East Van Sesame Street

I'm sure it's because of the lack of reasonably priced condos bigger than a closet situated on a quiet street that the complexes in our neighborhood are full of babies and kids. Brix 1, Brix 2, The Works, and Stories are packed. Every time a childless family moves away, a family replaces them. There are 40 units in our complex and I can count 16 kids. That's a lot! My neighbors and I joke that we live on Sesame Street (partly because we face the street and have no yard). It's also not uncommon to find parents still in pajamas, coffee in hand, sitting on the front steps and watching kids play on the sidewalk.

Our neighborhood is seriously under construction. There are two 2 bedroom condo complexes being built on Commercial Street ranging in the $550-560,000. Another coming behind Gloria Cafe on Stainsbury St. Next to the Works, the old Danica commercial building is turning into "East Van Boutique Condos". A huge complex on Victoria called the "Porter" with 192 units and 10 live-in artist studios is slowly pushing it's way out of the concrete pit. There is also the 8 new, 3 bedroom town houses across from the Trout Lake ice rink now priced at $738,000.  There are also quite a few new detached homes/duplexes/laneway houses being built all around.

It's seems it's all in time for spring. All in time for more pregnant couples living in their noisy Kitsilano closets to move our way! Come on over to Sesame Street, the more the merrier! We've got sidewalk chalk!