Crystal Mall / Kingsway-Hazel
Sovereign
Sovereign is Bosa Properties' 45-storey LEED Silver mixed-use landmark at 4508 Hazel Street. Its 202 strata residences begin on the 20th floor above a 169-room Element hotel, retail podium and approximately 130,000 square feet of commercial space. EPS2461 combines a distinctive Chris Dikeakos Architects skyline profile with geothermal heating and cooling, concierge service, an indoor pool, fitness and sauna facilities, a social lounge, roof garden and unusually direct access to Crystal Mall, Kingsway and Metrotown Station.
Building snapshot
- Address
- 4508 Hazel Street
- Completion year
- 2015
- Developer
- Bosa Properties
- Builder
- Unknown / Needs Verification
- Building type
- 45-storey mixed-use concrete high-rise with strata residences above hotel, retail and commercial uses
- Height
- 45 storeys
- Unit count
- 202
- Construction
- Fully rainscreened concrete-frame tower on a concrete perimeter foundation; concrete, glass and mixed exterior; LEED Silver
- Tenure
- Freehold strata (EPS2461)
- Near station
- Metrotown Station
- Parking
- Secured underground parking, visitor parking and auto-detailing / carwash area reported; stalls are strata-lot specific
- Storage
- Storage lockers and bike storage reported; locker assignment is strata-lot specific
- Micro-location
- Crystal Mall / Kingsway-Hazel
What this building is known for
Sovereign is a true mixed-use vertical community: high-floor residences above hotel and commercial uses, with broad views, a strong amenity package and a recognizable lattice-crowned silhouette. Buyers should review residential/hotel/commercial cost sharing, elevator and security separation, geothermal systems, parking and locker allocation, insurance and current bylaws before relying on marketing summaries.
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 (EPS2461). 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
Sovereign is grouped within Crystal Mall / Kingsway-Hazel, 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
Crystal Mall & Kingsway
Urban and mixed-use, with extensive dining and services, strong central access and busier street conditions along Kingsway.
What this building is like
Sovereign is best understood as the hardest-core transit-and-retail position in Metrotown: a mid-2010s to early-2020s tower completed in 2015, effectively front-door-to-station territory around Metrotown Station. Landmark mixed-use Bosa tower with residences starting above hotel / podium uses at Burnaby's gateway to Metrotown.
In practical terms, this building leans toward luxury-leaning buyers, downsizers and investors. 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: Bosa Properties | Architect: Chris Dikeakos Architects | Interior design: BYU Design.
Design, amenities, and identity
Public-facing materials position Sovereign as iconic mixed-use skyline landmark.
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 Chris Dikeakos Architects and interior design by BYU Design.
Location context
This pocket is the purest expression of central Metrotown: SkyTrain at the doorstep, mall access within minutes, and a street grid built around movement, retail, and mixed-use podiums. For this record, the primary transit anchor is Metrotown Station, with the current proxy distance band reading as 0-300m.
The upside is convenience and liquidity; the trade-off can be more foot traffic, more commercial interface, and less separation from the district core. 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.
- Station Square Tower 1 · Kingsway / Crystal
- Concord Metrotown · Kingsway / Crystal
- The Crystal · Willingdon / Crystal Mall
- Gold House Tower A · Metrotown Core / Beresford-Cassie
Common buyer questions
What kind of building is this?
Sovereign is currently recorded as concrete, leed-silver condo / apartment with 45 storeys and 202 homes/units.
When was Sovereign 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 Sovereign?
Verified public references in this dataset point to developer: Bosa Properties; architect: Chris Dikeakos Architects; interior design: BYU Design.
Is Sovereign close to SkyTrain?
The current location model ties this building primarily to Metrotown Station, with a proxy distance band of 0-300m. This is useful for comparison, but not a substitute for an exact measured walk time.
What amenities stand out at Sovereign?
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 Sovereign?
Public-facing sources in this dataset do not cleanly confirm current pet and rental rules, so buyers should verify the bylaws, any rule amendments, and the latest Form B / strata records before relying on assumptions.