Coquitlam, BC

Come visit the first Open House at 1213 Hammond Ave this Sunday, February 26th from 2 - 4pm.

Enjoy this beautiful four bedroom, three bath, half duplex home in Maillardville. Fantastic finishes that include laminate floors throughout the living and dining room. Cook with pleasure in your dream kitchen with quality appliances. Bright spacious rooms and open concept layout makes this home perfect to entertain friends and family. This home offers stunning outdoor space with a large sundeck and private yard. Close to Lougheed Mall, schools, parks and transit, this well maintained home is a must see.

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Come visit me at #36 - 2561 Runnel Dr. today between 2 - 4pm ...

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SHARPEST PRICED T.HOUSE IN ALL OF COQUITLAM. Watch the sunrise over the Golden Ears and Valley from all levels of this magnificent 3 bedroom and 4 bathroom End Unit T/home. Foyer provides elegant entry to this 4 level split t/home with a bright open floor plan. Well spaced out with all bedrooms on different levels each complete with their own full bathrooms & tons of privacy. Family size eating area with central light and large view windows.Master Retreat has a great view and large walk-in closet.You've got it all In this walkout basement , a good sized 3 piece bath & bedroom complete with with its own living room area and a walk out deck

Come visit my Open House in Burke Mountain, Coquitlam today at 3420 Gislason Ave. 1 - 5pm

Welcome to this show home with all the additional updates! Radiant floor Heating, imported tiles, crown molding, granite counters, lots of windows, Media Room. SOUTHERN exposure decks & back yard. Office on the main. Great home for entertaining, kitchen opens to great Room full of windows, double french doors to huge Balcony with beautiful view. Upstairs has a welcoming master bedroom with a sitting area, balcony with view, a spa-like bathroom with walk-in closet. Below is a fully finished walk out & bright one bedroom legal suite with separate entrance.

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I moved across town to Central Coquitlam from Port Moody about 6 months ago. I never thought I'd end up over on this side of Coquitlam because before I lived here, it seemed like a bit of an unappealing part of town, aesthetically speaking. In Port Moody, I got used to being a 2 minute walk to the forest where I'd go for jogs or bike rides, etc whenever I needed to get exercise. The Rocky Point trail led me right to the Port Moody Rec Center, which was a 10 minute jog away, and a great warm up before my workouts.

I was going a bit stir-crazy living on this side of Coquitlam, where I'm living in the grid of homes and businesses, and definitely not walking distance away from any nature and forest trails. Then my girlfriend brought me to Mundy Park one day for a walk. It doesn't seem like it from the outside, but this 435 acre area of parkland in the middle of Coquitlam is a great little escape from all the traffic and chaos of every day living.

It's a 5 minute drive from my home in Central Coquitlam, and now I'm there almost everyday going for a run or walk. It's easy to get lost in Mundy Park, as there's all kinds of different routes you can take. I usually take the Perimeter Trail which is just over 4km. It takes me about 25 minutes to run, and about 50 minutes to walk. Keep your eyes on the directional signs, or you might lose your sense of direction. When you're in there, you can't even tell there's city and suburbia surrounding every side of the park. I highly recommend it if you're in the area, and wanting to step into nature.

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Neighbourhoods of Coquitlam

Coquitlam City Hall

The shape of Coquitlam can be thought of as a tilted hourglass. Southwest Coquitlam comprises the original core of the city, with Maillardville and Fraser River industrial sector giving way to the large residential areas of Austin Heights, colloquially referred to as "The Bump" due to its high and flat plateau topography. These older residences, with larger property dimensions, are increasingly being torn down and replaced with newer and larger homes. The Poirier Street in Central Coquitlam area was Coquitlam's original recreational centre with the Coquitlam Sports Centre, Chimo Aquatic and Fitness Centre, and sports fields located there, while Coquitlam's City Hall was previously located further south in Maillardville.

The Austin Heights area of Coquitlam contains Como Lake, a renowned urban fishing and recreation area, and headwaters for the Como watershed. The watershed represents one of the last urban watersheds in the Tri-Cities that supports wild stocks of Coho Salmon as well as other species at risk such as coastal Cutthroat Trout (both sea-run and resident) and bird species such as the Great Blue Heron and Green Heron.

Lafarge Lake at Coquitlam Town Centre

In 1984, the provincial government sold 57 hectares (141 acres) formerly attached to Riverview Hospital to Molnar Developments. Shortly afterward, this land was subdivided and became Riverview Heights, with about 250 single family homes in that part of Coquitlam. The remaining 240 acres of this still-active mental health facility has been the subject of much controversy between developers, environmentalists, and conservationists. In 2005, Coquitlam's task force on the hospital lands rejected the idea of further housing on the lands and declared that the lands and buildings should be protected and remain as a mental health facility.

Coquitlam Town Centre, was designated as a "Regional Town Centre" under the Metro Vancouver’s Livable Region Strategic Plan. It is in the Coquitlam Town Centre that many public buildings can be found, including City Hall, a branch of the Coquitlam Public Library, R.C.M.P. station, Coquitlam's main fire hall, the David Lam Campus of Douglas College, the Evergreen Cultural Centre, City Centre Aquatic Complex, Town Centre Park and Percy Perry Stadium. Coquitlam Town Centre is currently undergoing an update of the Town Centre plan.

In 1989, the provincial government sold 1,409 acres of second growth forested land on the south slope of Eagle Mountain, known locally as Eagle Ridge, to developer Wesbild. This resulted in the closure of Westwood Motorsport Park in 1990, and the creation of Westwood Plateau, which was developed into 4,525 upscale homes, as well as two golf courses.

With development on Westwood Plateau completed and the opening of the David Avenue Connector in 2006, Coquitlam's primary urban development has now shifted to Burke Mountain in the northeastern portion of the city.

Westwood Plateau, with Burke Mountain behind it and Golden Ears Provincial Park in the distance

Coquitlam Land Use

(2001) Total 152.5 km² (37,684 acres)

• Agricultural Land 381.25 ha (942.1 acres)
• Extractive Industry 138.00 ha (341.0 acres)
• Harvesting and Research 0.00 ha (0.0 acre)
• Residential
  • Single Family 2,790.75 ha (6,896.1 acres)
  • Rural 488.00 ha (1,205.9 acres)
  • Town/Low-rise 244.00 ha (602.9 acres)
  • High-rise 15.25 ha (37.7 acres)
• Commercial 288.75 ha (713.5 acres)
• Industrial 427.00 ha (1,055.1 acres)
• Institutional 350.75 ha (866.7 acres)
• Transport. Comm., Utilities 274.50 ha (678.3 acres)
• Recreation / Nature Areas 5,429.00 ha (13,415.4 acres)
• Open / Undeveloped 3,080.50 ha (7,612.1 acres)
• GVRD Watershed 1,342.00 ha (3,316.2 acres)

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