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East Burnaby multiplex listings

Multiplexes for Sale in East Burnaby, Burnaby, BC

10 active multiplexes for sale in East Burnaby on MultiLiving. Median ask: $1,649,500. Range: $1,449,888 to $1,999,000.

Listings shown reflect MLS® data as of October 17, 2026.

Active listings

10

Median ask

$1,649,500

Lowest ask

$1,449,888

Highest ask

$1,999,000

Living in East Burnaby

East Burnaby occupies the south-east corner of the city, bordered by the Brunette River to the east (the boundary with New Westminster and Coquitlam) and Edmonds to the west. Streets are quieter and more residential than the town-centre neighbourhoods, with a mix of post-war bungalows and newer multiplex infill on the major streets. The Brunette River trail and Burnaby Lake Regional Park provide accessible green space to the north. Daily shopping is concentrated along North Road and Kingsway; Lougheed Town Centre mall is a short bus ride. Schools include Stride Avenue Community School and Byrne Creek Secondary.

Value buyers making their first ground-oriented purchase, families who commute to New Westminster, Coquitlam, or the Fraser Valley and want a shorter drive than from central Burnaby, and first-time multiplex buyers for whom accessible pricing matters more than a specific school catchment.

East Burnaby half-duplex and townhome pricing is among the most accessible in the Lower Mainland for new ground-oriented homes near a major urban centre. The neighbourhood has attracted heavy new-build activity since BC's small-scale multi-unit housing rules came into effect, and supply continues to grow at a pace that keeps pricing competitive.

Written by MultiLiving Editorial. Listed by Grand Central Realty, BC Financial Services Authority licence X035686.

Why buy a multiplex in East Burnaby

East Burnaby multiplex inventory is among the most accessible in the Lower Mainland for new-build ground-oriented homes at the Burnaby/New Westminster border, a neighbourhood where the Brunette River park system, proximity to New Westminster's rapidly improving commercial scene, and accessible pricing make the tenanted units in every format easy to fill from a wide pool of value-driven renters. Half-duplexes dominate the existing inventory; townhomes are growing; triplex and fourplex formats are emerging in pre-construction. Format choice: half-duplexes give the most square footage and private yard at accessible east Burnaby pricing; townhomes give simpler strata management; smaller formats give the lowest per-unit entry cost in the Lower Mainland for new-build transit-proximate product.

What to watch for when buying a multiplex in East Burnaby

East Burnaby has heavy concurrent multiplex supply across all formats. Verify how many comparable units are in the immediate pipeline and currently listed before writing. Some streets near major roads (Trans-Canada approach, Edmonds Street) have ambient traffic; verify at different times. Pull the specific developer's prior completions in the exact format you're buying; the triplex and fourplex formats are newer in east Burnaby than the duplex and not all active builders have completed four-unit buildings to inspect. For smaller-format whole-building purchases confirm financing with your lender early.

Compare with nearby neighbourhoods

Buyers shopping multiplexes in East Burnaby often also look at these adjacent neighbourhoods. Prices and the number of homes for sale differ between them, so compare them side by side.

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East Burnaby this page10 active · median $1,649,500
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Buyer questions about multiplexes in East Burnaby

10 multiplexes in East Burnaby, Burnaby are listed for sale on the MLS® system today, and every one is shown on this page with its address, price and size. Asking prices run from $1,449,888 to $1,999,000. MultiLiving brings in new MLS® listings every night, so the count changes as homes sell and new ones are listed. Pre-sale multiplexes in Burnaby that are not on the MLS® system yet are listed separately on MultiLiving.

The middle asking price of the multiplexes listed in East Burnaby, Burnaby today is $1,649,500. Asking prices run from $1,449,888 to $1,999,000. Greater Vancouver REALTORS publishes no price index for multiplex homes, so these figures come from the listings on this page. The price of each home depends on its size, its number of bedrooms, its street and whether it is new or a resale.

At $1,649,500, the middle asking price for a multiplex in East Burnaby, Burnaby today, the minimum down payment is $329,900. Under federal rules, a home under $1.5 million needs 5 percent of the first $500,000 and 10 percent of the rest, and a home at $1.5 million or more needs 20 percent, with no mortgage insurance available, according to the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada.

A multiplex in East Burnaby is one home in a small building, with its own front door and its own kitchen, and often a yard or patio. Unlike a condo tower, there is no shared hallway or elevator. Most are sold as strata homes, so you hold title to your home and share the land and the outside of the building with the other owners, who also share the cost of looking after them.

Both appear on this page. Each listing shows the year the home was built. A new home built by a Licensed Residential Builder in British Columbia must carry home warranty insurance, which BC Housing describes as 2 years on materials and labour, 5 years on the building envelope and 10 years on the structure. For a resale home, read the strata documents before you make an offer: the bylaws, the minutes of recent owners' meetings and the budget.

Often, yes. Since December 15, 2024, an insured mortgage can run for 30 years instead of 25 when your down payment is under 20 percent and either you are a first-time buyer or the home is newly built, according to the Department of Finance Canada. A brand new multiplex home meets the second test, so a buyer who has owned before can still qualify. The longer term lowers each monthly payment and raises the total interest you pay over the life of the loan.

Yes. Since November 24, 2022, no strata in British Columbia can have a bylaw that stops owners from renting out their home, according to the Province of BC. That covers almost every multiplex home, because most are sold as strata homes. A strata can still limit or ban short-term rentals, such as nightly stays, with a three-quarter vote of owners, so read the bylaws before you plan on that kind of rental.

Often not. British Columbia's Newly Built Home Exemption removes property transfer tax on a newly built home worth up to $1,100,000, with a partial exemption up to $1,150,000, according to the Province of BC. You must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, move in within 92 days, and live there as your main home for the first year. Above $1,150,000 you pay the normal tax, which on a $1,400,000 home is $26,000.

Yes, if you are a first-time buyer. The first-time home buyers' GST/HST rebate returns up to $50,000 of the GST on a brand new home priced at or below $1 million, according to the Canada Revenue Agency. Between $1 million and $1.5 million the rebate gets smaller, and at $1.5 million it is gone. The home must be your main home, and you must not have lived in a home that you or your spouse owned in the current year or the four years before.

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