Origin - 9150 University High Street, Burnaby, BC V5A 0A5, Strata Plan No. EPS1138, Byu Design levels, 75 units, estimated completion March 2012 - located at the southeast corner of Tower Road and University High Street in SFU Community of Burnaby. Located at the top of Burnaby Mountain, Origin consists of 75 contemporary 1, 2 & Porte Communities bedroom homes and 2 level loft homes surrounded by miles of trails, trees and green spaces. Origin is developed by Porte Development Corp, designed by GBL Architect & BYU Interior Designs, and marketed by Red Dot Real Estate. You can view a virtual tour of Origin here.

Offering superb panoramic views, Origin homes feature laminate floors in main living areas and kitchen, nylon loop carpet in brdrooms, 4" baseboards, in floor radiant heating, and spacious balconies or private garden patios. The gourmet kitchens include a stainless steel package, polished quartz counters, built in recycling drawer and environmentally designed Greenlam kitchen cabinets. The elegant bathrooms have porcelain tiled floors with in-floor heating, designer selected lighting, custom designed Greenlam vanity, deep soaker tub, oversized shower stall as per plan, Taymor polished chrome towel bar and Kohler fixtures and faucets. The building amenities also includes elegant social clubhouse room with galley, individual wall mounted bike racks, private lockers, workshop, video enter phone system, and secure underground parking.

Steps away are library, Discovery Park, a 23,000 square foot grocery store, pharmacy, new childcare centre, lots of fitness/recreational facilities, cafes, walking, biking trails. University Highland Elementary school and Nesters Market are around the corner. Just a quick bus ride away from the Origin condos is the Production Way/University SkyTrain station. Surrounding the Origin community is over 320 hectares of protected forest, which serves as your backyard.