Port Moody Oceanfront Development, or what? Last year I toured the Flavelle Mill site, and what is hopefully soon to be the future site of the Oceanfront Development. Based on a recent Facebook post I read, there has been 47 of the 2-hour public tours to-date. It is really wonderful when so much effort is … Read more
Coronation Park – Port Moody Moving Forward The Coronation Park Neighbourhood Plan Area was determined based on the Inlet Centre Transit Oriented Development Area established in the Port Moody’s Official Community Plan (page 93). An objective of the Coronation Park Neighbourhood Plan was to determine if land use change was appropriate for the single family … Read more
2017 Housing Supply Low in Tri-Cities Here is a snapshot of current figures for the active listings in the Tri-Cities (supply available for sale): At midnight on December 31, 2016, 51 unsold listings expired in the Tri-cities. The combined inventory of housing remaining available for sale to start the New Year is 564 units: Coquitlam … Read more
Good things come to those who wait. As many will recall, following years and countless public meetings, in 2014 Port Moody decided to designate Westport in the Official Community Plan as a new amenity community hub. In doing so, Port Moody Council designated the Andres site as a Special Study Area suggesting that it requires … Read more
Multi-Family versus Single-Family Homes in Port Moody The recent Coronation Park Community Visioning Meeting at City Hall once again echoed the desire of some to freeze this traditional single family neighbourhood in time as if the Evergreen Line were still a fantasy and we still lived in a pre-sustainability and pre-climate change bubble. Quite apart … Read more
West Port Moody – A Win-Win Concluding this series of three (1) (2) posts on West Port Moody, I thought it might be interesting to look at some of the tax benefits that we could gain from a new village centre, or gateway, in this part of town. This is an important topic since some folks … Read more
West Port Moody – Westport Promises My last post noted how West Port Moody and Moody Centre have been left behind in terms of amenities and sustainable lifestyle. At the same time, it’s fair to add that the stage has been set in the last couple of years for this picture to change significantly. While … Read more
Port Moody | Micro Vancouver There are good reasons why Vancouver consistently places in the top 20 best cities to live in, in the world. Renowned for its clean air, stunning natural beauty, access to culture and recreation, great beaches and friendly people it attracts people from all over the world as the ideal place … Read more
Port Moody Neighbourhood Profiles Many Canadians, and especially New Canadians, continue to choose the Tri-cities to make their family home. The factors to consider when making that decision, include the access to, schools, transit, amenities, shopping, recreation, hospital, and other services. We developed comprehensive Port Moody neighbourhood profiles in 2012 in collaboration with theV3H.com, Here … Read more
Being engaged in the Tri-cities is a requirement for being an effective local REALTOR®. Nothing saddens me more than seeing a new homeowner in a TV report decrying something that was practically discoverable, or even publicly known. My first thought is the buyer(s) obviously didn’t have a local REALTOR® to guide them, and I question, … Read more