I’ll get the mandatory apologies for not posting any updates recently out of the way first. OK. That’s cleared up. Moving on. :)

And now for the breaking news — I finally found a new apartment! Things worked out a little differently than I had anticipated; the place I ended up buying is in Brentwood (yes, in Burnaby.) I know I told a lot of people I was mainly looking at the North Shore and Kits, but after I saw what I could get on the western outskirts of Burnaby for the same money as a much smaller, older, and generally less appealing place in North Van, it was a no-brainer. While I’m not extremely familiar with Brentwood yet, from what I’ve seen in my trips out there so far, the area seems to be shaping up pretty nicely. There’s a Save-On-Foods a block or two away from the high-rise I bought in, Brentwood Mall about 3 blocks up Halifax Street, a Skytrain station within spitting distance, and it works out to be about the same distance to my folks’ place as Lower Lonsdale was before. Plus I don’t have to fight bridge traffic in the morning, which is great. I hate the North Shore bridges with a passion — not having to wait for traffic to crawl over those bloody things in the mornings will be a nice change from the last few months (and the years previous.)

On to the property details… Well, the RealtyLink listing info seems to have disappeared now that my deal is done, but for the time being, the realtor’s site is still up, so you can check out some photos here. I have to say, though, that the photos on there don’t do the suite justice. It’s awesome; an 855 square foot, very large 1 bedroom and den on the 6th floor of the building (only a 2 floor walk-up from the eastern entrance, mind you.) 9-foot ceilings, laminate/hardwood in the entrance and (huge) dining/living rooms, carpeted in the bedroom and den, and tile in the kitchen and bathroom. The kitchen is very nicely finished, with dark cabinetry (not sure on the wood, but it’s solid), Whirlpool deluxe stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. There’s also a big west-facing concrete covered terrace, with a view of the city and mountains and no neighbouring decks nearby, so I shouldn’t have any issues with the Snowbeast freaking out at the neighbours… (!)

The apartment is basically brand new; the previous owners were the original owners — who kept the suite immaculately clean — and the high-rise is just over a year old. The building itself is pretty well-equipped too, with a gym, pool, sauna, hot tub, rentable lounge/media rooms, a meeting room, and various other amenities. Pretty much everything I was looking for and more… so no complaints so far. We’ll see once I move in, but I’m pretty psyched about it right now (as is Hayley.) :)

My move-in date is January 13th… hopefully I can book a moving company pretty quickly and get things sorted out moving stuff out of storage. Looks like I’ll be overhauling my furniture a little bit before moving in, too, so watch out for some Craigslist action coming soon…

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