Welcome to North Vancouver, a beautiful city on the Burrard Inlet, directly across form Vancouver city. It is the smallest North Shore municipality, but is also the most urbanized. North Vancouver is an amazing city because of its location, activities, and its community. The city is in close proximity to mountains and trails, with a commute to downtown Vancouver of under 30 minutes by car, or a 15 minute waterbus.
With all of the nature and wildlife so close to the city, some of the best attractions include the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, Lynn Canyon Park, and Lonsdale Quay Market. In terms of condos, the city has mainly low-rise buildings, with mid-rises and high-rises in Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale.
North Vancouver has hundreds of condos available. Most of the buildings are low-rise developments, scattered throughout the city. The city is quite dense therefore it also has mid-rise and high-rise buildings. For the most part they are located in the downtown core such as, Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale.
The average days on market for condos for sale in North Vancouver is 24 days, and the average sale price of condos in North Vancouver is $828,007. There were 1088 North Vancouver condos sold last year. North Vancouver saw a increase in the number of condos sold of 13% compared to the previous year.
North Vancouver is a rather small area, which makes the methods of transportation work well. The city is very walkable and bikeable with a walk score of 73, a bike score of 88, and a transit score of 57.
Daniel Chocolates and Rosemary Rocksalt are great bakeries near The Old Colony. A fresh cup of java or tea is never hard to find with Starbucks in the hood. There is cuisine from all over the world available at Pars International Foods and Persia Foods Produce Markets. Locals of North Vancouver love dining at Donair Dude. North Vancouver offers a lifestyle full of green space for outdoor lovers, parks include North Vancouver City Hall Community Garden, Rey Sargent Park, and Wagg Creek Park. The closest pharmacy to The Old Colony is Loblaw pharmacy. Plaza 15 is a shopping center in North Vancouver that has something for everyone. There are always new exhibits and events happening at Tony Max Art. F45 Training Lonsdale is the local gym. Animal enthusiasts, good news Happy Tails Animal Hospital and Bosley's by Pet Valu are in North Vancouver. If you enjoy reading you will be happy North Vancouver City Library is in North Vancouver. Schools in North Vancouver include Queen Mary, Carson Graham and St Edmund's. There are many students in this neighbourhood as A1college is located within it.