Brentwood, Burnaby

Living & working in Brentwood, Burnaby

Brentwood, located in North Burnaby, is an urban town centre undergoing high-density redevelopment centered around the intersection of Willingdon Avenue and Lougheed Highway. The core housing market is dominated by modern concrete high-rise condominiums constructed since 2018, notably within the multi-tower master-planned developments of The Amazing Brentwood, SOLO District, and Etoile. Surrounding these towers is a residential grid containing townhouses, duplexes, and older single-family detached homes. Local commercial activity is concentrated along Lougheed Highway, Willingdon Avenue, and Dawson Street, which is designed as a pedestrian-oriented high street. Residents access retail and grocery services at The Amazing Brentwood Mall and the SOLO District, which contains a Whole Foods Market. Recreational and green spaces in the area include Brentwood Park—featuring sports fields and tennis courts—and Beecher Park, which contains Beecher Creek. The neighborhood also features the 1.73-kilometre Willingdon Linear Park greenway and the developing 10-acre Dawson Park along Dawson Street.

The local business ecosystem of Brentwood is driven by retail, hospitality, professional services, and corporate administration, with major employers in the area including HUB International and Shape Property Management. Remote workers and hybrid professionals can utilize dedicated coworking spaces in the neighborhood, such as WeWork at The Amazing Brentwood 3 and the nearby Beta Collective situated near Gilmore Station. Local establishments that accommodate remote work and studying include Prado Cafe and Creme de la Crumb along Still Creek Drive, Cha Dian on Willingdon Avenue, and Small Victory within The Amazing Brentwood. Transit connectivity is anchored by the Millennium SkyTrain Line, which serves the neighborhood via the Brentwood Town Centre and Holdom stations, providing an 18-minute commute to downtown Vancouver and an 8-minute trip to the Commercial–Broadway station. Local bus routes, including Route 123 to New Westminster Station and Route 130, facilitate regional transit, while the Trans-Canada Highway running immediately to the south connects the area to the broader Metro Vancouver highway network.