

“Whistle Bend is happening,” she said, arguing there is not an oversupply of lots.

Rather, she noted, builders are working on current projects before purchasing more land for future builds.

While the market has slowed down from the extremes of past years where no land was available, it is moving along, she said.

Even with a supply of more than 100 lots over the counter, the territory continues to work on planning for future phases of the development.

At Monday’s city council meeting, acting planning manager Kindon Kosick brought forward a recommendation to approve the subdivision of 2.5 ha of land off Olive May Way near Keno Way in Whistle Bend provided the territory signs off on a development agreement with the city for construction of the underground utilities, roads and lanes.

“To ensure the continued development of the Whistle Bend subdivision, YG (Yukon Government) is requesting a further subdivision approval,” he said, noting the plan for that section would be townhouse development with a total of 29 lots.

Behind the lane that would be created to allow vehicle access to the proposed lots would be a greenbelt space.

Council will vote on whether to approve that subdivision next week.