Royal Oak Fringe
Kabana
Kabana is a four-storey mixed-use low-rise at Royal Oak Avenue and the Imperial/Beresford corridor, completed in 2012 within walking distance of Royal Oak Station. Its repeated roof pavilions, warm siding, ledgestone base, large black-framed windows and frosted balcony guards create a more distinctive streetscape than a typical compact wood-frame project. Inside, landscaped paths and a custom glass walkway soften the urban frontage.
Building snapshot
- Address
- 6888 Royal Oak Avenue
- Completion year
- 2012
- Developer
- Elegant Development
- Builder
- Unknown / Needs Verification
- Building type
- Four-storey mixed-use low-rise condominium
- Height
- 4 storeys
- Unit count
- 60
- Construction
- Full-rainscreen wood-frame low-rise on a concrete perimeter foundation
- Tenure
- Freehold strata (BCS4499)
- Near station
- Royal Oak / district transit context
- Parking
- Secure underground parkade; verify stall assignment and visitor parking from current strata documents
- Storage
- Storage lockers appear with individual listings; verify allocation and title by strata lot
- Micro-location
- Royal Oak Fringe
What this building is known for
A warm contemporary Royal Oak low-rise with a highly articulated streetscape, garden-set residential entries and a custom glass walkway.
Buyer due-diligence checklist
Use these building-specific prompts to structure your document review and professional inspections. They identify questions to investigate, not conclusions about condition.
Construction and major systems
Review the current depreciation report and strata minutes for the building envelope, roof, balconies, drainage, insurance and acoustic concerns. Confirm which components are common property and whether major work is planned.
Age and capital planning
For a 2012 building, review warranty history, reported deficiencies, developer-related issues, completed repairs and the current depreciation plan rather than assuming newer construction requires little diligence.
Parking, storage and ownership details
The profile identifies the tenure as Freehold strata (BCS4499). Review how residential and commercial components share expenses, insurance, access, parking and decision-making. General parking information is available, but the legal stall designation, use rights and any allocation to a specific home must be confirmed. General storage information is available, but the locker designation and use rights must be confirmed.
Location and future change
Kabana is grouped within Royal Oak Fringe, with the broader Metrotown and Royal Oak transit network providing the relevant transit context. Test the actual walking route at the times you expect to travel, and review nearby active or proposed development for potential changes to noise, access, outlook and construction activity.
Explore this part of Metrotown
Royal Oak & Southwest Metrotown
Lower-density than the Metrotown core, with a broad selection of wood-frame, townhouse and mid-rise communities near Royal Oak.
What this building is like
Kabana reads as the south-east fringe of the broader Metrotown orbit — a 2010s-era tower completed in 2012 with station access is part of the story, but not always in a pure core-tower way around Royal Oak Station. Compact Royal Oak low-rise with an urban-abode positioning rather than a skyline-tower profile.
In practical terms, this building leans toward first-time buyers. That does not mean other buyer types should ignore it; it means the building’s location profile, scale, age band, and amenity story line up most naturally with those audiences in the current dataset. Developer: Elegant Development.
Design, amenities, and identity
Public-facing materials position Kabana as low-rise modern infill near royal oak.
On the lifestyle side, the clearest public amenity signals include 24-hour security. Amenity depth affects both daily experience and long-run operating-cost conversations, so this is not just marketing fluff.
Location context
This cluster is farther from the loudest Metrotown core but still participates in the district through Royal Oak access and the broader Burnaby condo market. For this record, the primary transit anchor is Royal Oak Station, with the current proxy distance band reading as 0-650m.
The upside is quieter positioning and often more practical value; the trade-off is reduced immediacy to the centre of Metrotown.
Similar and nearby buildings
Continue with buildings that share this area, station context, building type or a similar completion period.
- Eternity · Royal Oak Fringe
- Infinity · Royal Oak Fringe
- Metro 2 · Royal Oak Fringe
- Acacia Gardens · Royal Oak Fringe
Common buyer questions
What kind of building is this?
Kabana is currently recorded as low-rise strata (material not fully verified) condo / apartment with 4 storeys and 65 homes/units.
When was Kabana completed?
The current record points to a 2012 completion. Buyers should still confirm the exact occupancy / completion timing in strata and title documents when the date matters for warranties or age-sensitive comparisons.
Who built or designed Kabana?
Verified public references in this dataset point to developer: Elegant Development.
Is Kabana close to SkyTrain?
The current location model ties this building primarily to Royal Oak Station, with a proxy distance band of 0-650m. This is useful for comparison, but not a substitute for an exact measured walk time.
What amenities stand out at Kabana?
Public-facing references highlight amenities such as 24-hour security. Buyers should confirm what is actually operating now, what is shared, and what carries meaningful maintenance cost.
Are pets or rentals allowed at Kabana?
Public-source references point to pets: Yes and rentals: Yes. Treat that as a starting point only, and confirm the current bylaws and any amendments in the strata package.