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Commercial Drive aka The Drive – East Vancouver Apartments

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The photo was taken at the intersectinon of 1st Avenue and Commercial Drive. This is pretty typical of the type of buildings and businesses that line Commercial Drive. If you're into restaurants and coffee shops, the look at renting East Vancouver apartments.

This part of Vancouver has many lower cost rent optionis. You won’t find many apartment buildings in this area but plenty of houses and basement suites. The apartments in this area are low rise and mostly made of weed type construction.

The drive, as it is sometimes referred to as, features great nightlife and restaurants. You will find pretty much everything you need within walking distance. This is a great feature of any Vancouver apartment. Ask yourself, if you’re renting, can you get your day to day needs filled within walking distance? If you are reliant on transit you can get skytrain at Broadway and Commercial or use the requent bus service on Commercial Drive or on Broadway.

This is a quiet area for renting Vancouver apartments. There is also a good number of low cost housing coops if those interest you. Basically volunteer your time in maintaining the apartments and you pay a heck of a lot less for renting. That’s the trade off when renting in a housing coop.

Learn about Commercial Drive and check the their forums for apartments for rent. Visit commercial-drive.com for more photos and info.

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