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55+ strata buildings you can buy in Central Coquitlam

Marlborough House — 3098 Guildford Way (Town Centre / North Coquitlam)

Known 55+ strata ownership building, built by Polygon, across from Lafarge Lake. Listings consistently describe a "55+" / "adult 55+" community with an indoor pool, hot tub, gym / fitness centre, club house, social and library rooms, workshop and 3 guest suites, with strata fees stated to include heating, gas and hot water. Year built conflicts between listing sources — 1996 in some, 1997 in others. Pets: one current listing records cats OK.

Princess Gate — 2985 and 2995 Princess Crescent (Canyon Springs / Town Centre)

Known 55+ strata ownership complex in two civic addresses on the same crescent. Listings describe a "55+ adult-oriented community" in the heart of Canyon Springs / Town Centre, steps from Coquitlam Centre, SkyTrain and Lafarge Lake, with an indoor lap pool and hot tub, fitness centre, workshop, lounge / social room, library and 3 guest suites, and fees including radiant heat and hot water. Years built conflict by address and source — 1993 for 2995 Princess Crescent and 1994 for 2985 Princess Crescent in listing data — treat the pair as a 1993/1994 complex and confirm the specific building's year in the strata documents. One listing records one dog up to 16 inches at the shoulder; another records cats OK — pet rules are building-document questions, not listing questions.

Burlington Estates — 2963 / 2973 Burlington Drive (North Coquitlam)

Known 55+ strata ownership building: a current listing describes "Burlington Estates — a prestigious, well-maintained 55+ gated community with its own detached clubhouse," 4 storeys, built 1987, pets allowed with restrictions in the listing data. Do not confuse it with The Burlington at 2968 / 2978 Burlington Drive across the street — the names and the street are near-identical and only the Estates building carries a 55+ description.

55+ manufactured-home parks in Central Coquitlam

Hideaway Park (Coquitlam Hideaway Mobile Home Park) — 4200 Dewdney Trunk Road (Ranch Park)

A manufactured-home park whose listings consistently describe a 55+ / "adult-oriented 55+" community: the buyer owns the manufactured home and rents the pad — this is not freehold land and not a strata. Pad rents stated in listings conflict by unit and date — $625/mo in one listing, about $750/mo in a current one, $800/mo in another. Listings record pets and rentals allowed with restrictions (one current listing: small pets permitted). A development-marketing document for the site records 68 pads on a 5.76-acre site with over 650 metres of frontage on Dewdney Trunk Road, and notes the site falls within a "Shoulder Station Area" in the City's Transit-Oriented Development Strategy with potential to be rezoned to multifamily use — a redevelopment-risk fact a park buyer must weigh. Even the park's postal code conflicts between listing sources (V3K 2X8, V3H 3E2 and a malformed V4N 0Z4 all appear) — do not rely on a listing postal code for this address.

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

  • Venvi Parkwood Manor — 1142 Dufferin Street: A Cogir Senior Living (Venvi) retirement residence on 3.5 acres of parkland in a quiet residential area, a block from a major shopping centre and walking distance to a seniors' centre, per the operator; suites are studio, 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom, with prices on a "call us" basis. Rental retirement living — nothing to buy.
  • Dufferin Care Centre — 1131 Dufferin Street: Long-term / complex care operated by Retirement Concepts, at the same Dufferin Street pocket as Parkwood Manor: the operator describes 24/7 nursing care, short and longer stays, meals prepared on site, and a full activities calendar, in a quiet cul-de-sac surrounded by nature. Care only — access is through the health-authority process, not by purchase.

Streets, schools and getting around Central Coquitlam

  • Central Coquitlam is the established central part of the City of Coquitlam, around Como Lake Avenue, Austin Avenue and the City Centre / Pinetree Way edge.
  • Main roads through central Coquitlam: Como Lake Avenue, Austin Avenue, Pinetree Way and Guildford Way. Guildford Way is the street the 55+ cluster fronts — Marlborough House at 3098 Guildford Way, with Princess Crescent and Burlington Drive just off the Town Centre / Lafarge Lake side.
  • The Evergreen Extension (Millennium Line) stations Coquitlam Central, Lincoln and Lafarge Lake-Douglas serve the City Centre edge on Pinetree Way and Barnet Highway, and Coquitlam Central also has West Coast Express service — the transit the Town Centre 55+ buildings market themselves on.
  • Schools: School District 43 catchments are address-based.
  • Libraries serving the area: Coquitlam Public Library City Centre branch, 1169 Pinetree Way, and Poirier branch, 575 Poirier Street, plus the Library Link mobile service.
  • Health care: Eagle Ridge Hospital, 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody, is the Fraser Health hospital on the Port Moody / Coquitlam border and the nearest hospital for this area.
  • Where the 55+ stock actually sits: (1) the Town Centre pocket — Guildford Way, Princess Crescent and Burlington Drive, beside Coquitlam Centre, Lafarge Lake and the three Evergreen Line stations; (2) one manufactured-home park in Ranch Park, on Dewdney Trunk Road (a neighbourhood a local directory groups with the central neighbourhoods — Central Coquitlam, Ranch Park, Chineside); (3) the retirement/care pair on Dufferin Street, on the central side of the city.

Local rules and plans in Central Coquitlam

  • Manufactured-home parks are not stratas: The strata age-bylaw rules above do not govern Hideaway Park: a park home is owned on a rented pad, and the park's 55+ rule, pad rent and pet / rental rules live in the park's own rules and the tenancy paperwork — get them from the park in writing before purchase. (Park tenure as shown in its listings: home for sale, pad rental stated separately in every listing.)
  • City zoning: Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996: is Coquitlam's zoning bylaw, and the Citywide Official Community Plan is Bylaw No. 3479, 2001; the City's own growth page explains the OCP gives every property a land-use designation and the Zoning Bylaw sets permitted uses, height and density.
  • Small-scale multi-unit housing (SSMUH) in Coquitlam: the City's adopted rules allow up to 3 units on lots 280 m² or smaller and up to 4 units on lots larger than 280 m² and under 4,050 m², including secondary suites and carriage or laneway homes; lots not connected to municipal water or sewer are outside the rules. Small-scale residential zones are R-1, R-2 and R-3 under Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (subdivision minimums 650 m² / 18.5 m width for R-1 and R-3; 465 m² / 12.5 m for R-2).
  • Watercourse setbacks: the Watercourse Protection Development Permit Area covers all areas within 30 metres of the top of bank or top of ravine bank of any watercourse in this part of Coquitlam; Zoning Bylaw s.519 sets flood protection setbacks from watercourses and s.523 covers riparian areas — relevant on the ravine and creek-edge house lots around the central streets, not to the Town Centre strata buildings.
  • Property tax dates that apply citywide: Coquitlam property tax payment was due July 2, 2026 for the Jan 1–Dec 31, 2026 year, with a 5% penalty on any unpaid balance after July 2, 2026 and an additional 5% after September 15, 2026, including unclaimed Home Owner Grants.

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 Central Coquitlam

  • Two Burlington buildings, one street, opposite answers: Burlington Estates (2963 / 2973, 1987, 55+, gated, detached clubhouse) faces The Burlington (2968 / 2978, LMS923, 1993, 128 units, no age restriction found). Showing reports, strata documents and even the parking entrance differ by civic address — a buyer who books "the Burlington building" without the number can tour the wrong legal building.
  • Princess Gate is two buildings, not one: the 55+ complex runs under two civic addresses — 2985 and 2995 Princess Crescent — with listing years of 1994 and 1993 respectively. A unit's documents, parking and locker follow its own building's strata, so the unit number alone does not tell you which corporation you are buying into.
  • Marlborough House's build year cannot be settled from listings: current and past listings split between 1996 and 1997 for the same 3098 Guildford Way building. For depreciation-report and warranty purposes, take the year from the strata plan / Form B, not from any listing write-up.
  • Hideaway Park's own marketing cuts both ways: the park is sold to home buyers as a quiet, private, greenbelt-backed 55+ community, and the same 5.76-acre, 68-pad site has been marketed to developers as a transit-oriented multifamily redevelopment opportunity in a Shoulder Station Area near the Evergreen Line. Both descriptions are in public sources; a park buyer should read the second one as carefully as the first.
  • The Dufferin Street pair is a built-in continuum most buyers miss: a rental retirement residence (Parkwood Manor, 1142 Dufferin St, 3.5 acres) and a complex-care centre (Dufferin Care Centre, 1131 Dufferin St) sit on the same short street on the central side of the city — a household that buys a house or strata unit in the surrounding streets is buying within a few blocks of both rungs of the care ladder.
  • Anyone building a Central Coquitlam seniors list straight from that directory will import three buildings that do not belong here.

Sources

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

Central Coquitlam 55+ homes: your questions answered

What 55+ homes can I actually buy in Central Coquitlam?

Three strata buildings, all in the Town Centre pocket at the area's north-east edge — Marlborough House (3098 Guildford Way), Princess Gate (2985 / 2995 Princess Crescent) and Burlington Estates (2963 / 2973 Burlington Drive) — plus manufactured homes on rented pads at Hideaway Park (4200 Dewdney Trunk Rd, Ranch Park). No known 55+ strata exists on the Como Lake / Austin house streets themselves.

Are Marlborough House and Princess Gate the same kind of building?

They are marketed as a pair — both 55+, both with an indoor pool, fitness centre, workshop, library / social rooms and guest suites (3 guest suites are listed for each), and both state that fees include heat and hot water — but they are separate strata corporations on different streets (Guildford Way vs Princess Crescent) with separate bylaws, finances and documents. Read each building's own Form B and bylaws.

Is Burlington Estates the same as The Burlington?

No. Burlington Estates (2963 / 2973 Burlington Dr, built 1987) is the 55+ gated community with its own detached clubhouse. Same street, near-identical name, opposite age answer — verify the civic address.

What does a Hideaway Park purchase actually include?

The manufactured home only — the pad is rented from the park, and listings state the pad rent separately for each home (figures conflict between listings: $625, about $750 and $800 per month all appear), so confirm the current pad rent, what it includes, and the park's 55+, pet and rental rules with the park in writing. The site has also been marketed as a transit-oriented redevelopment opportunity (68 pads, 5.76 acres), which is a tenure risk to price in.

Are pets allowed in the Town Centre 55+ buildings?

Listing data records cats OK at Marlborough House, cats OK at one Princess Gate address and "one dog up to 16 inches at the shoulder" in another Princess Gate listing, and pets with restrictions at Burlington Estates — three buildings, three different listing statements. The registered bylaws for the specific building govern; confirm there, not from a listing.

Where is the hospital?

Eagle Ridge Hospital, 475 Guildford Way, Port Moody — the Fraser Health hospital on the Port Moody / Coquitlam border, and the same Guildford Way corridor the Town Centre 55+ buildings sit on, at its west end.

If I need help later, can I stay in this part of Coquitlam?

The in-area ladder is: independent 55+ strata living in the Town Centre buildings, retirement-residence rental at Venvi Parkwood Manor (1142 Dufferin St), then long-term / complex care at Dufferin Care Centre (1131 Dufferin St) through the health-authority process.

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What's nearby, building by building

Times are from OpenStreetMap routing from each building’s address, November 2026.

  • Burlington Estates, 2963 Burlington Drive

    Transit
    Nearest rapid-transit station: Lafarge Lake-Douglas Station, SkyTrain Millennium Line, TransLink. Lincoln Station, SkyTrain Millennium Line, TransLink. Route 160 Kootenay Loop, via Pinetree Way, TransLink.
    Parks and recreation
    Town Centre Park, 1299 Pinetree Way, City of Coquitlam. City Centre Aquatic Complex, 1210 Pinetree Way, City of Coquitlam.
    Schools
    Glen Elementary, K-5, 3064 Glen Dr, School District 43 (BC Ministry school list). Pinetree Secondary, 9-12, 3000 Pinewood Ave, School District 43 (BC Ministry school list).
    Shopping
    Coquitlam Centre, 2929 Barnet Highway. Save-On-Foods Sunwood, #100-3025 Lougheed Highway (retailer's own media release).
  • Hideaway Park, 4200 Dewdney Trunk Road

    Transit
    Nearest rapid-transit station: Coquitlam Central Station, served by SkyTrain and West Coast Express, TransLink. Route 152 Lougheed Station, from Coquitlam Central Station via Lougheed Highway, Dewdney Trunk Road and Mariner Way, TransLink. Route 153 Coquitlam Central Station / Braid Station, westbound via Dewdney Trunk Road and Mariner Way, TransLink.
    Parks and recreation
    Ranch Park, 3060 Daybreak Ave, City of Coquitlam. Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex, 633 Poirier St, City of Coquitlam.
    Schools
    Ranch Park Elementary, K-5, 2701 Spuraway Ave, School District 43 (BC Ministry school list).
    Shopping
    Save-On-Foods, #1-2662 Austin Avenue.
  • Marlborough House, 3098 Guildford Way

    Transit
    Nearest rapid-transit station: Lafarge Lake–Douglas Station, Millennium Line terminus, TransLink. Buses serving Lafarge Lake–Douglas Station include routes 183, 186, 188 and 191, TransLink. Route 186 Hampton Park, from Coquitlam Central Station via Pinetree Way, TransLink.
    Parks and recreation
    Town Centre Park, 1299 Pinetree Way, including Lafarge Lake, City of Coquitlam.
    Schools
    Glen Elementary, grades K–5, 3064 Glen Dr, School District 43 Coquitlam. Pinetree Secondary, grades 9–12, 3000 Pinewood Ave, School District 43 Coquitlam.
    Shopping
    Coquitlam Centre, 2929 Barnet Highway, Coquitlam. Save-On-Foods, Pinetree Village, 2991 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam.

Measured walking and driving times from each building

Measured on November 2, 2026 with OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM for driving, routed-foot for walking), starting at each building’s address
BuildingToHowMinutesDistance (km)
Burlington EstatesCity Centre Aquatic ComplexWalk70.5
Burlington EstatesLafarge Lake-Douglas StationWalk70.6
Burlington EstatesCoquitlam Public Library, City Centre BranchWalk80.6
Hideaway ParkCoquitlam Central StationDrive53.0
Hideaway ParkCoquitlam CentreDrive63.5
Hideaway ParkRanch ParkDrive74.3
Marlborough HouseLafarge Lake–Douglas StationWalk70.5
Marlborough HouseCity Centre Aquatic ComplexWalk80.6
Marlborough HouseTown Centre ParkWalk100.7
Princess GateCity Centre Aquatic ComplexWalk50.4
Princess GateLafarge Lake–Douglas StationWalk70.5
Princess GatePinetree SecondaryWalk120.9

Sources for what’s nearby each building

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