Burnaby Presale Condos & New Townhomes

Featured projects

• Tower THREE - The City of Lougheed — Address: Austin Rd & Lougheed Hwy, Burnaby, BC; Area: Lougheed Town Centre, Burnaby; Type: condo; Price: $555,900; Completion: Summer 2026; Developer: SHAPE.
• NUVO — Address: 6087 Wilson Avenue, Burnaby, BC, V5H 0M1; Area: Metrotown, Burnaby; Type: condo; Price: $569,900; Completion: Early 2026; Developer: Anthem.
• kʷasən Village — Address: 3405 Willingdon Avenue; Area: West Burnaby, Burnaby; Type: condo; Price: $399,900; Completion: Summer 2030; Developer: Aquilini Development.
• Tower Six at The Amazing Brentwood — Address: 301-4567 Lougheed Hwy, Burnaby; Area: Brentwood, Burnaby; Type: condo; Price: $665,000; Completion: Late 2027 - Mid 2028; Developer: SHAPE.
• The Standard — Address: 6468 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC, Canada; Area: Metrotown, Burnaby; Type: condo; Price: $499,900; Completion: Fall; Developer: Anthem.
• Onyx — Address: 5868 Olive Avenue; Area: Maywood, Burnaby; Type: condo; Price: $559,900; Completion: Fall 2028; Developer: Polygon.
• Ethos — Address: 6596 Marlborough Avenue; Area: Metrotown, Burnaby; Type: condo; Price: $519,000; Completion: Winter 2027; Developer: Anthem.
• Symposia — Address: 8955 University High Street; Area: Burnaby Mountain, Burnaby; Type: condo; Price: $550,000; Completion: Winter 2028; Developer: Mosaic Homes.

Current Burnaby Incentives & VIP Deals

• Tower THREE - The City of Lougheed — from $555,900 — Free parking stall, storage locker available for purchase.
• NUVO — from $569,900 — Unknown
• Tower Six at The Amazing Brentwood — from $665,000 — Storage available for purchase at $10,000. One EV ready parking stall included with all homes.
• Brentwood Block — Unknown

Burnaby at a Glance

• Population: ~250,000 residents and the third-largest city in BC, with growth concentrated around Brentwood, Metrotown, Lougheed, and Edmonds.
• Transit: triple SkyTrain hubs at Brentwood (Millennium), Metrotown (Expo), and Lougheed (Millennium + Evergreen), plus Edmonds, Production Way-University, Lake City Way, and the Burquitlam border.
• Education: SFU on Burnaby Mountain, BCIT main campus, and a strong K-12 school district with deep options across the city.
• Economic engine: head-office employment from Telus, EA, Microsoft Burnaby, SAP, and the Burnaby film and television production cluster, plus Lougheed Mall, Metropolis at Metrotown, and the Amazing Brentwood retail anchors.

Burnaby is Metro Vancouver's triple-SkyTrain-hub city — the only city in BC anchored by three distinct transit-oriented mega-cores at Brentwood, Metrotown, and Lougheed/Burquitlam. With more than 250,000 residents, Burnaby is the third-largest city in BC and home to SFU on Burnaby Mountain, BCIT, and the densest concentration of new tower supply in the metro outside Vancouver itself. Burnaby's central location gives it ten-minute SkyTrain access to Downtown Vancouver from Brentwood and Metrotown, and equally short connections east into Coquitlam and west into the Vancouver core. This page is the most complete buyer-side resource for Burnaby presale condos and townhomes, built from live developer data and updated continuously.

Why Buy a Presale in Burnaby in 2026

Buying a Burnaby presale in 2026 is the established-transit, multi-hub play. Brentwood, Metrotown, and Lougheed/Burquitlam are each their own true urban core with active tower density, walkable retail, and proven SkyTrain rental absorption — and unlike Vancouver, Burnaby continues to launch new mid-rise and tower supply at price points 15–25% below comparable Downtown Vancouver product. Brentwood's Amazing Brentwood master plan and Metrotown's continued tower densification produce one of the deepest pre-sale pipelines in the metro, with both Expo and Millennium Line frontage. SFU's mountain campus and BCIT's main campus produce structurally durable rental demand from students and faculty, while head-office employment from Telus, EA, and Microsoft Burnaby keeps a stable professional rental pool in place. Deposits in Burnaby continue to average 5–15% staged over 12–24 months, which lets buyers lock in 2026 pricing without carrying a mortgage during construction. Every contract is backed by BC's REDMA disclosure regime, the 7-day rescission window, and the 2-5-10 home warranty on the completed home. The BC Home Flipping Tax — which applies to resale within two years of acquisition and clocks from completion, not signing — leaves long-term presale buyers and most investors largely unaffected. For end-users that combination of locked pricing, modest deposits, and a brand-new building under warranty often makes presale a lower-risk path to a new Burnaby home than chasing scarce resale supply.

Burnaby Neighbourhoods for Presale Investment

Burnaby's Triple-SkyTrain-Hub Advantage — Brentwood, Metrotown, Lougheed

Burnaby is the only city in BC anchored by three distinct SkyTrain mega-hubs, and that geographic structure shapes everything about presale pricing in the city. Brentwood Town Centre sits on the Millennium Line with direct service to VCC-Clark, Commercial-Broadway, Lougheed, and the Tri-Cities, and the Amazing Brentwood master-planned redevelopment has rebuilt the entire core into a dense, walkable urban centre with multiple new towers, an expanded shopping centre, and a true main-street retail experience. Metrotown sits on the Expo Line with direct service to Downtown Vancouver in roughly 25 minutes, and remains the largest concentration of high-rise condo supply outside the City of Vancouver. The Metrotown Plan continues to support dense tower development around the station, and Metropolis at Metrotown is the second-largest shopping centre in BC. Lougheed Town Centre sits at the junction of the Millennium and Evergreen Lines with direct service east to Coquitlam and the Tri-Cities, and the City in the Park redevelopment continues to add new tower supply around the station. Beyond the three hubs, Edmonds station on the Expo Line anchors Highgate and the southeastern end of the city with newer tower supply and a still-developing village core. SFU on Burnaby Mountain produces structurally durable student rental demand that consistently absorbs new condo supply near Production Way-University, Lake City Way, and Burquitlam stations, and BCIT's main campus on Willingdon adds a second large student rental pool. For presale buyers, the practical takeaway is that Burnaby offers the deepest set of true station-area appreciation plays of any city in BC outside Vancouver itself, with the added advantage that all three hubs are mature, operating systems with proven rental absorption rather than under-construction speculation.

Burnaby Buyer Profile — Who's Buying Presale Here

Burnaby's presale buyer pool is split across transit-driven investors, downtown commuters, and SFU-adjacent rental investors. The largest cohort is downtown commuters who want a 25-minute SkyTrain ride into Vancouver at meaningfully lower entry pricing — typically dual-income professional couples in their late 20s and 30s buying one- and two-bedroom condos in Brentwood, Metrotown, or near Edmonds. The second cohort is investor-buyers explicitly targeting SkyTrain station-area condos for their proven rental absorption, drawn by Burnaby's combination of student demand from SFU and BCIT, professional demand from head-office employers, and consistent downtown commuter demand. The third cohort is downsizers from larger Burnaby single-family neighbourhoods like Capitol Hill, Burnaby Heights, and the Buckingham Heights area, often trading equity for new construction in Brentwood or Metrotown with walkable amenities and rapid transit. The fourth is South Asian and East Asian families with multigenerational housing needs, particularly in Edmonds and along the Lougheed corridor where larger floor plans and family-oriented amenities are more common.

Building South Asian Buyer Trust in Burnaby

We speak Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu, and a meaningful share of our Burnaby clients are South Asian families navigating presale in their second or third language. Uzair Muhammad was raised in Surrey and spent ten years working at the City of Surrey before becoming a realtor, which means contracts, deposit timelines, and developer commitments are explained in your language and your context. We do not gate-keep developer access, we do not sell on commission pressure, and we represent the buyer only. A dedicated Punjabi-language presale guide is in development at /punjabi — in the meantime, please call (672) 258-1100 in any of the three languages.

Burnaby Presale Process — Step by Step

1. VIP price list review — we share the unreleased developer price sheet, floor plan inventory, and any launch-day incentives before the project opens to the public.
2. Contract signing with 7-day rescission — once you select a unit and sign, BC law gives you 7 calendar days to cancel without penalty after receiving the disclosure statement.
3. 5–15% staged deposit schedule — deposits are paid in stages tied to the construction calendar, held in a lawyer's trust account and protected under REDMA.
4. Assignment options pre-completion — depending on the project, you may be able to sell the contract before completion subject to developer consent and an assignment fee.
5. Pre-delivery inspection at occupancy — you walk the home with the developer to document any deficiencies before completion and key handover.
6. Final mortgage approval — your lender requalifies you against current rates and current appraisal value, typically 30–60 days before completion.
7. Completion plus GST and PTT settlement — your lawyer handles GST (5%, with rebate where applicable), Property Transfer Tax, legal fees, adjustments, and registration on completion day.

Burnaby Presale FAQ

Which Burnaby SkyTrain hub is best for presale investment?

All three hubs have proven rental absorption, but Brentwood currently offers the deepest active pre-sale pipeline through the Amazing Brentwood master plan, Metrotown remains the most internationally recognized address with the most concentrated tower density, and Lougheed offers the strongest junction-of-two-lines transit advantage for buyers wanting east-west flexibility into both Vancouver and the Tri-Cities.

How does Burnaby presale pricing compare to Vancouver?

Burnaby presale condos near Brentwood and Metrotown typically trade 15–25% below comparable Downtown Vancouver product on a per-square-foot basis, while keeping equally short SkyTrain commutes into the core. That gap is what drives the Burnaby commuter investment thesis.

Are SFU students a reliable rental market for Burnaby condos?

Yes — SFU's mountain campus produces structurally durable student rental demand that consistently absorbs new condo supply near Production Way-University, Lake City Way, and Burquitlam stations. BCIT's main campus on Willingdon adds a second stable rental pool concentrated around Brentwood and the Willingdon corridor.

Is the Amazing Brentwood master plan still adding new presale supply?

Yes — the Amazing Brentwood master plan continues to roll out new tower phases, and the broader Brentwood Town Centre Plan supports continued density across the surrounding blocks. Brentwood remains one of the most active pre-sale pipelines in the metro.

How much deposit is required for Burnaby presales?

Most current Burnaby presale projects use staged deposit structures averaging 5–15% of the purchase price. A common schedule is 5% at signing, 5% at 90 days, and an additional 5% at 1 year, though some developers now offer 5%-only deposit programs to attract first-time buyers.

Do Burnaby presales come with parking?

Most Burnaby condo presales include one parking stall in the price, with an option to purchase a second. Townhomes typically come with two-car side-by-side or tandem garages. Always confirm parking and storage in the disclosure statement before signing.

Can I assign my Burnaby presale before completion?

Many developers in Burnaby allow assignments after a holding period, often subject to an assignment fee in the $5,000–$10,000 range and developer consent. Assignment policy varies by project — review the contract and disclosure statement to confirm before relying on a pre-completion exit.

What's the GST on a Burnaby presale?

Presale homes in BC are subject to 5% federal GST on the purchase price. Buyers using the home as their principal residence may qualify for the GST New Housing Rebate, which reduces the net GST owing on homes priced under $450,000 and partially under $500,000.

How does the BC Home Flipping Tax affect Burnaby presales?

The BC Home Flipping Tax applies to homes resold within two years of acquisition, with the tax rate scaling down over that window. For presale buyers, the holding period generally starts at completion, not contract signing, so most long-term presale buyers and investors are not impacted.

Are there any Burnaby presale incentives right now?

Yes — multiple Burnaby projects are currently offering buyer incentives such as deposit reductions, included parking and storage, decorating allowances, AC upgrades, and price discounts on remaining inventory. The full live list is shown in the Current Burnaby Incentives section above.

How do I get VIP pricing access for Burnaby presales?

VIP pricing is released to registered buyers through partnered developer launches before public openings. Register on any project page, or call (672) 258-1100 to be added to the Presale Properties Burnaby VIP list for upcoming releases.

Are presales safer than resale in Burnaby right now?

Presales in Burnaby carry construction and timing risk but offer locked-in 2026 pricing, 2-5-10 home warranty coverage, and modern building code. Resale offers immediate occupancy but no warranty and typically higher per-square-foot pricing on newer buildings. Safety depends on developer track record and your timeline.

Why Choose The Presale Properties Group for Burnaby

The Presale Properties Group is led by Uzair Muhammad of Real Broker, a Surrey-raised realtor who spent 10 years at the City of Surrey before moving into real estate. We've helped over 400 buyers into BC presales with only 2 contract defaults — a record we attribute to honest underwriting and refusing to sell projects we wouldn't buy ourselves. We work buyer-side exclusively, so our recommendations in Burnaby are not driven by builder marketing budgets. We hold VIP access with most major Lower Mainland developers, speak Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu, and provide bilingual contract walk-throughs at no cost. Our local knowledge means we can tell you which schools are catchment, which strata are well-run, and which corners of which Burnaby neighbourhoods are about to change — context that matters when you're committing to a home that won't exist for two more years.

Get Burnaby Presale VIP Access

Request the live Burnaby VIP price list, floor plans, and current developer incentives. Call (672) 258-1100 or use the contact form on any project page.

Common BC presale questions