[Tegra_Devil]

i was gonna put this in the real estate section, but i figured this would get more views...

im just curious of what are really good areas to live in each of these cities
-burnaby
-coquitlam
-port moody
-richmond

im just curious cause i wanna buy a house in a relatively nice neighbourhood for my fiancee and i.

i.e. langley - walnut grove, north van - upper cap.

it doesnt have to be the RICH area like british properties, but a nice safe neighbourhood that doesnt look scummy as fuck.

thanks for all the help guys...ive lived in north vancouver a long time..but i dont venture much out of north van. to know what the actual suburb areas are called in the other cities..:cry:( i know im a hermit)

[pandalove]

East Vancouver Fraserview or Killarney area .. those are the best in East side

[GLOW]

for burnaby, personally i like north burnaby near the base of SFU, willingdon area, near boundary rd

can't comment on the other cities

[Qmx323]

Richmond - anywhere from francis up to cambie and from no2 road to garden city.

oh and don't forget about the broadmoor area down by williams and no2 road (?)

[Tegra_Devil]

thanks for the info...^^ keep em' guys

[Meowjin]

i think anywhere in richmodn is ok.

no matter where you live everything is a shortwalk away, unless its hamilton which is a shithole. So pretty much stay inbetween 1 road and 5 road and steveston highway :D

[fliptuner]

Coquitlam - Westwood Plateau or Citadel Heights

Port Moody - Heritage Mtn.

Burnaby - The small area between Deer Lake and Canada Way

I picked these cause they're quiet and not normally accessed by people "going through". But with that comes driving up hills and/or less transit access and higher prices.

[GLOW]

East Vancouver Fraserview or Killarney area .. those are the best in East side

i didnt know OP wanted east van too, +1 for killarney area, used to live there when i was a kid. probably my #1 area of preference to buy a home, most are out of my price range though :(

[Meowjin]

^^I grew up on boundry and 27th. nice area imo, but then again I grew up there.

[ajax]

The Burke Mountain area in PoCo has quite a few new developements and the Oxford Heights area is fairly new too.

[GordonTse]

why not surrey? johnston heights, morgan creek, panorama ridge, clayton area. depends on your price range tho.. lots of those are either close to $1 mil and above.

[twitchyzero]

Burnaby - The small area between Deer Lake and Canada Way
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Buckingham Heights right? That's a nice area.

[ToyotaPowah]

I lived in Walnut Grove for the first seventeen years of my life. It's a nice area, but there are a lot of wannabe gangsters out during the night.

If you don't mind the small town feel, take a look at Fort Langley. If you're thinking into the future (children), Fort Langley has the Langley Fine Arts School, which is a great school for Gr. 1 - 12 and it's a very safe place.

[Harvey Specter]

East Vancouver Fraserview or Killarney area .. those are the best in East side


I love the fraserview area, especially the homes with the amazing view but the area is crazy expensive with not too many old homes remaining. My friend’s parents purchased their house 10 years ago in the fraserview area for like $350,000 and just last week they were offered close to $1.5 million and they refused the offer because it was “too low”.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Buckingham Heights right? That's a nice area.

People around Buckingham are all fucking loaded.

[TOPEC]

terra nova in richmond, head west on westminister hwy, once u go pass no 1 road, thats the area.

[StylinRed]

maple ridge, anything after 230th st (so like 231/232/233/tamarack and up) $450-700k+ (some odd $1mil houses)

[thumper]

Coquitlam - Westwood Plateau or Citadel Heights

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if you choose this area, invest in a FWD vehicle and a snowblower. my mom's friend is moving from WP because she hasn't recovered from last winter's snowfall... she swears there is still snow melting in her front yard because there was so much :p

[GLOW]

terra nova in richmond, head west on westminister hwy, once u go pass no 1 road, thats the area.

my sister-in-law lives there, nice area. but it's so far from everything outside of richmond. if you are coming from burnaby or east van it's quite the trip to get there. if you spend most of your time only in richmond i'd say it's a nice place to live

[sexyaccord]

People around Buckingham are all fucking loaded.


this is a house, i mean mansion that is currently selling in that area. :thumbsup:

http://images.realtor.ca/listing/reb89/highres/2/v730822_1.jpg

http://www.realtor.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx?vd=&SearchURL=%3fMode%3d0%26vs%3dResidential%26ret%3d3 00%26curPage%3dpropertySearch.aspx%26sts%3d0-0%26beds%3d0-0%26baths%3d0-0%26bt%3d1%26ci%3dburnaby%26pro%3d3%26mp%3d1000000 0-0-0%26mrt%3d0-0-4%26trt%3d2%26of%3d1%26ps%3d10%26o%3dA&Mode=0&PropertyID=7477604

[Liquid_o2]

Good areas in Surrey are Fraser Heights, most of Fleetwood, Clayton Heights, Panorama Ridge and most of South Surrey.

[penner2k]

Fraser Heights in Surrey is pretty nice for the most part.. its really close to the highway too..

[Tegra_Devil]

ya, im open to a lot of new places...townhouses/condos..if i can afford a house ill look into houses..

ya walnut grove does have a lot of wannabe 16yr old gansters at night...that is true..

well really, im free to live anywhere...but my fiancee works out by UBC...so she would like a shorter drive, but really, in the end, she doesnt mind anything that is on the west side of the portman bridge.

and i know walnut grove has a lot of nice, relatively new townhouses - 3 bed/2bath for like 260K-290,000+...which id like to find closer to the gvrd core.

obviously the closer i get the the higher the price...but really im probably gonna start capping out at 350K...i dont wanna be drowning in a mortage payments...and i still wanna be able to travel and occasionally buy a new part for my car/truck fetish and set aside stuff for the kids(which i dont have, but in the future) and other investments.

[twitchyzero]

I love the fraserview area, especially the homes with the amazing view but the area is crazy expensive with not too many old homes remaining. My friend’s parents purchased their house 10 years ago in the fraserview area for like $350,000 and just last week they were offered close to $1.5 million and they refused the offer because it was “too low”.
most nice areas consist of older houses...
fraserview has quite e a few newer houses IMO

[woob]

Your "IMO" should go with your first line. Cuz Fraserview does have a lot of newer houses, but that doesn't mean it isn't a nice area.

[GLOW]

ya, im open to a lot of new places...townhouses/condos..if i can afford a house ill look into houses..

ya walnut grove does have a lot of wannabe 16yr old gansters at night...that is true..

well really, im free to live anywhere...but my fiancee works out by UBC...so she would like a shorter drive, but really, in the end, she doesnt mind anything that is on the west side of the portman bridge.

and i know walnut grove has a lot of nice, relatively new townhouses - 3 bed/2bath for like 260K-290,000+...which id like to find closer to the gvrd core.

obviously the closer i get the the higher the price...but really im probably gonna start capping out at 350K...i dont wanna be drowning in a mortage payments...and i still wanna be able to travel and occasionally buy a new part for my car/truck fetish and set aside stuff for the kids(which i dont have, but in the future) and other investments.

in that case there's lots of condos townhouses by brentwood mall near the gilmore skytrain area that's pretty good.

[Dan_Guy]

i hear that Beverly Hills is pretty nice in L.A.
I d move there if I were you...

[Tegra_Devil]

i hear that Beverly Hills is pretty nice in L.A.
I d move there if I were you...

was thinking about it..,.but i dont want the paparazzi all up in my face again cause im super famous...thats why i moved away from there.:thumbsup:

but back on topic...those are a lot of good place...ya im really torn between a lot of them...

i dont know this for a fact..but dont places near skytrains generally bring trouble...or is that a rumour?

[woob]

depends on the station. Columbia is danger.

[JSALES]

i think the Killarney area is good, i live around there and there's not that much shit that happens. everythings not too far away either

[3seriesBeeM]

newport village in Port Moody has great condos large spacious and nice views of the water. and its within walking distance of shops and grocery stores and within walking distance to the water and lots of great restaurants

[too_slow]

newport village in Port Moody has great condos large spacious and nice views of the water. and its within walking distance of shops and grocery stores and within walking distance to the water and lots of great restaurants

Insanely over-priced though! for a little bit more $ ($50k), you can get a 3-5yr old 3 level (whistler-village inspired) townhouses up in Herritage Mtn along David Ave (this street connects Port Moody and Coquitlam)..

There is a community bus that takes you to the Port Moody West Coast Express station (if you work in downtown M-F during office hours) every 15 min during peak hours..

I would have bought a place there, if I didn't relocate to Kelowna for my job.. :(

[too_slow]

^If the extra $50k + property taxes is a concern, then find an international student (homestay?) student to rent the basement..

[Stevie P]

For Surrey - Fraser Heights or Panorama

[StylinRed]

this is a house, i mean mansion that is currently selling in that area. :thumbsup:

http://images.realtor.ca/listing/reb89/highres/2/v730822_1.jpg

http://www.realtor.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx?vd=&SearchURL=%3fMode%3d0%26vs%3dResidential%26ret%3d3 00%26curPage%3dpropertySearch.aspx%26sts%3d0-0%26beds%3d0-0%26baths%3d0-0%26bt%3d1%26ci%3dburnaby%26pro%3d3%26mp%3d1000000 0-0-0%26mrt%3d0-0-4%26trt%3d2%26of%3d1%26ps%3d10%26o%3dA&Mode=0&PropertyID=7477604


thats like one of the nicest houses in that area though still a crazy price, way too close to the hwy

[rslater]

Richmond - Steveston and Westwind school area. Personally believe the Westwind school area is the safest and most pleasurable to have your kids grow up as well as the houses are all nice and lush with flowers, trees etc etc. Area also has curvelinear streets which I find rare and far more attractive than grid like patterns.

South Surrey - Morgan creek and surrounding area which as more affordable homes close the highway so its only 15 minutes from Richmond, 20 to Vancouver.

[chouchou]

couple good places in BBY:
government st (by production..) easy access to skytrain/transit as well as a quiet neighborhood
deer lake n canada way. nice houses here
a lot of nice houses near the base of SFU as well.

[StylinRed]

Forest St. (off Boundary) area on the Burnaby/Vancouver border (literally) nice area and nearby to everything but far enough from the low-lifes

[ImportPsycho]

this is a house, i mean mansion that is currently selling in that area. :thumbsup:

http://images.realtor.ca/listing/reb89/highres/2/v730822_1.jpg

http://www.realtor.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx?vd=&SearchURL=%3fMode%3d0%26vs%3dResidential%26ret%3d3 00%26curPage%3dpropertySearch.aspx%26sts%3d0-0%26beds%3d0-0%26baths%3d0-0%26bt%3d1%26ci%3dburnaby%26pro%3d3%26mp%3d1000000 0-0-0%26mrt%3d0-0-4%26trt%3d2%26of%3d1%26ps%3d10%26o%3dA&Mode=0&PropertyID=7477604

HOLY SHIT that's what it looks like in the back?
I drive by and only see the front, thought it was nice but not that much

there are some kick ass houses on that street going up hill from canada way

[ntan]

Not sure if these have been stated but.

Coquitlam - Westwood Plateau

Burnaby - Buckingham (near Burris) or Government Road

Richmond - Terra Nova, Broadmoor, Sea fair etc; areas around No.2 => No. 1 from francis to River rd.

East Van - Fraserview, Killarney

West side every area is nice maybe except marpole

Surrey - South Surrey

[Tegra_Devil]

thanks everybody, this gave me a good base to work from