Edmonds, Burnaby

Living & working in Edmonds, Burnaby

The Edmonds neighbourhood, located in south Burnaby, is bounded generally by Imperial Street to the north, Canada Way to the east, 10th Avenue to the south, and Gilley Avenue to the west. As one of the city's four officially designated town centres, the area is transitioning from low-density single-family homes into high-density master-planned developments. Dominant housing forms include high-rise condominium towers up to 40 storeys concentrated around the intersection of Kingsway and Edmonds Street—such as the Kings Crossing and Southgate City developments—along with low-rise apartments, townhouses, and single-family houses. Green spaces and recreational amenities are distributed throughout the area, including Byrne Creek Ravine Park, Taylor Park, Edmonds Park, and the nearby Robert Burnaby Park. Daily lifestyle revolves around the Edmonds Community Centre, the Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre, the Burnaby Public Library, and the Highgate Village shopping centre, which contains a Save-On-Foods, a Shoppers Drug Mart, and other retail services.

Local economic activity is driven primarily by retail, commercial, and public service offices along Kingsway and Edmonds Street, including government services such as a Service BC branch. While the broader municipality of Burnaby supports sectors such as information technology, biotechnology, and film production, Edmonds serves as a local retail and dining hub featuring a diverse range of international restaurants and specialty cafes. For remote workers and professionals, the neighbourhood contains a Regus coworking space located at 7300 Edmonds Street, as well as several laptop-friendly cafes including Waves Coffee House and Coffizen. Transit connectivity to Metro Vancouver's major employment hubs is facilitated by the Edmonds SkyTrain Station on the Expo Line, offering rail access to downtown Vancouver and New Westminster. The neighbourhood is also served by multiple bus routes, including the 112, 116, 119, 147, and 148, while major arterial roads such as Kingsway and Canada Way provide vehicle access to surrounding municipal centers.