Brunette Real Estate Guide: New Westminster

Updated November 2026 · By Jared Gibbons, REALTOR®

Quick answer

Jared’s verdict: Brunette suits detached-home buyers who want parks and SkyTrain close by and are fine living near industry. The catch is that lots by the river can face flood construction and stream setback rules.

In my words

Jared’s take on Brunette

Who it suits: Detached-home buyers who want parks and SkyTrain close by and are fine living near industry.
What I’d tell a friend: The catch is that lots by the river can face flood construction and stream setback rules. Confirm both before you remove subjects, and check the city for the address: Brunette Avenue carries on into Coquitlam.

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What works and what doesn’t in Brunette

What works

Hume Park and the Brunette–Fraser Greenway. Jared
Sapperton and Braid stations, Royal Columbian Hospital and Highway 1 are close. Jared

What doesn’t

Warehouses, trucks and rail traffic shape the area. Jared
Few listings: September 2026 had none listed and none sold. Jared

Brunette is the east side of mainland New Westminster along the Brunette River / Brunette Creek corridor and Hume Park, next to the Coquitlam boundary.

This guide covers Brunette's condo buildings, townhome complexes and land: what each source verifies, the local rules, and what buyers ask.

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Brunette real estate: your questions answered

Are there any condos in Brunette at all?

No condo building or townhome complex name in Brunette was confirmed on a developer or strata source, and the sub-area recorded 0 condos & townhomes listings in September 2026. A buyer set on this corridor is, on current evidence, buying a detached house or looking in Sapperton.

Is Brunette in New Westminster or Coquitlam?

New Westminster. SnapStats carries Brunette as a New Westminster sub-area with no Coquitlam row of that name; Brunette Avenue and Brunette Creek addresses north of the municipal boundary are Coquitlam (Maillardville side) — wrong-city paperwork, taxes and school district (SD40 vs SD43) all turn on that line.

What about the new buildings on East Columbia Street — can I buy one?

The two named East Columbia projects checked are rentals, not condos: Premiere (408 East Columbia Street) is a purpose-built rental complex of 72 homes, and East Columbia + Strand (209 East Columbia Street, Sapperton) offers 99 market rental homes with occupancy anticipated Q1 2027. Neither is strata stock.

Is the Brewery District in Brunette?

No — listings for The Columbia (258 Nelson's Court) describe the Brewery District by Sapperton Station, in Sapperton.

What sold in Brunette in September 2026?

At the New Westminster community level the condos & townhomes median was $560,000.

Are there any townhouses in Brunette?

The housing that exists is detached houses plus the Brunette Avenue employment corridor.

I found "Brunette Villas" townhouses — is that this Brunette?

It carries the name but sits in Coquitlam, across the municipal boundary the creek crosses. Different city, different school district (SD43, not SD40), different rule book — and its directory "rentals not allowed" line is void for long-term rentals under the 2022 provincial change in any case.

Is Brunette Coquitlam or New Westminster?

The creek and the avenue continue into Coquitlam; the sub-area does not.

Is there any named duplex development in Brunette?

What exists is the form class: Individual duplexes on single lots under the zoning of their day, known property by property on title.

Does the floodplain affect a Brunette duplex?

The creek corridor carries Brunette's own Zone 4 position for the industrial land along the river, below the Flood Construction Level — pull the specific lot's flood construction level and insurance position before subjects come off.

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Condo buildings in Brunette

SnapStats carries "Brunette" only under the New Westminster community (both property types), with no Brunette row under Coquitlam, and the City of New Westminster sources place it on the east side of mainland New Westminster along the Brunette River / Brunette Creek corridor and Hume Park, next to the Coquitlam boundary. Brunette Creek and Brunette Avenue also run north into Coquitlam (the Maillardville side, toward the Highway 1 Brunette Interchange) — properties north of the municipal boundary are Coquitlam, not Brunette.

Streets, schools and transit near Brunette condos

Brunette is the east side of mainland New Westminster along the Brunette River / Brunette Creek corridor and Hume Park, next to the Coquitlam boundary.
The housing present is single-detached homes under the RS districts on the residential streets, with industrial land along the Brunette River corridor.
Transit anchors: no SkyTrain station is inside Brunette; the nearest stations are Sapperton and Braid on the Expo Line, and TransLink route 109 (New Westminster Station / Lougheed Station) serves the East Columbia Street corridor.
Main roads: Brunette Avenue and East Columbia Street serve the area, with access toward Highway 1 at the Brunette Interchange on the Coquitlam side. Hume Park and Lower Hume Park (pool, spray park, sports fields, lacrosse box, off-leash dog park) anchor the area on the Brunette–Fraser Greenway corridor.

Local rules that affect condo buyers in Brunette

Floodplain — the corridor rule: the City's floodplain study places the industrial land along the Brunette River in Floodplain Zone 4, below the Flood Construction Level, with the Brunette River running through it; the City's flood management page places sections of the mainland within the provincial floodplain, and lot-level status on the corridor is property-specific — confirm the flood construction level and an insurance quote before subjects come off on any creek-adjacent lot.
Frequent Transit Development Area: the Sapperton and Braid stations area is one of the City's Frequent Transit Development Areas in Our City 2041 — station-proximate lots may carry different expectations than interior RS-1 streets; confirm the designation for the specific parcel at the City.

Good to know about Brunette condos

The new East Columbia supply is rental, on purpose. Premiere (72 homes, 408 East Columbia Street) is purpose-built rental and East Columbia + Strand (209 East Columbia Street) adds 99 market rental homes beside Royal Columbian Hospital and the Brewery District with anticipated occupancy Q1 2027 — new homes are arriving on this corridor, but none of them add to the condo stock a buyer can purchase.
Industrial land along the Brunette River sits in Floodplain Zone 4 below the Flood Construction Level — pull the property's flood construction level and an insurance quote before subjects come off on any creek-adjacent lot, house or strata.

The province-wide rules are on one page: BC condo buying rules.

Sources for the condo notes on Brunette

Townhome complexes in Brunette

The Brunette River/Creek corridor and Brunette Avenue run north across the boundary into Coquitlam (the Maillardville side, at the Highway 1 Brunette Interchange) — north of the boundary is Coquitlam and SD43, not New Westminster and SD40, and the one "Brunette" townhouse complex a name search surfaces (Brunette Villas) sits on the Coquitlam side. The townhouse districts are RT-2 through RT-2C (ss. 410–413) plus RT-3/3A/3B in Queensborough (ss. s. 462.14), not an RT figure.

Streets, schools and transit near Brunette townhomes

Brunette is the east-side New Westminster sub-area along the Brunette River/Creek corridor and Hume Park, hard against the Coquitlam boundary. "Brunette" is a board sub-area name; it is not a confirmed City neighbourhood-plan name — the City plans this edge through Our City 2041 (OCP Bylaw No. 7925, 2017) and the Sapperton/Braid Frequent Transit Development Area.
The corridor's land split is the defining fact: RS detached houses on the residential streets, and service-commercial / light-industrial land along Brunette Avenue under OCP Development Permit Area 6.2, Brunette Employment Lands (Bylaw 8151, 2019).
The community figures the report does publish: New Westminster detached median $1,365,000 ($504/sqft, 94% sale-to-list, 35 days on market) and "Condos & Townhomes" combined median $560,000 ($587/sqft, 95%, 27 days on market).
Transit: no SkyTrain station is inside Brunette; the nearest are Sapperton and Braid stations (Expo Line), and TransLink route 109 (New Westminster Station / Lougheed Station) runs on East Columbia Street at the Sapperton edge.
Schools: SD40, address-based. Per-address catchments in Brunette: run the exact address.
Amenity anchors: Hume Park and Lower Hume Park (outdoor pool, spray park, sports fields, lacrosse box, off-leash dog area) sit inside the sub-area's corridor; Royal Columbian Hospital, 330 East Columbia Street, is the regional hospital at the Sapperton edge; the library's Main Branch is at 716 6th Avenue.

Local rules that affect townhome buyers in Brunette

City zoning and plan — corrected districts (standing position): Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001; OCP Our City 2041, Bylaw No. 7925, 2017. Townhouse districts are RT-2–RT-2C (ss. 410–413) and RT-3/3A/3B in Queensborough (ss. RT-2's published form figures: base density 18 units per net acre or FSR 0.6, height cap 25 feet, site coverage cap 40%. RS-1 (the sub-area's house zone): minimum site 557.40 m² (6,000 sq ft), FSR 0.5.
Suites as the City states them: one secondary suite per house; the City allows a property to have both a secondary suite and a laneway/carriage house (Zoning Bylaw s. 190.29 — a provision title-search and advocate sources quote; confirm the current section text in the consolidated bylaw before relying on it). Adaptable housing: at least 40% of single-storey units in multiple-unit buildings must be adaptable (Adaptable Housing Bylaw 7464, 2011).
Floodplain — the corridor's defining diligence item: the City's floodplain study places the industrial land along the Brunette River in Floodplain Zone 4, below the Flood Construction Level — the diligence question for any assembly, infill or insurance conversation on the corridor.
Property tax: City of New Westminster taxes were due July 2, 2026, with a 5% penalty applied July 3, 2026 and a second 5% penalty September 3, 2026. The City also runs its own electrical utility — a New Westminster–specific line item on any closing here. There is no Vancouver Empty Homes Tax in New Westminster — that 3% tax is Vancouver only and never applies here.
Presales (REDMA), if any are ever marketed here: disclosure statement (REDMA s. 18), 7-day rescission (REDMA s. 21), deposits in trust.

Good to know about Brunette townhomes

The sub-area's name crosses a city line the sub-area doesn't: Brunette Avenue and Brunette Creek run from New Westminster up into Coquitlam's Maillardville side — so "Brunette" search results mix two cities, two school districts and two rule books, and the only named townhouse complex in the results (Brunette Villas) is on the Coquitlam side. Basis: exclusions.
Townhouse sites in the RT-A and RT-B districts need at least 836.1 m² (9,000 sq. ft.) of site area and at least 20 m of frontage, with lane access; for most sites that means consolidating two standard lots.
A 0/0 market row is itself the market fact (dated): in September 2026 Brunette recorded no listings and no sales in either segment — the sub-area is effectively off-market for attached product, and any "Brunette townhouse" listing that appears should be boundary-checked first.
The hospital is closer than the SkyTrain: Royal Columbian Hospital (330 East Columbia Street) sits at the Sapperton edge, while the nearest stations (Sapperton, Braid) are outside the sub-area — the corridor's daily-life anchor is the hospital and Hume Park, not a station.

The province-wide rules are on one page: BC townhome buying rules.

Sources for the townhome notes on Brunette

Lots and land in Brunette

Fee-simple lots

Established house lots: single-detached homes under the Single Detached Residential Districts (RS series, s.310) of Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 — RS-1 minimum site 557.40 sq. m. (6,000 sq. ft.), floor space ratio not over 0.5. These are zone figures, not a claim about any existing lot's size.
Industrial corridor land: the City's floodplain study names industrial land along the Brunette River in this sub-area — a mixed residential / creek-corridor / industrial-edge sub-area, not a uniform residential neighbourhood. That industrial land is documented as floodplain ground, never as for-sale inventory; no lot is listed, counted or priced here.
Serviced position, as the City states it: New Westminster operates its own electrical utility plus City water / sewer services. Servicing for a specific parcel is confirmed through the City's subdivision process under Bylaw No. 7142, 2007.
No ALR percentage split is stated.

Named developments / applications

No named bare-land development, assembly, development site or rezoning proposal inside Brunette is documented: — none is carried as for-sale inventory. The growth framework for this edge is the Sapperton / Braid Frequent Transit Development Area in Our City 2041 — a City designation framework, not a named lot offering.
No named presale project in Brunette was confirmed on an official or developer source.

Streets, schools and transit near Brunette lots

Nearby areas: Sapperton to the west and south-west (Royal Columbian Hospital / Sapperton Station side), Maillardville (Coquitlam) across the boundary to the north-east.
Parks and recreation: Hume Park and Lower Hume Park (pool, spray park, sports fields, lacrosse box, off-leash dog park) anchor the area, on the Brunette–Fraser Greenway corridor. The city's main aquatic centre, the təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre, 65 East Sixth Avenue, is in Uptown. Library: Main Branch, New Westminster Public Library, 716 6th Avenue. Health care: Royal Columbian Hospital, 330 East Columbia Street, in Sapperton next to this area.
Roads and transit: Brunette Avenue and East Columbia Street serve the area, with access toward Highway 1 at the Brunette Interchange on the Coquitlam side. No SkyTrain station is inside Brunette; the nearest are Sapperton and Braid on the Expo Line, and TransLink route 109 (New Westminster Station / Lougheed Station) serves the East Columbia Street corridor.
Schools: SD40 catchments are address-based.
Market context, labelled correctly: September 2026 SnapStats — Brunette sub-area detached inventory 0 / sales 0 and "Condos & Townhomes" combined inventory 0 / sales 0 (no sales ratio applies); New Westminster community detached median $1,365,000 and condos & townhomes median $560,000.

Local rules that affect land buyers in Brunette

The rules that apply across Surrey (zoning, suites, strata, land and taxes) are on one page: buying a home in Surrey: the rules.

Zoning — Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001: single-detached homes sit under the RS series (s.310) — RS-1 minimum site 557.40 sq. m. (6,000 sq. ft.), FSR 0.5; secondary suite and laneway / carriage house rules are set in the same bylaw.
OCP — Our City 2041, Bylaw No. 7925, 2017: the Official Community Plan governing the area; the Sapperton and Braid stations area is one of the City's Frequent Transit Development Areas, the growth framework for this edge — confirm the designation for the specific parcel at the City before promising redevelopment.
Subdivision + servicing — Bylaw No. 7142, 2007: the Subdivision and Development Control Bylaw No. 7142, 2007 requires Approving Officer approval and ensures new lots are adequately serviced and meet the Zoning Bylaw's minimum lot size and frontage requirements, through the City's pre-application / application / Works & Services Agreement process. Parcel-level standards are confirmed through that process.
Flood diligence — Floodplain Zone 4 (Brunette's defining item): the City floodplain study places the industrial land along the Brunette River in Floodplain Zone 4, below the Flood Construction Level, with the Brunette River running through it. Zone 4 here is Brunette only — it is not Queensborough's Zone 1, the Quay/Downtown's Zone 3, or North Arm's Zone 2.
If a parcel is in the ALR: subdivision within the ALR requires ALC approval; ALR residences cannot be stratified. On ALR land the main house can be up to 500 m², a suite is allowed only inside it, and an extra residence can be up to 90 m² (186 m² on parcels over 40 ha). For farm class, BC Assessment looks for farm income of $10,000 a year on under 0.8 ha, $2,500 on 0.8 to 4 ha, and $2,500 plus 5% of the value of land over 4 ha; applications are due by October 31.
New Westminster property taxes: 2026 property taxes were due July 2, 2026, with a 5% penalty on current taxes remaining unpaid on July 3, 2026 and a second 5% penalty on any unpaid balance on September 3, 2026.

Good to know about Brunette lots

The city line runs through the creek corridor: Brunette Avenue / Brunette Creek addresses north of the municipal boundary are Coquitlam (Maillardville side) — wrong-city paperwork, taxes and school district all turn on that line. Parks and Open Space.pdf
The city runs its own power: New Westminster operates its own electrical utility alongside City water and sewer — a servicing and closing-adjustment difference from every neighbouring municipality.

The province-wide rules are on one page: BC land buying rules.

Sources for the land notes on Brunette

More Brunette real estate

Duplexes and half duplexes in Brunette

Local rules that affect duplexes in Brunette

Brunette = Floodplain Zone 4 for the industrial land along the Brunette River in the City's floodplain study — below the Flood Construction Level, with the river running through it.

The province-wide rules are on one page: BC duplex and half-duplex buying rules.

What's nearby Brunette

Times are from OpenStreetMap routing, November 2026.

Transit

Rapid-transit stations on this side of New Westminster: Sapperton Station and Braid Station (Expo Line); route 155 is timetabled to Braid Station.
Route 155 Braid Station / 22nd Street Station, TransLink: 22nd Street Station via 6 Ave, Cumberland, Richmond, Hospital St, E. Columbia, Braid St and Rousseau to Braid Station, per its timetable.

Parks and recreation

Sapperton Landing Park: an 8-acre park with a 1 km walk, established in 2001, per the City of New Westminster.
Sapperton Park (City of New Westminster park page).
Hume Park: listed among the City's spray parks.

Schools

Urban Academy, independent, 466 Rousseau St, as listed on the Ministry list for New Westminster.

Groceries and shopping

Save-On-Foods Sapperton, 270 E Columbia St, New Westminster.
Brewery District centre, 200 E Columbia St, lists Save-On-Foods among its retail tenants, per the centre owner's page.

Measured walking and driving times

Measured on November 2, 2026 with OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM for driving, routed-foot for walking), from Skwo:wech Elementary, 331 Richmond St
To	How	Minutes	Distance (km)
Sapperton Station	Drive	5	2.6
Save-On-Foods, 270 E Columbia St	Drive	6	2.5
Hume Park	Drive	8	4.3
Braid Station	Drive	9	5.5

Sources for what’s nearby

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