Metrotown marketplace
Metrotown Real Estate — Townhomes, Duplexes & Multiplex Homes for Sale
15 active multiplex and townhome listings in Metrotown, Burnaby, BC. Filter by home type below, or scroll down to browse every home.
About Metrotown
Metrotown is Burnaby's geographic and commercial centre — Metropolis at Metrotown, BC's largest shopping mall, anchors a dense town centre served by two Skytrain stations (Metrotown and Patterson on the Expo Line). Central Park, a 90-acre urban park with tennis courts, a pitch-and-putt, stadium, and extensive trail network, forms the western edge. The neighbourhood is the densest in Burnaby with continued high-rise residential and mixed-use construction; ground-oriented streets sit just east and south of the town centre footprint, where older single-family lots are converting to half-duplexes and townhomes. Maywood Elementary, Marlborough Elementary, and Burnaby Central Secondary serve the school catchment.
Buyers for whom transit access and complete walkable daily amenities are the first criteria; first-generation immigrant families who are especially well-represented in the area's cultural makeup; and downtown Vancouver commuters who want to cross no bridge and have two-line Skytrain coverage from a single neighbourhood.
Metrotown ground-oriented inventory is genuinely sparse compared to its enormous condo supply, a scarcity that keeps pricing for the few available half-duplexes and townhomes firm and bidding conditions competitive. New-build duplex supply has grown but remains far below demand from buyers specifically targeting the Skytrain-and-mall combination.
Home types in Metrotown
Townhomes
Ground-oriented townhomes with their own front door, often three storeys, side-by-side with neighbours.
3 active
Median $1,369,900
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Duplexes
Two-home buildings — side-by-side or stacked — that give you a full home without the cost of a detached lot. In BC, these are often listed as half duplexes on MLS®.
12 active
Median $1,891,500
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Triplexes
Three-home multiplex buildings, often built under BC's small-scale multi-unit housing rules. Most active inventory is pre-sale or coming-soon.
2 active
Median $1,678,000
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Fourplexes
Four-home multiplex buildings — also called 4plex or quadruplex — the most common new-build format in BC's missing-middle housing rollout.
0 active
Pre-sales available
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Multiplexes
All multiplex formats in one place — duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and any larger ground-oriented buildings.
15 active
Median $1,795,000
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Buying a multiplex in Metrotown
What multiplex homes are for sale in Metrotown, Burnaby?
There are currently 15 active multiplex and townhome listings in Metrotown, Burnaby, BC — including duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes. Prices range from $699,900 to $2,498,000. MultiLiving updates these listings daily from the Greater Vancouver MLS® feed. You can filter by home type (duplex, triplex, fourplex) and see pre-sale options alongside active MLS® inventory. To be notified the moment a new listing appears in Metrotown, save the search from any listing card.
Is Metrotown a good neighbourhood to buy a duplex or fourplex?
Buyers for whom transit access and complete walkable daily amenities are the first criteria; first-generation immigrant families who are especially well-represented in the area's cultural makeup; and downtown Vancouver commuters who want to cross no bridge and have two-line Skytrain coverage from a single neighbourhood. Metrotown ground-oriented inventory is genuinely sparse compared to its enormous condo supply, a scarcity that keeps pricing for the few available half-duplexes and townhomes firm and bidding conditions competitive. New-build duplex supply has grown but remains far below demand from buyers specifically targeting the Skytrain-and-mall combination. MultiLiving's agents specialize in multiplex purchases in Metrotown and can pull recent comparable sales to help you assess whether the current asking price reflects fair market value.
How do I buy a multiplex in Metrotown?
To buy a multiplex in Metrotown: first, get mortgage pre-approval — lenders can include up to 50% of projected rental income from the other units to boost your qualifying amount. Second, browse active MLS® listings and pre-sales on MultiLiving and shortlist options that fit your budget and unit count. Third, engage a real estate agent who knows multiplex strata rules in Burnaby — strata documents, depreciation reports, and pre-sale contracts all need careful review. Fourth, make an offer with standard conditions (financing, inspection, strata document review) and remove subjects once satisfied. MultiLiving's complete buying guide walks through every step in plain language.
