Vancouver Condos and Homes

The Mark is going to be Yaletown’s tallest tower and it is going to be located at Mainland & Davie in Vancouver.  Right now, Onni is previewing The Private Collection, which spans floors 35 to 47 and is the more upscale sibling to The Mark, which spans floors 1-34 in the same building.  The Residences start at $359,000 and the Private Collection is from $432,900 to $5.9 million.

Here are some features that stand out in The Mark
-Air Conditioning
-24hr Concierge
-Designed to meet LEED Gold standards
-Concrete construction with modern Rainscreen building technologdy
-Over height ceilings in most homes
-private 10,000 sq ft wellness centre

Some outstanding features of The Private Collection include
-Premium engineered oak hardwood
-High-efficiency front loading washer and dryer
-Multiple high speed internet outlets
-Automated lighting and sound controls with built-in speakers in kitchen
-remote control power for interior roller shades in living and dining rooms

The presentation centre is located at

1035 Seymour Street,
Vancouver, BC

Check out The Mark and The Mark Private Collection

The Vancouver Sun has posted an article that the Millennium Water Olympic Village has gone into receivership.  Bob Rennie is also on board to sell these condos.

It’s a nice, new area, but the prices are definitely not cheap.

Here is the link to the article in the Vancouver Sun.

Here is link to Millennium Water if you are interested in checking out their condos.  Their Sales Centre is located at

1693 Manitoba Street
Vancouver, BC

One of the newest condo developments is Reflections, located in the Burnaby Highgate neighbourhood.  This development is a collection of highrise apartments and lowrise townhomes.  Public transportation is good since it’s only about a 5 minute walk to Edmonds Skytrain station.

Some key features that make this condo different:

-next to Byrne Creek, a 3 acre park
-electric fireplace with custom mantle lit by ceiling accent lighting
-granite or stone composite kitchen countertops
-Whirlpool stainless steel appliances
-Soaker tub in master ensuite
-full size stacking Whirlpool washer and dryer
-bicycle storage locker for each home
-entry phone outside main lobby with security camera which will allow you to see your visitors on your TV
-3 minute drive to High Gate Village, which contains a Save On Foods, Shoppers Drug Mart, TD Bank

The presentation centre is located at

7377 18th Street
Burnaby, BC

Check out their official website here

Today we’re going to preview Nest.  Yesterday we checked out Origin.  You can check out that post here.

Nest is scheduled to be ready for occupancy for the summer of 2012 and requires a 20% deposit.  Maintenance fees are going to range from $175.05 – 328.21 and includes heat, hot water, and ongoing maintenance and repair.  One parking spot is included in Plans A, B, and G.

I checked our the model suite.  It’s a 888 square foot home containing 2 bedrooms and work centre.  The kitchen is laid out nicely and you’ll find the usual stainless steel appliances, including a LG fridge and a Panasonic microwave.  The work centre is an intelligently designed desk area next to the kitchen as you can see from the photos below.  The shelving and the desk is an upgrade but it looks nice and is a good use of space.  Once you walk past the kitchen and dining area, you’ll be in the living area and there is a decent sized balcony to the left.

Nest is a well thought out and well executed set of apartments.

The presentation centre is located at

SW Corner of 9055 University High Street
Burnaby BC

Check out their official website here

I went up to SFU (Simon Fraser University) to check out Origin and Nest.  These two developments are going to be next to each other on campus.  I’m going to chat about Origin in this post and talk about Nest tomorrow.

The great thing for families about Origin is the development of the Elementary school across the street.  Across the other street is Nestor’s market.  It’s a nice, cozy market and I bought a bag of Kettle potato chips that were on sale there.

The display suite is very nice.  The kitchen has stainless steel appliances, including a Samsung fridge.  Checking out the bathroom, I found a nice double sink.  I like the slick modern look of the double sinks.  The shower/bathtub split combo was nice too.  I guess it can save a couple some time if one takes a shower while the other takes a bath.  Then each person brushes their teeth in their respective sinks.  Smart thinking.

Origin also includes 2 parking spaces per condo, which is great even if you don’t drive because you can rent out parking spots to help out the mortgage.  I checked out the prices of SFU parking and it isn’t cheap.  The current rate is between $91 to $130 per month depending on where you choose to park.  If you can rent both spots out for $60 each, that’s an easy $120 in your pocket.

The presentation centre is located at

University High Street and Tower Road
Burnaby, BC

Check out their official website here