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i remember touring a place in south van right across the school field and the street was completely lined up even on a saturday early afternoon; not some event either

the lady said she was needing to close soon, we went home and the listing said price went up even more Lol

Is Joyce even worth living at anymore? Most of the buildings along the SkyTrain are now like 30-40 year old by now, you don't want the wood frame ones, the new builds are too small and too $$$, bad build quality and the SkyTrain intersection still is like ass.

I've also noticed that theres a bunch of sub $300 apartments up for sale in slurry but then the chance of getting shot weekly is not 0

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Originally Posted by JDMDreams (Post 9213590)

Is Joyce even worth living at anymore? Most of the buildings along the SkyTrain are now like 30-40 year old by now, you don't want the wood frame ones, the new builds are too small and too $$$, bad build quality and the SkyTrain intersection still is like ass.

I've also noticed that theres a bunch of sub $300 apartments up for sale in slurry but then the chance of getting shot weekly is not 0

That's a bit of an exaggeration - the oldest is 32 years old (Ascot Pl buildings) while the one I was is 20 years old this year while there's a 3 year old one right across from the station. There's still new stock getting built right at the station so it's all between 0-32 years - the oldest stuff kinda sucks cause it doesn't have in suite laundry.

What's wrong with the intersection? Other than not being great for cars it otherwise is very walkable, well lit, and safe.

There's always crashes, construction, bad roads. Yea but besides larger units I dunno if you're just getting yourself into a can of worms on a 20 year old building, which I assume you will live in for a few years getting into the 30y old, more needed repairs, maintenance fees continue to go up, lower appreciation cuz old.

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Originally Posted by donk. (Post 9213145)

You could argue the first example, the SFH prices in the area have increased, because now every SFH is open to larger development

Cambie corridor, if im not mistaken, house prices were X for the longest time, then they started developing into 4-6 story units, and those some houses EXPLODED in value

Only if you can sell it for a development. Otherwise nobody is gonna want to live there.

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Originally Posted by donk. (Post 9213145)

If your upset your "view" of your neighbors backyard is gone, you failed to account for that when buying that property, that development "would not happen"

I think you misread that part. People who had a private yard have now become "the view" for a bunch of units staring down at them.

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Originally Posted by donk. (Post 9213145)

As for traffic............ Boo hoo, your own street now has an extra 2 minute drive, on your 45 minute commute to work

It's not the drive, it's that what used to be a quiet street kids could play on is now too clogged with parked cars for them to do that anymore.

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Originally Posted by donk. (Post 9213145)

If you live anywhere in the GVRD, you gave up those rights the day you purchased

I'm in the interior, so slightly different situation.

Speaking of Skytrain noises, I wonder when the older/noisier trains will start getting phased out for the new quieter ones?

How quiet can it get? I don't think that's physically possible

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Originally Posted by HonestTea (Post 9213665)

Speaking of Skytrain noises, I wonder when the older/noisier trains will start getting phased out for the new quieter ones?

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skyt...ars-retirement

The Mark 1s should be gone in a year and then the Mark 3s will be gone in the early 2030s.

CBC short report on the Cowichan/Richmond Land Agreement.

The guy who talks twice in that video with a hat on in front of Brodie saying they never told any of the private owners what was going on is one of my best friends... fuckin mess it is.