Welcome to Duckworth Real Estate
Based out of Chester, Nova Scotia in the centre of the village at 20 Pleasant Street, our office is adjacent to the Chester Playhouse, across the street from the Kiwi Café and above Amicus Art Gallery. You don’t have to go far for great food, coffee and culture here!
Our Kingsburg office is a restored 18th century English barn in the historic seaside village of Kingsburg. It's a wonderful piece of traditional Lunenburg County architecture and an excellent example of a refurbished old building on the ocean.
We're a small team of two real estate professionals; Piers Baker and John Duckworth. We are members of the Nova Scotia Association of Realtors (NSAR) and the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), which owns and operates the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and has proprietary ownership of the REALTOR trademark.
John Duckworth was featured as part of an article in the New York Times last spring – have a look:
Our Team
Piers Baker - Broker
Since 1967, Piers has been coming to the utopian seaside village of Chester for the summer. In 2012, he made a lifestyle choice and transplanted his wife and two kids from the urban chaos of downtown Toronto to Chester – a eureka moment for Piers! In his own words “Since we moved, life just keeps getting better and better!”
From 1988 until his move to Nova Scotia, Piers managed Third From the Sun Ltd., Canada’s largest and most elite DJ company based in Toronto. He has worked celebrity parties for the likes of Conan O’Brian, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brad Pitt and Elton John, just to name a few. He’s been on stage with many artists including Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind & Fire and Kool and the Gang. Past heavyweight clients include all of Canada’s major banks and pharmaceuticals, the Toronto International Film Festival, CTV, Global, Alliance Atlantis and CBC. If the Eaton, Rogers, or Weston families are having a party, you could count on Piers being the DJ.
Since his move to the east coast, as the owner and manager of several commercial properties in Chester, Piers has his hands on the pulse of what’s happening around town. Piers’ fondness of Halifax dates back to his years at Dalhousie University where he began the DJ business and also worked for Warner film.
From a community perspective, Piers has also contributed his business insights as former chair of the Chester Chamber of Commerce, former co-chair of the Village of Chester Tourism and Development Association (VOCTADA) and former chair of Chester St. Margaret’s Bay PC Association. Piers has become an active supporter of the Chester community through the management and ownership of several commercial properties in the village, as well as the operation of the Kayak Shack during the summer months up until 2019. Piers always has a direct link to all Chester local happenings.
Piers has become known for his honesty and direct approach in the real estate business. His approach is that “I want to find dream homes for my buyers and get the best value for my sellers’ homes.”
Piers describes himself as a seasoned corporate marketing and business development professional. He expresses it best – “I know the communities across the South Shore, and when you work with me, the full extent of my experience and connections will be made available to you. My business relationships are founded on the sound principal of dedicating my full attention to each of my clients unique needs.”
Cell: 902-980-0522
John Duckworth - Associate Broker
John graduated in Civil Engineering from McGill University. He has lived in Kingsburg for over 20 years and has owned property here for more than 40 years. John brings a lifetime of experience in real estate brokerage, land development, construction and vacation rentals. His connection to the community as well as his deep local knowledge of the area, have been key to his long list of highly satisfied buyers and sellers.
John has worked as a developer, builder, development consultant and project manager on residential, commercial, industrial and institutional projects in Atlantic Canada, Ontario, Quebec, New Hampshire, Maine, Africa and the Philippines.
In 1972, John purchased a derelict c.1840, one-room schoolhouse, fronting on beautiful Kingsburg Beach. He converted the schoolhouse to its present use as an historic, year round, completely self-contained and fully equipped, oceanfront dwelling. John and Anne are still the proud owners of this unique property. Schoolhouse by the Sea is now rented out to visitors to the area.
Born in Montreal and brought up in Halifax, John has traveled in Europe, Africa, Asia, Mexico and the Caribbean, as well as throughout the United States. He is a Director of the Sherman Hines Museum of Photography, the Rossignol Cultural Centre, past-President of the Nova Scotia Snowboarding Association, past-President of the Riverport and District Board of Trade, the past Regional Director of the Nova Scotia Association of Realtors and Charter Board Member of the Kingsburg Coastal Conservancy.
john@duckworthrealestate.com
Cell: 902-521-2688
How does Duckworth Real Estate operate its business?
As a boutique brokerage, Duckworth Real Estate is not about numbers. It is all about personal service and client satisfaction. We offer the expert advice you need to select the perfect property for you. We will help you navigate the process of buying real estate here in Nova Scotia.
The company maintains a number of its own real estate listings, but through the MLS service, Piers and John can represent and act for buyers no matter which brokerage has the listing. Acting for buyers comes at no cost to the buyer as the buyer’s agent is paid by the listing brokerage. Although Duckworth Real Estate usually has approximately forty properties listed for sale, the bulk of our work comes from representing buyers.
We encourage you to join our mailing list so that we can immediately notify you of updates or additions to our property listings.
Let us know what kind of property you have in mind and we’ll make every effort to find it for you.
You can email us at piers@duckworthrealestate.com and john@duckworthrealestate.com or call Piers at 902-980-0522 and John at 902-766-4670.
For more information, please click on the link below to find out about our role as a Brokerage.
Since many of our buyers are interested in renting out their newly acquired properties for short terms, we offer a vacation rental referral service for our real estate clientele.