The Community

Origin

Perspective is everything, and sometimes, a new outlook on life can be as easy as gaining higher ground. Origin sits atop Burnaby Mountain, a city-side retreat that recently became as practical as it is picturesque. Among the trees, trails and streams of Burnaby Mountain, lies a place where putting down roots is not only smart, but also sustainable.

Origin offers 75 well-considered homes beside the beautiful Simon Fraser University campus that include everything you need: welcoming neighbourly spirit, master-planned community convenience, eco-friendly values, a serene natural wonderland and a ground-floor opportunity.

Unlike the surrounding forest, the chance to live at Origin won’t last long.

UniverCity

Imagined by visionary architect Arthur Erickson, UniverCity has been master-planned as a sustainable mountaintop utopia overlooking Metro Vancouver. Anchored by Simon Fraser University (ranked as the best comprehensive University in Canada by Maclean’s), the community now offers a full range of social and cultural amenities, including a library, a 23,000-sq.ft. grocery store and pharmacy, a new childcare centre, the new University Highlands Elementary School, vast fitness facilities, cafes, and networks of local walking, hiking and biking trails that conveniently wind through the entire community.

North America’s only sustainability-driven subsidized transit pass plan is simple to use, as the Production Way/University SkyTrain station is just a quick bus ride away. That makes the ride into Vancouver clean, affordable and fast.

And that’s just the beginning of the green story at UniverCity. Ingenious storm water conservation systems, native planting guidelines, and extensive green building practices have been put in place throughout the entire community. Surrounding the area, 320 hectares of protected forest will remain preserved for countless generations.