Carriage Houses and Garden Cottages in Coquitlam: What the Rules Actually Allow
A carriage house sits above a detached garage. A garden cottage is a single-storey building in the back yard. Both are ways to add a home to a Coquitlam lot without building a fourplex, and the city treats them differently in several places that matter.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Buying a Unit in a New Coquitlam Fourplex: What to Check Before You Sign
Fourplex units are a new kind of listing in Coquitlam neighbourhoods that used to hold one house. Here is how they differ from a townhome, what the zoning guarantees you, and the questions to ask a small new strata.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
What a Coquitlam Multiplex Costs in City Charges Before You Lay a Brick
Coquitlam charges $43,483 per unit in development cost charges plus $21,205 per unit in amenity cost charges on a multiplex. Here is how the published rates add up, and how the city classifies a house with a suite and a carriage house.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Can You Build Four Homes on Your Coquitlam Lot? The R-1 to R-4 Zones Explained
Coquitlam rezoned most of its single-family lots in June 2025. Here is what the four new small-scale zones allow, how much floor area you get, how tall you can build, and the questions that decide whether your lot works.
Michael Lee · 8 min read
Renfrew-Collingwood Multiplex Guide: Vancouver East's Value Corridor
Renfrew-Collingwood is one of Vancouver East's more affordable multiplex corridors, with two SkyTrain lines at its edges and a wave of new duplexes and fourplexes replacing older single-family lots. Here's what a buyer should know.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Cambie Corridor Multiplex Guide: Vancouver's Quiet Rezoning Boom
The Cambie Corridor has quietly become one of Vancouver's busiest multiplex construction zones. Here's what the Cambie Corridor Plan actually allows, what's already built, and what a buyer should check before writing an offer.
Michael Lee · 8 min read
North Vancouver Multiplex Guide: Lower Lonsdale to Deep Cove
The City and District of North Vancouver have taken different paths on multiplex zoning. Here's what that means for buyers from Lower Lonsdale to Deep Cove, and what homes cost across the North Shore.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Richmond Multiplex & Townhome Buyer's Guide
What a multiplex or townhome costs in Richmond right now, how the city's new small-scale zoning actually works, where the Canada Line fits in, and who this market suits.
Michael Lee · 7 min read
Brentwood vs Metrotown: Which Burnaby Hub Suits Your Family?
Burnaby grew up around its SkyTrain stations, and two town centres stand out for families shopping for a new-build home: Brentwood in the north and Metrotown in the south. Both put shopping, transit, and towers at your doorstep, the differences are in the details.
Michael Lee · 10 min read
Grandview-Woodland Multiplex Guide: Buying Near Commercial Drive
Commercial Drive is the most full-of-life street in East Vancouver, independent cafés, produce markets, patios that spill onto the sidewalk, and the neighbourhood around it, Grandview-Woodland, is one of the more active multiplex-conversion pockets on the East Side right now.
Michael Lee · 10 min read
Kitsilano Multiplex Buyer's Guide: Beach Life on Vancouver's West Side
A buyer's guide to Kitsilano, Vancouver: what multiplex development actually looks like here, beach-and-park lifestyle, getting around, schools, and who the neighbourhood suits.
Michael Lee · 10 min read
Marpole & South Vancouver Multiplex Guide: The West Side's Value Play
Marpole doesn't get the magazine covers that Kitsilano or Cambie get, and that's exactly why buyers priced out of the rest of the Westside are starting to look here, especially now that multiplex zoning has opened up its standard 33x120 lots.
Michael Lee · 10 min read
Mount Pleasant Multiplex Buyer's Guide: Living on Vancouver's Main Street (2026)
A buyer's guide to Mount Pleasant, Vancouver: what multiplex homes cost, the walk-everywhere Main Street lifestyle, the new Broadway SkyTrain station, and who the neighbourhood suits.
Michael Lee · 6 min read
Thinking About a Multiplex Home in Burnaby? What Buyers Should Know
For a long time, buying a home in Greater Vancouver meant choosing between an unaffordable detached house or a too-small condo. Here's what a multiplex home actually is, what Burnaby's zoning now allows, and what to look for when you tour one.
Michael Lee · 9 min read