Burnaby 55+ Homes for Sale

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Burnaby 55+ homes for sale: condos and townhomes in age-restricted and retirement communities. Rules differ by building, so read the strata bylaws and the age rules before you offer. Condos and townhomes in Burnaby are one line in the monthly reports.

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Can you buy a 55+ home in Burnaby?

Every known seniors building in Burnaby is rental, assisted living, long-term care or subsidized non-profit housing, and none of it is for sale. A buyer who wants to own in Burnaby buys an ordinary house or strata unit with no age bylaw. The list below separates what you can rent or apply for from what you can buy, so a seniors-sounding name is never mistaken for a purchase.

Streets, schools and getting around Burnaby

  • Burnaby's planning frame is four town centres (Brentwood, Lougheed, Edmonds, Metrotown) under the Burnaby 2050 Official Community Plan, adopted December 9, 2025, which replaces the 1998 OCP.
  • Schools are School District 41 (Burnaby): 41 elementary and 8 secondary schools city-wide, no middle-school tier — elementary is K–7 and secondary is 8–12. Catchments are address-based through the SD41 locator.
  • Transit: two SkyTrain lines cross the city — the Millennium Line (Brentwood Town Centre, Holdom, Sperling–Burnaby Lake, Lake City Way, Production Way–University, Lougheed Town Centre stations) and the Expo Line (Metrotown, Patterson, Edmonds, Royal Oak stations), plus the R2 RapidBus on the north side. Station lists
  • Health care: the city's hospital is Burnaby Hospital, 3935 Kincaid St (Fraser Health), in central Burnaby.
  • Seniors recreation is City-run and city-wide: Confederation Seniors' Centre (4585 Albert St), Bonsor 55+ Centre (6533 Nelson Ave, in the Bonsor Recreation Complex), and the temporary Cameron 55+ Centre (110-9855 Austin Ave, inside The City of Lougheed Shopping Centre) are recreation centres for people 55+ — amenities, not housing.

Rental, care and subsidized seniors housing in Burnaby (not for sale)

55+ rental

  • Derby Manor — 8601 16th Ave, V3N 0G1 (East Burnaby / The Crest edge — near the boundary): The operator states "The Derby Manor offers 122 affordable non-profit rental units for individuals 55+," an all-inclusive independent-living building built in 2017 with courtyards, a dining area, hair salon and fitness centre; residents sign a monthly Occupancy Agreement rather than a lease. A BC Government release (Dec 10, 2015) states the building consists of 95 one-bedroom, 14 one-bedroom-plus-den and 13 two-bedroom suites, with the George Derby Care Society providing the land and owning and managing the development. Rental only.
  • Mulberry PARC — 7230 Acorn Ave, V5E 4N9 (Edmonds): An independent-living rental retirement residence operated by PARC Retirement Living, near the Edmonds Community Centre. Rental only.
  • Marigold Gardens by Optima Living — 7197 Canada Way, V5E 4A6 (East Burnaby / Edmonds corridor): A rental retirement residence; the operator describes a senior-living community with two garden courtyards, and Optima Living states most of its independent-living communities welcome adults aged 55 and up. Rental only.

Retirement residences and care

  • Rideau Retirement Residence — 1850 Rosser Ave (Brentwood Park): 19-storey non-profit residence owned and operated by the Chalmers Foundation, registered in BC's Assisted Living Registry (class SN); BC Housing provided approximately $37.4 million to finance its purchase and renovation, preserving 138 affordable seniors rental units with tenants not displaced and rents held the same.
  • Swedish Assisted Living Residence — 7230 Halifax St, V5A 0B2 (Montecito): Assisted living, registered (class SN), operated by the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association: 64 one-bedroom apartments — 46 subsidized and 18 private-pay — opened March 8, 2013, with two meals daily and 24/7 staffing.
  • Dania Manor — 4155 Norland Ave (Burnaby Hospital side): Assisted living on the Dania Society's campus of care, registered (class SN): the society states 40 publicly funded suites and 10 private-pay suites.
  • Dania Home — 4175 Norland Ave: Long-term care on the same campus: 102 beds (Fraser Health records 102 publicly subsidized beds, all single occupancy; the society breaks the total down as 96 long-term care plus 6 respite beds). Care only.
  • Courtyard Terrace — 3730 Burke St, V5H 1A3 (Garden Village): Assisted living, registered (class SN), operated by Park Place Seniors Living; a secondary source citing Fraser Health states Fraser Health funds 47 of its suites.
  • Nikkei Home — 6680 Southoaks Crescent, V5E 4N3 (Edmonds): Assisted living, registered (class SN), operated by the Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society.
  • Rosewood by Nikoniko — 7868 Rosewood St, V5E 2H1 (Edmonds): A small assisted-living community, registered (class SN), operator BTN Senior Care Management LP.
  • Liberty Place — 7899 17th Ave, V3N 1M1 (Edmonds): Assisted living, registered (class SN), operator Strive Living Society. The registry class covers "Seniors and Persons with Disabilities" and Strive primarily serves people with disabilities — confirm the current resident mix before describing it as seniors-only.
  • George Derby Centre — 7550 Cumberland St, V3N 3X5 (Edmonds): Long-term care home with 300 publicly subsidized beds, operated by the George Derby Care Society under contract with Fraser Health; the current centre opened in May 1988. Care only.
  • Normanna (Normanna Rest Home) — 7725 4th St, V3N 5B6 (Edmonds): Non-profit long-term care home with 100 publicly subsidized beds, owned and operated by the Norwegian Old People's Home Association. Care only.
  • New Vista Care Home — 7232 New Vista Place, V3N 1B5 (Edmonds): Long-term care home for 240 residents, part of the New Vista Society's Edmonds campus. Care only.
  • Fair Haven Burnaby Lodge — 7557 Sussex Ave, V5J 3V6 (Garden Village / South Slope edge): Long-term care home operated by the Fair Haven Homes Society: 100 publicly subsidized beds (Fraser Health). Care only.
  • Chartwell Carlton Retirement Residence — 4110 Norfolk St: An independent-living rental retirement residence.
  • AgeCare Carlton — 4108 Norfolk St: Long-term care with 128 licensed beds, 117 of them publicly subsidized.
  • Cascade Gardens Seniors Community — 3460 Kalyk Ave: Long-term care with 60 publicly subsidized beds (Fraser Health).

Subsidized non-profit seniors rental

  • Fair Haven Burnaby Apartments (Sussex Ave at Rumble St): Independent-living rental for seniors 55 and over (tenants with disabilities 50 and over): a three-storey building of 55 barrier-free one-bedroom units of about 650 sq ft, opened March 1999 — 33 units subsidized on a rent-geared-to-income basis and 22 market-priced. Eligibility: applicants must be over 55, able to care for themselves, and within the BC Housing Seniors Rentals Income Limits.
  • Dania Gardens — 4277 Norland Ave: BC Housing announced 155 new affordable rental homes for seniors on the Dania campus: 109 subsidized suites for low-income seniors and 46 market-rate suites for moderate incomes. Rental only.
  • Carl Mortensen Manor (Dania campus, 4035 Norland Ave): The Dania Society describes Carl Mortensen Manor together with Dania Gardens as "over 200 subsidized and market affordable housing suites for individuals 55 and over." Sources differ: that combined campus figure overlaps with BC Housing's 155-unit Dania Gardens figure.
  • Kingsway Court — 5560 Inman Ave (Central Park BS): BC Housing's Zone 5 seniors housing directory (January 2021 edition) lists Kingsway Court at 106 bachelor units and 10 one-bedroom units, run by the Central Park Citizen Society — a non-profit subsidized seniors development off Kingsway at Inman Ave. Rental only. Directory edition is dated January 2021 — re-confirm counts with BC Housing before relying on them.
  • Gustav Wasa Place — 7250 Halifax St (Montecito-end Halifax segment): BC Housing's Zone 5 directory lists 80 one-bedroom non-profit units here, beside the Swedish campus. Rental only.

Looks like a Burnaby 55+ building but is not

  • Every general-market tower and low-rise checked city-wide, including: Affinity / Affinity II (2200 and 2232 Douglas Rd) and Solo District (2008 Rosser Ave) in Brentwood Park; Central Park House (5987 Wilson Ave) and Somerset House (4105 Imperial St) in Central Park BS; the Greentree Village townhomes on Garden Grove Drive; Rossmoor, Wembley Estates, Henley Estates, Ashbrook Place and Salishan Court in Forest Hills BN / Government Road; Sandlewood (9233 / 9283 Government St) and Discovery Place (3980 Carrigan Court).
  • Willingdon Care Centre — 4435 Grange St, and Chaffey Lane — 4389 Grange St: Real Fraser Health long-term care and a 37-unit non-profit seniors development (BC Housing Zone 5 directory, January 2021).
  • Inspire Change Wellness — 6293 Marine Drive (Big Bend): Appears in BC's Assisted Living Registry for Burnaby but in class SU (supportive recovery), operated by the Into Action Recovery Society — not seniors (class SN). A registry hit is not evidence of seniors housing.
  • City 55+ recreation centres (Confederation, Bonsor, Cameron) are programs, not housing.

Local rules and plans in Burnaby

  • Zoning: Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 2026 was adopted June 9, 2026, replaced the former Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 1965, and took effect July 1, 2026.
  • OCP: the Burnaby 2050 Official Community Plan was adopted December 9, 2025 and replaces the 1998 OCP.
  • The Dania campus 55+ test is a housing agreement, not a strata bylaw: the City's housing agreement for the Dania site defines "Senior" as a person 55 or older (Housing Agreement Bylaw 14477, for 4279 Norland Ave).
  • Property taxes: Burnaby's 2026 property taxes were due Friday, July 3, 2026, with a 5% penalty after the July due date and a further 5% after the September due date; the detached single-family water utility charge is $652.33, with a 5% discount if paid by the due date.

BC’s 55+ rules (age bylaws, who may live in a unit, exemptions and rentals) apply in every strata and are on the BC 55+ strata rules page.

Good to know about 55+ homes in Burnaby

  • Conflict — the Dania campus count: BC Housing's 155-unit figure is for Dania Gardens alone (109 subsidized + 46 market-rate); the Dania Society's "over 200 suites" wording covers Carl Mortensen Manor and Dania Gardens together. Adding the two figures together double-counts the campus.
  • Conflict — Canada Way campus operator: The retirement-living side at 7197 Canada Way now operates as Marigold Gardens by Optima Living; the care centre next door at 7195 Canada Way was recorded as AgeCare Harmony Court (80 publicly funded beds, opened 1976) in a care directory, and Fraser Health's current list names Marigold Gardens at 7197.
  • The name on the building is not the tenure: "Manor," "Court," "Gardens," "Villa" and "Residences" in Burnaby seniors names denote non-profit rental, co-op membership, assisted living and care in different cases — Derby Manor is a monthly occupancy agreement with no lease, Hillside Place is a co-op share, and Rideau is a HousingHub-preserved rental. Read the tenure line, not the name, before shortlisting.

Sources

Facts on this page come from these public sources, read on November 1, 2026. Listing-level pages are not listed.

Burnaby condos and townhomes listed and sold by month, June to October 2026

Burnaby condos and townhomes listed, sold and sales ratio by month
MonthListedSoldSales ratio
June 20261,36622116%
July 20261,28120616%
August 20261,28517614%
September 20261,33314711%
October 20261,30916613%

Source: MLS® data from the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® and the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, compiled by SnapStats®. How these figures are defined and sourced

Burnaby condos and townhomes listed went from 1,366 in June to 1,309 in October, a fall of 4.2%.

Colleges and universities in Burnaby

5 colleges and universities are located in the City of Burnaby: 3 in Public Post-Secondary, 2 in Private and Out-of-Province Degree Granting. It is not a catchment list: which school serves a home is set by address, so check the exact address with the school district.

  • Brighton College — Burnaby Campus (college), 4603 Kingsway #101
  • British Columbia Institute of Technology — Burnaby Campus (college), 3700 Willingdon Ave
  • Fraser International College — Fraser Burnaby Campus (college), 8999 Nelson Way
  • Nicola Valley Institute of Technology — Vancouver Campus (college), 200 4355 Mathissi Place
  • Simon Fraser University — Burnaby Campus (university), 8888 University Drive W

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Burnaby 55+ Homes for Sale: your questions answered

Is Burnaby a buyers’ or sellers’ market?

In October 2026 houses in Burnaby had a sales ratio of 12%, which the reports’ scale reads as a balanced market, and condos and townhomes 13%, which the reports’ scale reads as a balanced market. On the reports’ scale under 12% favours buyers, 12% to 20% is balanced and over 20% favours sellers.

How many 55+ homes are for sale in Burnaby?

The listing feed on this page shows what is active now, and the number changes daily. Ask Jared and he will send you the 55+ homes in Burnaby that match what you want.

Can Jared alert me when 55+ homes come up in Burnaby?

Yes. Tell him the area, price range and must-haves and he will alert you the day a match is listed.

Where can I see all Burnaby homes?

The Burnaby homes for sale page covers every home type, and the Burnaby market stats page has the monthly figures.

Who is Jared Gibbons?

Jared is a REALTOR® and Personal Real Estate Corporation with Royal LePage Little Oak Realty, working across the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver. You can call or text him at 604-928-1361.

Do these numbers separate condos from townhomes?

The monthly SnapStats reports publish condos and townhomes as one line, so the monthly counts here include both. The boards’ benchmark prices are published separately for apartments and townhomes.

I keep seeing Burnaby buildings marketed to seniors. Why are none of them for sale?

Because the stock is tenure-specific: Derby Manor (122 units, 55+ non-profit rental), the New Vista buildings (348 independent seniors, mostly rent-geared-to-income), Dania Gardens (155 affordable rental homes) and the assisted-living and care homes are all applied-for housing, not strata title.

Is Hillside Place Co-op in Forest Grove a 55+ building?

Not proven. BC Housing's Zone 5 directory lists the co-op but states no age restriction on its row, while printing ages on other rows.

Are pets allowed?

It is building-by-building and, in Burnaby's case, operator-by-operator, because there is no 55+ strata to generalize from. Confirm the pet rule in the specific building's bylaws or occupancy agreement before relying on it.

Where is the hospital?

Burnaby Hospital, 3935 Kincaid St — the one Fraser Health hospital in the city, in central Burnaby.

What transit can a senior actually use day to day?

Two SkyTrain lines cross the city (Millennium and Expo), and the seniors clusters sit unevenly against them: the Edmonds cluster is near Edmonds Station, the Brentwood building (Rideau) is near Brentwood Town Centre Station, while the Norland Ave (Dania) and Sussex Ave (Fair Haven) campuses are bus-served Canada Way / Kingsway corridor locations. Check the exact address's bus service — station proximity is not uniform.

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