Bonsor Park / Nelson-Imperial

The Met

The Met is a 2015 Concord Pacific high-rise at 6588 Nelson Avenue beside Bonsor Park. The 37-storey, 295-home freehold strata combines a slender glass-and-concrete tower with a landscaped podium and townhome component, plus an unusually broad recreation program. Metrotown Station, Metropolis and Bonsor Recreation Complex are all part of the walkable daily-use story, while exact parking, locker and bylaw details remain unit- and document-specific.

Building snapshot

Address: 6588 Nelson Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5H 0E8
Completion year: 2015
Developer: Concord Pacific
Builder: Centreville Construction Ltd.
Building type: Freehold strata condos and townhomes
Height: 37 storeys
Unit count: 295
Construction: Concrete high-rise with concrete perimeter foundation, landscaped podium and townhouse component
Tenure: Freehold strata (EPS2809)
Near station: Metrotown Station
Parking: Secured underground and visitor parking reported; stalls are unit-specific and must be verified
Storage: Bicycle storage and some assigned lockers reported; locker entitlement is unit-specific and must be verified
Micro-location: Bonsor Park / Nelson-Imperial

What this building is known for

A slender glass-and-concrete Concord Pacific tower beside Bonsor Park, pairing a landscaped residential base with a resort-style amenity program.

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 elevators, parkade systems, windows or glazing, plumbing, mechanical equipment, exterior maintenance and insurance. Confirm completed projects and future funding requirements.

Age and capital planning

For a 2015 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 (EPS2809). 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

The Met is grouped within Bonsor Park / Nelson-Imperial, with Metrotown Station 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

Bonsor & South Metrotown

Residential and community-oriented, with recreation, parks and a mix of high-rise and low-rise strata housing.

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What this building is like

The Met is best understood as a slightly calmer east-of-core position: a mid-2010s to early-2020s tower completed in 2015, walkable to the station for most buyers, but not quite doorstep positioning around Metrotown Station. Concord tower beside the park with a more boutique / hotel-amenity tone than some of the harder-edged transit-front towers.

In practical terms, this building leans toward investors, downsizers and luxury-leaning 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: Concord Pacific | Architect: Buttjes Architecture Inc..

Design, amenities, and identity

Public-facing materials position The Met as park-adjacent boutique-luxury tower.

The design team matters here because buyer perception often tracks with the strength of the overall execution, especially in Metrotown’s more competitive tower set. Verified public references in this dataset point to architect Buttjes Architecture Inc..

Location context

This cluster sits just off the loudest retail spine, which usually means better separation from the station crush while still keeping Metrotown, Bonsor, and the core shopping zone close. For this record, the primary transit anchor is Metrotown Station, with the current proxy distance band reading as 250-700m.

The upside is balance; the trade-off is that not every address in the cluster feels equally immediate to the station. In buyer terms, the location story is usually about strong daily errands, and rapid-transit convenience.

Similar and nearby buildings

Continue with buildings that share this area, station context, building type or a similar completion period.

The Park Metrotown · Bonsor Park / Nelson-Imperial
Chancellor · Telford / Bonsor
Met 2 · Bonsor / Lobley Park
Metroplace · Telford / Bonsor

Common buyer questions

What kind of building is this?

The Met is currently recorded as concrete high-rise with podium / townhouse component condo / apartment with 37 storeys and 295 homes/units.

When was The Met completed?

The current record points to a 2015 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 The Met?

Verified public references in this dataset point to developer: Concord Pacific; architect: Buttjes Architecture Inc..

Is The Met close to SkyTrain?

The current location model ties this building primarily to Metrotown Station, with a proxy distance band of 250-700m. This is useful for comparison, but not a substitute for an exact measured walk time.

What amenities stand out at The Met?

Amenity detail is still light in the current public-source layer, so this page does not overstate the amenity package.

Are pets or rentals allowed at The Met?

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.