reyes

回復 49# BiscottiGelato


    Brentwood is a nice place. You can commute to work by skytrain, save a lot on fuel. But I heard the Brentwood mall is going to renovate and build more apartments. Is it true?

大C姐

回復  BiscottiGelato


    Brentwood is a nice place. You can commute to work by skytrain, save a l ...
reyes 發表於 2012-11-14 16:07

    係真嘅，我老友喺該個地產發展商嘅高層，不過都要幾長時間，因爲佢哋會加地舗，從新發展成個地區，再加apartment喺上蓋。

reyes

回復 52# 大C姐


    南有metrotown, 北有brentwood mall. 好多選擇啦, 只係我唔太鐘意apartment 樓下係地舖

大C姐

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    南有metrotown, 北有brentwood mall. 好多選擇啦, 只係我唔太鐘意apartment 樓下係地舖 ...
reyes 發表於 2012-11-14 16:38

    我睇嗰啲動態影像係有個平台嘅，不過我都唔會鍾意低層，有冇地舗都唔係咁好。

B2L2

From Holdom to Gilmore, there are so many choices.  There are few more low-rise around Canadian Way near Boundary too, a bit off from SkyTrain but it is cheaper also.

We looked around this area about 4-5 years ago when we were looking for our first apartment.  However, we ruled out this area pretty quick (although it is just mins away from my office).  I personally don't like the traffic around this section, always busy and skytrain is pretty noisy for apartment facing that direction.  Flooding was an issue along the HomeDepot area back then but they improved the road work in the last few years already.  Geographically it is located in a valley, which is another thing I don't like when compare to Metrotown or Highgate.  After all, the major factor was price.  Most apartments available at that time were new development and were overprice.

BiscottiGelato

From Holdom to Gilmore, there are so many choices.  There are few more low-rise around Canadian Way  ...
B2L2 發表於 2012-11-14 17:10

So I guess key thing to look out for is to face away from skytrain?

B2L2

Yes, facing away from Skytrain.  Then depends on whether you need to take Skytrain daily, you could exclude those that are too far away from the station.  I personally will stay as far away from Willington intersection as possible.  Too much traffic, plus the coming Brentwood reconstruction there.

大C姐

Yes, facing away from Skytrain.  Then depends on whether you need to take Skytrain daily, you could  ...
B2L2 發表於 2012-11-14 18:12

    其實只要唔係對住skytrain，其實都唔係好聽到。我so far去過咁多朋友屋企，我就算見到個skytrain喺出面，如果係高層（有十幾樓距離）都唔係好嘈。

大C姐

From Holdom to Gilmore, there are so many choices.  There are few more low-rise around Canadian Way  ...
B2L2 發表於 2012-11-14 17:10

    如果租我會揀近Renfrew/ Rupert station嗰度住（冇乜錢的話），交通放便又近大型grocery chains，不過買的話就比較少新樓，condo唔多而且舊樓升值能力比較差同埋配套冇咁完善。可能近排有新development plans我唔知啦。

B2L2

when there are choices, why settle with something that's not the best.  

Would I able to sit in a balcony 10 floors away from SkyTrain to enjoy a quiet afternoon coffee?  Probably not.

My friend lives in an apartment at Joyce and her place is exactly at 10/F 45 degree facing the Skytrain track.  Yes, it isn't super noisy but it is there.