Delbrook 55+ Homes for Sale

In Delbrook, the 55+ homes you can buy are Queensbrook (strata). The other seniors housing here, which you cannot buy into, is subsidized rental. This page names each building, says what type it is and what the sources show, and covers local rules and the questions buyers ask.

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55+ strata buildings you can buy in Delbrook

Queensbrook — 678 West Queens Rd

Freehold strata, 22 units, built 1997. Current listings market it as a "55+ community" in "the convenient lower Delbrook neighbourhood," recording a club house, workshop, exercise centre, bike room and common courtyard, pet-friendly rules, and a position backing Belhouse Park. The District's own record confirms the age designation is real, not just listing copy: a Mar 24, 2004 District council report states, "Only one of three sites designated in 1995 redeveloped for 55+ housing – the 22 units at the Queensbrook apartments, 678 W. Queens Rd. built in 1997," and records that the 1995 North Lonsdale–Delbrook OCP designated the 100 Block W. Queens Rd. / W. 29th St. area for persons over 55; a 1996 District report required a Housing Agreement "to ensure the project is occupied by seniors." The building-data page records generic "Age restrictions, pets allowed, rentals allowed" for the strata.

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

Hollyburn Delbrook — 600 West Queens Rd (the Delbrook Lands, former rec centre site): Affordable rental, not 55+-specific. A BC government release dated Mar 1, 2024 records construction underway on 86 affordable homes "for independent seniors, individuals, and families with low to moderate incomes" — a four-storey wood-frame building with 47 one-bedroom, 27 two-bedroom and 12 three-bedroom homes, owned and operated by Hollyburn Community Housing Society, with roughly $15.5M from the Province through Building BC: Community Housing Fund and the land provided by the District; expected completion was stated as 2025. Change of plan: District Bylaws 8397/8398/8399 (2019) envisioned the Delbrook Lands as a park plus a four-storey low-to-moderate rental building plus a seniors' care facility; the Province's 2024 built-form release describes the 86 mixed homes with no care facility in it.

Streets, schools and getting around Delbrook

Delbrook is in the District of North Vancouver — one of the five neighbourhoods in the District's North Lonsdale–Delbrook planning area. Its anchors are Delbrook Avenue and West Queens Road.
The Delbrook Community Recreation Centre, 851 West Queens Rd, is the neighbourhood's civic anchor, with a main pool and a leisure pool plus indoor racquet facilities.
Schools beside the area: École Braemar Elementary, 3600 Mahon Ave, and Carisbrooke Elementary, 510 Carisbrooke Rd East; Carson Graham Secondary sits to the south.
Transit: route 249 (Delbrook / Lonsdale Quay) runs via Delbrook Avenue, route 246 also runs on Delbrook Avenue, and route 232 runs on West Queens Road.
Creeks: Mission Creek forms the area's west side and Mosquito Creek runs farther west — both matter for the District's streamside development permit areas.
Where the 55+ housing actually sits: the area's one 55+ ownership building, Queensbrook, is at 678 West Queens Rd in lower Delbrook, backing onto Belhouse Park and a short walk from the Delbrook Rec Centre; the District's new affordable rental building (Hollyburn Delbrook) is also on West Queens Road, at 600.

Local rules and plans in Delbrook

Provincial law: under the Strata Property Act ss. 123.1/123.2, only 55+ age-restriction bylaws are valid in BC; all lower age bylaws (19+/40+/45+) have been invalid since Nov 24, 2022 (Bill 44). The bylaw restricts who may live in the unit, not who may own it.
Exemptions under Strata Property Regulation 7.01: legacy residents who lived in the unit when the bylaw passed, live-in caregivers, and — expanded May 1, 2023 — a younger spouse/partner, children under 19 in the specified resident's care, and adult children the resident cared for before age 19.
All residential rental-restriction bylaws are void province-wide since Nov 24, 2022; stratas may still restrict short-term rentals.
District zoning (Bylaw 3210, s. 525): R1 minimum lot 4,000 m² / 30 m width / 34 m depth; R2 minimum lot 660 m² / 18 m / 34 m, with modifiers R2(S1) 335 m², R2(S2) 1,100 m² and R2(S3) 4,000 m². Since June 2024, a principal house plus a secondary suite plus a coach house (3 units) is permitted on single-family lots inside the Urban Containment Boundary, and small-scale multi-unit housing allows up to 6 units on lots over 280 m² within 400 m of a frequent-transit stop.
District OCP (Bylaw 7900), Schedule B development permit areas include Streamside, Creek, Slope and Wildfire DPAs — relevant to Delbrook lots near Mission Creek and Mosquito Creek and to the area's slopes.
District taxes and utilities 2026: taxes due Jul 2, 2026, with a 5% penalty after Jul 2 and a further 5% after Sep 1; municipal rate 1.83419 and total residential rate 3.28195 per $1,000. Single-family utility charges total $2,571.20 (water $932.80; sewer/drainage $1,255.60, with the balance in other utility lines).

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.

BC 55+ strata rules

Good to know about Delbrook

(Mar 1, 2024) The Province announced construction was underway on 86 affordable homes at 600 West Queens Rd — the old Delbrook rec centre lands — for independent seniors, individuals and families, with Hollyburn Community Housing Society as owner-operator and District-provided land.
(2019 vs 2024) The Delbrook Lands plan shrank on paper: District Bylaws 8397/8398/8399 (2019) envisioned a park, a rental building AND a seniors' care facility; the Province's 2024 construction release describes only the 86 mixed affordable homes — no care facility. A buyer told "a care home is coming to Delbrook" is hearing the 2019 version.
(Mar 24, 2004) A District council report records that of the three sites the 1995 OCP designated for 55+ housing, only one was ever redeveloped that way — Queensbrook's 22 units (1997). Delbrook's thin 55+ supply is a 30-year-old planning outcome, not a recent change.
(1996) The District required a Housing Agreement on the Queensbrook project "to ensure the project is occupied by seniors" — an extra legal layer on top of the strata's own age bylaw that most listing copy never mentions.
(June 2024) The District's three-unit rule (house + suite + coach house) inside the Urban Containment Boundary dates from June 2024 — the change that quietly made many Delbrook house lots multi-unit capable.

Sources

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

Delbrook 55+ homes: your questions answered

What is the only 55+ building I can buy in Delbrook?

Queensbrook, 678 West Queens Rd — a 22-unit freehold strata built in 1997. Current listings call it a 55+ community, and a 2004 District council report confirms it was built as 55+ housing under the 1995 OCP designation, with a Housing Agreement required in 1996 "to ensure the project is occupied by seniors."

How solid is Queensbrook's 55+ status — is it just marketing?

It is documented in the District's own record, not just listings: the Mar 24, 2004 council report names Queensbrook as the one built project of the three sites the 1995 North Lonsdale–Delbrook OCP designated for 55+ housing. As with any strata, the registered bylaws and Form B govern a specific purchase.

Do I have to be 55 to buy a Queensbrook unit, or only to live there?

Only to live there. A 55+ bylaw restricts who may live in the unit, not who may own it.

Can my younger partner live with me there?

Yes — the May 1, 2023 expansion of Strata Property Regulation 7.01 exempts a younger spouse/partner of the specified 55+ resident, children under 19 in that resident's care, adult children the resident cared for before age 19, live-in caregivers, and residents who lived there when the bylaw passed.

Is the new building at 600 West Queens a 55+ building?

No. Hollyburn Delbrook's 86 affordable homes are for "independent seniors, individuals, and families with low to moderate incomes" — mixed tenure, not 55+-restricted.

Where is the nearest assisted living if I need care later?

Not in Delbrook — none is registered here. The registry's nearest entries are Amica Edgemont Village (3225 Highland Blvd, Edgemont, west across Mosquito Creek) and Chartwell Churchill House (150 West 29th St, Upper Lonsdale, to the east).

Can I add a suite or coach house to a Delbrook house?

Since June 2024 the District permits a principal house plus a secondary suite plus a coach house (3 units) on single-family lots inside the Urban Containment Boundary, and up to 6 units on lots over 280 m² within 400 m of a frequent-transit stop. Base zoning is R1 (min 4,000 m²) or R2 (min 660 m²) under Bylaw 3210 s. 525.

What do District taxes and utilities run?

2026 total residential tax rate 3.28195 per $1,000 (municipal portion 1.83419), due Jul 2, 2026, with 5% penalties after Jul 2 and after Sep 1; single-family utilities total $2,571.20 (water $932.80, sewer/drainage $1,255.60).

Do creek or slope rules affect Delbrook lots?

They can — the District OCP (Bylaw 7900) Schedule B includes Streamside, Creek, Slope and Wildfire development permit areas, and Delbrook sits between Mission Creek (west edge) and Mosquito Creek (farther west). A lot-specific check is required.

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What's nearby, building by building

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

Queensbrook, 678 West Queens Road

Transit
Nearest rapid transit: SeaBus at Lonsdale Quay, Downtown Vancouver–North Vancouver, 12 minutes, every 15 minutes during the day, TransLink. Nearest bus exchange: Lonsdale Quay, terminus of route 249. Route 249 Delbrook / Lonsdale Quay, via Delbrook Ave, Westview Dr and Larson Rd, TransLink.
Parks and recreation
Belhouse Park, 600 W Queens Rd: tennis courts, playground, picnic shelter, water park (NVRC). Delbrook Community Recreation Centre, 851 West Queens Road, North Vancouver.
Schools
Braemar Elementary, K-7, 3600 Mahon Ave, SD44 North Vancouver; confirm the catchment with the district. Carisbrooke Elementary, K-7, 510 Carisbrooke Rd E, SD44 North Vancouver; confirm the catchment with the district. Carson Graham Secondary, 8-12, 2145 Jones Ave, SD44 North Vancouver; confirm the catchment with the district.
Shopping
Westview Shopping Centre, 2601 Westview Dr, North Vancouver. Queensdale Market, 3030 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver.

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
Building	To	How	Minutes	Distance (km)
Queensbrook	Delbrook Park	Walk	5	0.4
Queensbrook	Westview Shopping Centre	Walk	7	0.5
Queensbrook	Belhouse Park	Walk	7	0.6

Sources for what’s nearby each building

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