Downtown New Westminster Condos & Townhomes

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Downtown, New Westminster: 96 condos and townhomes listed at the end of October 2026 and 15 sold in the month, a sales ratio of 16%, which the reports’ scale reads as a balanced market. By listings that is number 2 of 14 New Westminster communities for condos and townhomes.

Fraser River from the Westminster Pier Park boardwalk looking east to the SkyBridge and Pattullo Bridge
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Downtown condos and townhomes listed and sold, June to October 2026

Downtown condos and townhomes by month, with share of New Westminster
MonthListedSoldSales ratioShare of New Westminster listingsShare of New Westminster sales
June 20261071615%22.5%25.0%
July 20261071110%23.9%15.9%
August 202610288%23.0%13.1%
September 20261021515%23.0%22.4%
October 2026961516%23.2%22.7%

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

From June to October the number of condos and townhomes listed in Downtown fell from 107 to 96 (−10.3%); 65 sold in that time. In October, Downtown had 23.2% of New Westminster’s 413 listed condos and townhomes.

Jared's take on Downtown New Westminster

New West’s riverfront downtown is Downtown New Westminster. Columbia Street is the working main street, the Westminster Pier Park boardwalk runs along the Fraser, and condo buyers go for the river-view towers at the Quay with SkyTrain overhead.

Downtown home prices: what sold, November 2025 to October 2026

133 condos sold in Downtown with a median price of $519,900 (the middle half sold between $450,000 and $593,500), taking a median of 23 days to sell at 97.5% of the last list price; 10% sold above list. They had a median $662 per square foot, a median year built of 2007 and a median strata fee of $496 a month.

Downtown: what sold, by home type
Home typeSoldMedian priceMedian days to sellSold vs listMedian per sq ft
Condos133$519,90023 days97.5%$662

Source: Paragon, the MLS® system used by Jared’s office, closed sales from November 1, 2025 to October 22, 2026. How these figures are defined and sourced

Downtown: condos sold by quarter
PeriodSoldMedian price
Nov 2025 to Jan 202642$532,500
Feb to Apr 202634$525,000
May to Jul 202634$515,000
Aug to Oct 202623$505,000

Source: Paragon, the MLS® system used by Jared’s office, closed sales from November 1, 2025 to October 22, 2026. How these figures are defined and sourced

Downtown: buildings and complexes with the most condos sold
Building or complexSoldMedian priceMedian days to sellMedian year builtMedian strata fee
Azure 16$586,50019 days2008$499 a month
Ovation6$492,00011 days2024$395 a month
The Peppertree5$365,00082 days1975$442 a month

Source: Paragon, the MLS® system used by Jared’s office, closed sales from November 1, 2025 to October 22, 2026. How these figures are defined and sourced

Downtown condos and townhomes: your questions answered

How many condos and townhomes are for sale in Downtown?

At the end of October 2026 the Greater Vancouver REALTORS® figures showed 96 condos and townhomes listed in Downtown. That is a month-end count and it moves daily; ask Jared what is on the market today.

Is Downtown a buyers’ or sellers’ market for condos and townhomes?

In October 2026, condos and townhomes in Downtown had a sales ratio of 16%, 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 condos and townhomes sold in Downtown from June to October 2026?

Downtown accounted for 65 of the 327 condos and townhomes sold across New Westminster from June to October 2026.

Do these numbers separate condos from townhomes?

No. The monthly reports publish condos and townhomes as one line, so every count here includes both. Jared can pull the split for a specific building or street.

Which SkyTrain stations are actually downtown?

Two Expo Line stations sit inside the plan area: Columbia Station at Columbia and Fourth Street, and New Westminster Station at Columbia and Eighth Street. That two-station coverage is why almost every downtown condo and townhome falls inside a provincial TOD Area band, and why the station a building is measured from matters for its site's permitted height.

Who supplies electricity to a downtown condo?

The City itself. New Westminster runs its own Electrical Utility under Electrical Utility Bylaw No. 6502, 1998, distributing electricity to residents and businesses and maintaining the city-owned distribution system, streetlights and traffic signals — so the electricity account is with the City, not BC Hydro. Overdue closed electrical accounts are transferred to property taxes under the Community Charter.

Which elementary school serves downtown families?

École Qayqayt Elementary, 85 Merivale Street, Kindergarten to Grade 5, is the downtown school in School District No. 40 (New Westminster).

Are water and sewer metered for downtown strata?

No — the City bills water, sewer and solid waste as an annual flat rate. The 2026 statement was mailed in late February, and the discounted amount required full payment by Monday, May 4, 2026; multi-family buildings are charged per living unit under the City's rate table.

What did condos in Downtown sell for?

133 condos sold in Downtown from November 1, 2025 to October 22, 2026, at a median price of $519,900.

How long do condos take to sell in Downtown?

Typical time on the market was 23 days. At the median, sale prices were 97.5% of list, and 10% of sales closed above list (November 1, 2025 to October 22, 2026).

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What Buyers & Sellers Say

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More New Westminster condos and townhomes

Downtown New Westminster Condos and Townhomes: streets and boundaries

  • Downtown is New Westminster's Fraser River waterfront centre, planned under its own Downtown Community Plan, created in 2010, with land use designations separate from the city-wide Official Community Plan (OCP).
  • The condo and townhome streets are Columbia Street, Carnarvon Street, Agnes Street and Royal Avenue, between the Pattullo Bridge side at McBride Boulevard and Tenth Street, above the Quayside waterfront on the Fraser River.
  • Downtown is designated a Regional City Centre in Metro 2050, a priority location for higher-density housing, employment, services and amenities serving a Metro Vancouver sub-region.

Downtown New Westminster Condos and Townhomes: the housing stock

  • The downtown stock is towers and low-rise strata along Carnarvon Street and Agnes Street: the local index records 618 Carnarvon at 618 Carnarvon Street, Azure 1 and 2 at 898 and 892 Carnarvon Street, Marinus at Plaza 88 at 888 Carnarvon Street, Ovation at 823 Carnarvon Street and Westminster Towers at 828 and 838 Agnes Street — addresses as indexed, to be confirmed on title.
  • Townhomes are the low-rise edge of the same plan area: the index records Brickstone Walk II, a townhome building at 838 Royal Avenue, and 618 Carnarvon includes townhome-form homes at its base per its building record in the local index.
  • The plan's own designations explain the mix: downtown designations include Residential – High Rise, Residential – Mid Rise and Mixed Use – High Density, with townhouse forms named inside the residential designations.

Downtown New Westminster Condos and Townhomes: rules that affect buyers

  • Most of downtown sits inside provincial Transit Oriented Development Areas (TOD Areas): land within 800 metres of a SkyTrain station, where the City must allow up to 20 storeys and 5.0 floor space ratio (FSR) within 200 metres, up to 12 storeys and 4.0 FSR at 201 to 400 metres, and up to 8 storeys and 3.0 FSR at 401 to 800 metres.
  • A TOD designation is not a rezoning: the City states it is not pre-zoning the TOD Areas, most sites still need a rezoning to reach the provincial heights and densities, and the legislation does not override municipal zoning.
  • In TOD Areas, residential vehicle parking cannot be required — a direct check for any new downtown building's parking count.
  • Downtown has its own Development Permit Area and design guidelines, separate from the OCP's areas, and the Downtown Community Plan map should be read together with its designation text.

Downtown New Westminster Condos and Townhomes: local details a buyer would not know

  • Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia Street, is the City's civic and cultural centre in the middle of the condo district, and Westminster Pier Park at 600 Quayside Drive is the waterfront park below it.
  • Bus routes 105 and 106 both terminate at New Westminster Station and run via Carnarvon Street, so the townhome streets themselves carry the Uptown and Edmonds bus service.
  • The City's electrical utility is a separate bill from its flat-rate water, sewer and solid waste statement, and a separate pre-authorized payment plan applies to electrical charges.
  • Columbia Street is the historic commercial street and is not a truck route through downtown, per the Pattullo Bridge replacement environmental assessment's community chapter.

Downtown New Westminster Condos and Townhomes: development and new projects

  • 611 Agnes Street, northwest corner of Sixth and Agnes Streets, applicant not named in the preliminary report, mixed-use development: rezoning and Special Development Permit applications for a 37-storey building with 299 secured market rental units, a 37-space not-for-profit childcare facility, two levels of office and grade-level retail — status: preliminary report to Council June 23, 2025, applications to be processed (as of November 3, 2026).
  • 660 Quayside Drive and Westminster Pier Park expansion, Quayside waterfront, City of New Westminster capital project, park: listed among the City's active Projects On The Go — status: active city project (as of November 3, 2026).
  • Downtown TOD alignment, whole plan area, City of New Westminster: the City is aligning the OCP and Downtown Community Plan designations with the provincial TOD heights and densities, with first and second reading of the implementing bylaw anticipated before December 31, 2025 and a public hearing early in 2027 in the October 2025 presentation.

Downtown New Westminster Condos and Townhomes: costs and taxes

  • Water, sewer and solid waste are one annual flat-rate statement: for a single-family dwelling the 2026 net total after the 5% discount was $2,753.73, and multi-family buildings are charged per living unit from the same City rate table.
  • Electricity is a City utility charge under Bylaw No. 6502, 1998, separate from property taxes, with its own rates schedule.

Downtown New Westminster Condos and Townhomes: getting around

  • Columbia Station and New Westminster Station, both Expo Line, are the downtown stations, and New Westminster Station is also the bus exchange where routes 105 and 106 terminate.
  • Route 106 runs New Westminster Station to Edmonds Station via Carnarvon Street and Sixth Street, and Route 105 runs Uptown to New Westminster Station via Carnarvon, Eighth and Columbia Streets.

Downtown New Westminster Condos and Townhomes: risks and due diligence

  • Check the Fraser River side first: downtown sits between Royal Avenue and the river, and the City's Development Permit Areas tool is the place to confirm which permit area, including hazard-related areas, applies to a specific lot — the plan pages do not give a lot-level flood conclusion.
  • Check heritage on Columbia and Carnarvon Streets per building: the Downtown Community Plan carries its own designations including Mixed Use – Columbia Historic, so a low-rise strata on the historic street can carry heritage conditions a tower two blocks away does not.
  • Check the TOD band and the zoning separately: the City confirms a TOD designation does not change zoning by itself, so permitted height on paper and approved height on a specific site are two different checks.

How Downtown New Westminster Condos and Townhomes compares

Downtown New Westminster Condos and Townhomes compared
FactDowntown (this page)Uptown New WestminsterQuayside / Fraserview
SkyTrain stations in the areaTwo: Columbia and New Westminster——
Governing planDowntown Community Plan, created in 2010Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 7925, 2017Downtown Community Plan for the Quayside side of downtown
Elementary school in the areaÉcole Qayqayt Elementary, 85 Merivale Street—École Qayqayt Elementary serves the downtown catchment side

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