Metrotown Apartments - Guide to apartments for rent in Burnaby

Metrotown Mall Area – Burnaby Apartments Listings and Guide

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This photo is of the Metrotown area of Burnaby BC. There are a few tall apartment buildings in this area. If you need transit, then Metrown Burnaby apartments are worth looking at.

If you're looking for less expensive apartments for rent in Vancouver, then Burnaby is a good choice. The key for looking at Burnaby apartments for rent is finding something that has good access to skytrain. It's the skytrain running through the metrotown area that is a real advantage. You get the great shopping and movies in the Metrotown Mall plus you get a lower rent because these apartments are further from the core of Vancouver city. This area in Burnaby BC also is close to Burnaby Central Park which features Swangard Stadium and Central Park Pitch & Putt golf.

Kingsway street is a major artery which crosses metro Vancouver. Willingdon Ave is another major road which is a major North/South route between North and South Burnaby. BCIT which is the techinical and trades institute of BC is in close proximity to Metrotown Burnaby apartments. If you're going to be attending BCIT, then looking at apartments around Metrotown makes a lot of sense.

The area around Metrotown is quite new so there are minimal amounts of cheaply constructed apartments. There are numerous high rise apartment buildings which can get expensive as you get to the higher floors. Just remember that tip! If you want a cheap apartment in Vancouver, then go for the lower floors. A view costs extra don't you know?

Aside from great shopping and transit around this area of Burnaby BC, you also have the massive Burnaby Central Park. If you need to walk, run or job then this treasure of Vancouver should keep you busy for many days, week and months.

Metrotown Burnaby Apartments For Rent - The Good and the Bad

Pros:

• Easy access to a few different skytrain locations
• Lots of shopping nearby at Metrotown Mall
• Close to highway 1
• Close to BCIT
• Lower rents that other Vancouver apartments locations

Cons:

• Less selection of apartments compared to other areas of Vancouver
• Crime more common around skytrain station areas

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