Finally. It took 11 years of renting, 3 apartments, 2 babies and untold realtor listing viewings but we found our home. Thank you Sanjay! It is perfect for our family. Well it will be with a few renovations.
It’s located in the middle of Yaletown in downtown Vancouver, BC. We have resisted the urge to move to the suburbs once the kids came along and it has paid off. I think we found a place that gets us all the perks of a suburb home (albeit on an itty bitty scale) with the joys of having a walk score of 98%.
It’s a 3 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom 2 story condo. It’s almost 2000 square feet, so the footprint is much larger than what we have been living in, but still smallish in comparison to most houses out of the city. It has an amazing outside space – a huge patio, towering trees and a common area with tonnes of grass for the kids. We finally get to BBQ! So even though it is technically a condo, it feels like we have a house in the middle of the city.
We love the space but thought it needed a bit of a facelift after 20 years (who doesn’t right?).
Our Must Haves:
- Open concept kitchen with an island
- Replace the hardwood floors throughout
- Expand to two full bathrooms
- Have a great play area for the kids
- Update the design to suit us
Nothing to it right?
A home worth waiting for 
Congratulations! I envy you. We are trying to sell our condo here in Montreal, and then we are going to be neighbours. We love Yaletown, it is so close to just everything (what’s far anyway in Vancouver?). Enjoy your sunny new place.
Thanks Vancouver Frog. It looks like you have a fun journey ahead as well. Good luck on the trek. Vancouver is worth it, but I love Montreal as well.